Teachers arrested after peaceful strike in the Republic of Congo

Headline Title:  Teachers arrested after peaceful strike in the Republic of Congo 25 April 2013 Authorities in the Republic of Congo must immediately release two teachers arrested in connection with a peaceful strike and held for a week without charge, Amnesty International said today.Hilaire Eyima, head of the French department at the school Lycée de la Révolution, was arrested by plainclothes police officers at his home on 18 April. He is still being held at the headquarters of the General Directorate for the Surveillance of the Territory (DGST).Claude Nzingoula, a teacher at the…

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