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Editor of "L'Alarme" arrested

(RSF/IFEX) - According to information received by RSF, Bonsange Yema, editor
of the newspaper "L'Alarme", was arrested at his home on 7 February 1998.
Yema is being detained at National Police Headquarters in Kinshasa. His
arrest was in connection with the publication, in the 7 February 1998
edition of "L'Alarme", of a press release demanding the release of Joseph
Olenghankoy, president of the Forces novatrices pour l'union et la
solidarite (Innovative Forces for Union and Solidarity, FONUS) opposition
party, who had been arrested on 20 January 1997 in Kinshasa.




Zaire has ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in which
Article 19 guarantees the right to "impart information and ideas through any
media..."

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demanding them to respect and ensure respect for their international
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appealing to them to do whatever is necessary to obtain the release of
Bonsange Yema and to ensure that journalists have the freedom to practice
their profession

Appeals To

Mr. Laurent-Desire Kabila
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo
in care of the embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo

(in France)
Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Fax: +33 1 42 89 80 09

(in Canada)
Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo
18 Range Road
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1N 8J3
Fax: +1 613 747 9152 
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Source:

Reporters Without Borders
47, rue Vivienne
75002 Paris
France
rsf (@) rsf.org
Phone: +33 1 44 83 84 84
Fax: +33 1 45 23 11 51

 

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