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Freedom of the Press 2016: Comoros
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Freedom of the Press 2015: Comoros
Ranked 97th in annual global media freedom report
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Freedom of the Press 2014: Comoros
Ranked 98th in annual global media freedom report
22 October 1999
Alert
Journalist released
Incident details
Aboubacar Mchangama journalist(s) released(RSF/IFEX) - Aboubacar Mchangama, a correspondent for Agence France-Presse,
director of "L'Archipel" and correspondent for RSF, was released on Thursday
21 October 1999 at 1:00 p.m. (local time). His lawyer explained that the
journalist received a temporary release. No date has been set for his next
court hearing.
**Updates IFEX alert of 15 October 1999**
Mchangama is not permitted to leave the Comorian territory and must report
to authorities on Saturday 23 October. He told RSF prison conditions were
not particularly difficult, but that the general mood in the prison was
trying.
Source
Reporters Without Borders
47, rue Vivienne
75002 Paris, France
rsf (@) rsf.org
Fax:+33 1 45 23 11 51
