Document #1303706

CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author)

Journalist jailed for five months for remarks in a bar

http://www.cpj.org/news/2006/africa/burundi19sept06na.html

ecoi.net description:
Reporter for state news agency sentenced to 5 months in jail for slandering state in private barroom conversation
Country:
Burundi
Source:
CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author)
Original link:
http://www.cpj.org/news/2006/africa/burundi19sept06na.html
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
19 September 2006
Document ID:
1303706 (former ID 56883)

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