(RSF/IFEX) – According to RSF, the editors-in-chief of three dailies have been arrested. RSF is calling for the release of Amal Abbas and Mohamed Ahmed Karrar and Mohi Eddine Titaoui, stating that “journalists should not be taken as responsible for what is published in articles, as long as the authors of the statements are clearly […]
(RSF/IFEX) – According to RSF, the editors-in-chief of three dailies have
been arrested. RSF is calling for the release of Amal Abbas and Mohamed
Ahmed Karrar and Mohi Eddine Titaoui, stating that “journalists should not
be taken as responsible for what is published in articles, as long as the
authors of the statements are clearly named.” Robert Menard, RSF’s
Secretary-General, pointed out that “jail terms are considered out of
proportion to the offence.”
Abbas, editor-in-chief of “Al-Raï al-Akher”, was arrested on 22 June 1999
for publishing articles “harming national security and dissemination of
false information.” Last week, the newspaper published a speech by Mohamed
Osmane al-Mirghani, the president of the National Democratic Alliance,
calling for resistance to the Khartoum regime. The other two
editors-in-chief who were arrested are Ahmed Karrar of “Elsharee Elsyasi”
and Eddine Titaoui of “Al-Ousbou”.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to the president:
Eddine
Titaoui and calling for their release
Appeals To
Hiis Excellency General Omar Hassan al-Bashir
President of the Republic
People’s Palace, Khartoum
Republic of Sudan
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