Committee to Protect Journalists - Central African Republic tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2013-03-26T21:42:21Z Movable Type 4.38 In Central African Republic, rebel forces ransack outlets tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21477 2013-03-26T21:27:59Z 2013-03-26T21:42:21Z New York, March 26, 2013--At least two news outlets were raided in the Central African Republic on Sunday when rebel groups ousted the president from power, according to news reports and local press freedom groups.... Committee to Protect Journalists Seleka fighters cruise a neighborhood in Bangui. (AFP/Sia Kambou)

New York, March 26, 2013--At least two news outlets were raided in the Central African Republic on Sunday when rebel groups ousted the president from power, according to news reports and local press freedom groups.

]]> Two editors given jail terms in Central African Republic tag:cpj.org,2012://1.18410 2012-01-31T20:36:30Z 2012-01-31T22:04:21Z Committee to Protect Journalists Editors from both these newspapers have been convicted on charges that include defamation. (Hirondelle)

New York, January 31, 2012--The convictions of two journalists in the Central African Republic over their critical coverage of a top official constitute political censorship, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. 

]]> Central African Republic editor jailed in politicized case tag:cpj.org,2012://1.18391 2012-01-25T21:20:04Z 2012-01-30T16:02:03Z New York, January 25, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Central African Republic to immediately release a newspaper editor imprisoned since January 16 and to drop a politicized prosecution that stems from the paper's critical coverage of a presidential relative who also serves as the government's... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, January 25, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Central African Republic to immediately release a newspaper editor imprisoned since January 16 and to drop a politicized prosecution that stems from the paper's critical coverage of a presidential relative who also serves as the government's finance minister. 

]]> Central African Republic journalists released, fined tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17590 2011-07-12T20:27:24Z 2011-07-12T20:43:23Z New York, July 12, 2011-- Two Central African Republic journalists were fined and released from custody Monday after being jailed for weeks in connection with their coverage of public protests by retired military officers who say the government failed to direct European Union funds to them as intended, according... Committee to Protect Journalists Sandy and Bambou are free after spending weeks in jail for covering public protests.(Centrafrique-Presse)

New York, July 12, 2011-- Two Central African Republic journalists were fined and released from custody Monday after being jailed for weeks in connection with their coverage of public protests by retired military officers who say the government failed to direct European Union funds to them as intended, according to news reports and local journalists.

]]> Central African Republic editor charged with incitement tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17421 2011-06-07T21:10:22Z 2011-06-07T21:42:23Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, June 7, 2011--Central African Republic authorities have charged the director of the independent weekly The Hills of Bangui, Faustin Bambou, with inciting hatred and disorder among the military forces and insulting the government, Bambou told CPJ. The director was sent directly to Ngaragba Prison in the capital, Bangui. Four military policemen arrested Bambou at his office on May 27 and detained him at their Research and Investigations Department for 10 days before they presented him with any official charges, according to local journalists.   

]]> CPJ, African groups call for press freedom commitment tag:cpj.org,2010://1.14886 2010-07-08T15:20:47Z 2010-07-13T19:03:59Z Your Excellencies: As you gather in Paris for festivities that celebrate your nations’ 50 years of independence, we, the undersigned African press freedom advocates petition for your public commitment to a free, vibrant, and self-sustaining press as a cornerstone of the development of francophone Africa in the next five decades. Committee to Protect Journalists In CAR, private daily suspended for a month tag:cpj.org,2009://1.10934 2009-02-25T20:12:43Z 2009-02-25T20:13:37Z In a ruling issued on January 9, 2009, the state-run media regulator, the High Communication Council, suspended from circulation the private daily Le Citoyen for one month for allegedly violating journalism ethics, according to news reports and local journalists.  ... Committee to Protect Journalists In a ruling issued on January 9, 2009, the state-run media regulator, the High Communication Council, suspended from circulation the private daily Le Citoyen for one month for allegedly violating journalism ethics, according to news reports and local journalists.  

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2008: Africa Developments tag:cpj.org,2009://1.10704 2009-02-10T05:53:00Z 2009-04-21T14:21:29Z Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ Newspaper publisher pardoned after serving 43 days of 6-month prison term tag:216.139.245.96,2008:/cases//9.88 2008-02-23T17:00:00Z 2008-02-23T17:00:00Z UPDATE FEBRUARY 23, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 Original alert: January 29, 2008Faustin Bambou, Les Collines de l'OubanguiIMPRISONEDDirector Faustin Bambou of the private biweekly Les Collines de l'Oubangui was released from prison on a partial presidential pardon, according to news reports and local journalists. Bambou told CPJ he contracted the flu and... Committee to Protect Journalists UPDATE

FEBRUARY 23, 2008
Posted March 14, 2008
Original alert: January 29, 2008

Faustin Bambou, Les Collines de l'Oubangui

IMPRISONED

Director Faustin Bambou of the private biweekly Les Collines de l'Oubangui was released from prison on a partial presidential pardon, according to news reports and local journalists. 

