Zambia: IFJ Calls for Release of Journalist

press release

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the arrest on 18 January 2011 of Nyambe Muyumbana, an assistant station manager of Radio Lyambai, a private station based in the western Province in Zambia over allegations of inciting violence.

"Accusations of inciting violence against journalists must not be made lightly and the authorities should first establish what happened in this case," said Gabriel Baglo, Director of IFJ Africa Office. "Journalists have a right to oppose and criticize the Government's policies and any attempt to intimidate them constitutes a serious violation of freedom of expression and press freedom which are fundamental rights enshrined in Zambia's Constitution."

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