Newsletter n° 32

26.09.2003

Alerts from the Continent

West Africa

In Gambia, Abdoulaye Sey, publisher of the twice-weekly paper "The Independent" who was arrested by three men in an unmarked car on 19 September, was released on 23 September. It has been suggested that Sey was arrested because of an article in his papers speculating about the mental state of the Gambian president Yahya Jammeh.

East Africa

In the Comoros islands, French journalist Morad At-Habbouche was arrested on 22 September. He has since been charged with "attempting a coup". At-Habbouche was on assignment for the French Canal Plus television. Said Larifou, a lawyer, was also detained at the police station after he went to inquire about the reporter’s arrest.

Central Africa

In Gabon, the bi-monthly newspaper "La Sagaie" was suspended on 23 September. According to reports, the paper was banned indefinitely and accused of making a "call to tribalism" and "threatening state security." The satirical bi-monthly "Sub-Version" was seized on 17 September. The authorities reportedly accuse the paper of inciting an "insurrection" among citizens and attempting to "destabilise republican institutions."

Southern Africa

In Zambia, Alfarson Sinalungu, a freelance journalist who writes for the privately-owned "Post" newspaper was confronted by prison wardens on 17 September over an interview he conducted with convicted coup plotter Jack Chiti who is on death row. The reporter was released a few hours later the same day.
In Zimbabwe, the Associated Newspapers Gof Zimbabwe (ANZ), publishers of the "Daily News" and the "Daily News on Sunday" filed an application at the Administrative Court on September 23, challenging the refusal by the Media and Information Commission (MIC) to grant them a licence to operate. Furthermore, four directors of ANZ were arrested on 22 September and charged with violating the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). The arrested directors are: Rachel Kupara, Stuart Mattinson, Brian Mutsau and Sam Sipepa Nkomo. The company’s lawyers managed to negotiate the directors’ release in return for assurances that the four would return to the station for further questioning.

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