Bambou told CPJ he contracted the flu and malaria while sharing a cell with six or seven cellmates. He was serving a six-month prison sentence on charges of incitement to revolt over a story alleging a high-profile political scandal.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2007: Africa Snapshots tag:cpj.org,2008://1.6721 2008-02-05T16:59:20Z 2009-04-07T17:36:46Z Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks & developments throughout the region]]> CAR editor sentenced to jail for defamation tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6473 2008-01-29T17:00:00Z 2008-01-29T17:00:00Z New York, January 29, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Monday’s six-month prison sentence given by the Bangui Magistrates’ Court to the editorial director of a private weekly in the Central African Republic. The editor of Les Collines de l’Oubangui, Faustin Bambou, was found guilty of inciting revolt, abuse,... Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, January 29, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Monday’s six-month prison sentence given by the Bangui Magistrates’ Court to the editorial director of a private weekly in the Central African Republic. The editor of Les Collines de l’Oubangui, Faustin Bambou, was found guilty of inciting revolt, abuse, and defamation.
]]> CAR journalist imprisoned over corruption editorial tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6471 2008-01-15T17:00:00Z 2008-01-15T17:00:00Z New York, January 15, 2008—A court in the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, today sent the director of a private newspaper to prison to await trial on criminal charges in connection with an editorial about a political scandal. Faustin Bambou of the biweekly Les Collines de l’Oubangui was transferred to... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, January 15, 2008—A court in the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, today sent the director of a private newspaper to prison to await trial on criminal charges in connection with an editorial about a political scandal.

Faustin Bambou of the biweekly Les Collines de l’Oubangui was transferred to Bangui’s main Ngaraba prison after his arraignment on charges of “incitement to disturbances against law and order and revolt against public institutions”—a criminal offense carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison under the penal code, according to defense lawyer Mathias Barthélemy Morouba.

]]> CAR: Private press group president freed after 2 months in prison tag:216.139.245.96,2007:/cases//9.166 2007-05-15T16:00:00Z 2007-05-15T16:00:00Z Committee to Protect Journalists  UPDATE 

May 15, 2007
Original alert:  March 13, 2007

Michel Alkhaly Ngady, Les Temps Nouveaux
]]> CPJ mourns death of AP African correspondent Anthony Mitchell tag:216.139.245.96,2007://1.5943 2007-05-08T16:00:00Z 2007-05-08T16:00:00Z New York, May 8, 2007—The Committee to Protect Journalists extends its condolences to the colleagues and family of respected Associated Press reporter Anthony Mitchell, who was killed in a weekend plane crash in Cameroon. Mitchell, 39, a staff reporter with the AP’s Kenya bureau, was among 114 passengers killed when... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 8, 2007—The Committee to Protect Journalists extends its condolences to the colleagues and family of respected Associated Press reporter Anthony Mitchell, who was killed in a weekend plane crash in Cameroon.

Mitchell, 39, a staff reporter with the AP’s Kenya bureau, was among 114 passengers killed when a Kenya Airways aircraft crashed early Saturday shortly after takeoff from the coastal city of Douala, Cameroon, according to news reports. He was returning to Nairobi after completing a weeklong assignment in the Central African Republic on international animal smuggling, AP reported.
]]> Central African Republic: President of private press group sentenced to prison tag:216.139.245.96,2007://1.5859 2007-04-02T16:00:00Z 2007-04-02T16:00:00Z New York, April 2, 2007— A criminal court in the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, today sentenced to prison the president of a private press group, who has been jailed since March 12 in connection with statements critical of the governmental High Communication Council (HCC), according to news reports. Michel... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, April 2, 2007— A criminal court in the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, today sentenced to prison the president of a private press group, who has been jailed since March 12 in connection with statements critical of the governmental High Communication Council (HCC), according to news reports.

Michel Alkhaly Ngady—who heads a group of private press editors known by the French acronym GEPPIC—was sentenced to two months in prison and fined 300,000 CFA francs (US$636) on charges of “resistance and disobedience to public authorities and contempt for the laws,” according to the same sources. He was returned to prison, pending an appeal. Today, private newspapers staged a “press-free day” to protest the imprisonment of Ngady, who is also director of the private weekly Les Temps Nouveaux, according to news reports.
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