Responding to the decision by authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to charge journalist Stanis Bujakera, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Sarah Jackson said: “Congolese authorities must drop disingenuous charges against Bujakera and immediately and unconditionally release him. “His arrest and arbitrary detention since last week on trumped-up charges is a blatant violation of press freedom. His arrest and arbitrary detention since
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The administration of US President Joe Biden has been under pressure for the inconsistency between its backing of a new free press policy. 12.12.2022, Sputnik International