22 December 2011

Alert

Four journalists arrested in Kabambare released


Incident details

Release

Senghor Fundi, Director
Shabani bin Shabani, Journalist
Augustin Mateso, Journalist
Moïse Mateso, Journalist

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(JED/IFEX) - 19 December 2011 - Senghor Fundi, Shabani bin Shabani, Augustin Mateso, and Moïse Mateso, director and journalists at Radio Communautaire Tujenge Kabambare (RCTK), respectively, were released after being arrested on 14 December. The radio remains shuttered, having been taken off the air nearly a month ago. JED continues to demand that it be allowed to broadcast.

While the three journalists were released the same day, with no charges, Fundi was released the following day. He was asked to also provide all documents pertaining to the radio station to the security office in the area.

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Source:

Journaliste en danger (JED)
B.P. 633 - Kinshasa 1
374, av. Col. Mondjiba
Complexe Utexafrica, Galerie St Pierre, 1er niveau, Local 18 Kinshasa/Ngaliema
République Démocratique du Congo
direction (@) jed-afcentre.org
Phone: +243 81 99 29 323
Fax: +44 20 7900 3413
 

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