International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House (Toronto)
3 December 2008
press release
Ten years ago on 13 December 1998, Norbert Zongo, a journalist from Burkina Faso, was assassinated.
The editor-in-chief of the weekly paper "The Independent" and a staunch press freedom advocate, Zongo had received several death threats after publishing articles critical of the government. There is little doubt that he was killed because of his work, but his murderers remain at large.
Faced with this denial of justice, the Norbert Zongo Press Centre in Ouagadougou is carrying on the struggle to find the murderers and the masterminds. Sign the petition for the reopening of his case at: http://norbertzongo10ans.net or directly at: http://www.lapetition.be/petition.php?petid=3229
(3 December 2008)
Be the first to Write a Comment!
Copyright © 2008 International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here.
AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.
