Central African Republic - Editor accused of “inciting violence and hatred” for writing about embezzlement

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns newspaper editor Faustin Bambou's arrest on charges of “inciting violence and hatred” in a series of articles from 28 February to 25 March about demonstrations by former soldiers in which he suggested that defence minister Jean-Francis Bozizé, President François Bozizé's son, had embezzled funds donated by the European Union. Bambou, who edits the independent weekly Les Collines de l'Oubangui, was detained illegally at the headquarters of the national (...)

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