Angola: At Least Six Journalists Arrested While Covering a Civil Society Demonstration

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Journalists Suely de Melo, Carlos Tome, Santos Samuesseca, Leonardo Faustino and their driver, all working for Radio Essencial, as well as journalists Domingos Caiombo and Octavio Zoba from TV Zimbo and a photographer were arrested.

According to the SJA's president, Teixeira Candido, the police forced a TV Zimbo cameraman to delete images he had recorded and assaulted the AFP phorographer, even though he had identified himself as a journalist. "A year ago we requested a meeting with the provincial commander of Luanda and we left with the assurance that there would be no more arrests and assaults. Unfortunately it happened again and with brutality," said Teixeira Candido.

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