Press Release - Reacting to the arrest and prosecution of 13 journalists following the dispersal of a peaceful rally, Fabien Offner, researcher at Amnesty International's regional office for West and Central Africa, said:
Reacting to the arrest and prosecution of 13 journalists following the dispersal of a peaceful rally, Fabien Offner, researcher at Amnesty International's regional office for West and Central Africa, said:
"Thirteen journalists were arbitrarily arrested on the morning of 16 October and taken first to the central police station and then to the Court of First Instance in Kaloum . The General Secretary of the Guinean Union of Press Professionals was among them. They were taking part in a peaceful demonstration organized by the SPPG to demand the lifting of restrictions on access to certain news websites, which they blame on the authorities.
In response, professional press organizations decided to take a number of actions including 'a boycott of all activities of the government and other bodies of the Transition until restrictions are lifted', a 'press-free day' and a 'protest march' .
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