wtf?
the articles were about our government and deemed a threat to security, unlike leaving our borders open and back door open via ports
I missed the story on tv and caught the tail end of the news ticker - you know where important news is displayed
and can't find anything online
anyone have info on journalists arrested for writing certain articles
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anyone have info on journalists arrested for writing certain articles
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huh? what? who? damn, I'm always the last to know.
huh? what? who? damn, I'm always the last to know.
Re: anyone have info on journalists arrested for writing certain articles
nevermind 
but it does involve reporters in Kenya, not the U.S. however, strange either way
[Font size=2 face=v color=Blue]KENYA: Leading media house shut down by armed men
02 Mar 2006 11:08:23 GMT
Source: IRIN
NAIROBI, 2 March (IRIN) - Dozens of armed men raided a leading Kenyan media house on Thursday morning and shut down its operations, three days after police arrested several reporters from the same organisation.
Tom Mshindi, chief executive of the Standard Group, told reporters in the capital, Nairobi, that the raid targeted The Standard newspaper's editorial offices, printing plant and the transmission centre of its affiliate company, the Kenya Television Network.
The men, who stormed the media house at 1.00 a.m. local time [10.00 GMT], took away computers and transmission equipment, damaged the presses and set fire to Thursday's editions of the country's oldest newspaper.
"We have very strong evidence to suggest that these acts were carried out by the police," Mshindi said.
Kenya's information minister, Mutahi Kagwe, told journalists that he did not order the raid and knew nothing about it. He promised to hold a news conference later in the day.
Media owners and practitioners, civil society leaders and opposition politicians strongly condemned the attack.
On 28 February, three reporters were summoned by the police following the publication of a story alleging that President Mwai Kibaki met secretly with a key opposition figure and former foreign minister, Kalonzo Musyoka.
The newspaper's managing editor Chacha Mwita, news editor Dennis Onyango and journalist Ayub Savula were in custody and waiting to be charged in a court of law at the time of the attack.
The purported secret meeting between Kibaki and Musyoka was seen as a ploy by the government to compromise its opponents at a time when it is embroiled in allegations of graft that have forced several key ministers to resign. The government has denied that the meeting took place.
Among those who have resigned are former finance minister David Mwiraria, education minister George Saitoti and energy minister Kiraitu Murungi.
The three were named in the so-called Anglo-Leasing and Goldenberg scandals, amidst public and donor pressure for Kibaki to deal with the misuse of public funds. Those piling on the pressure include opposition figures like Musyoka.
Goldenberg involved the loss of public funds through a bogus gold and diamond export scheme. The Anglo-Leasing scandal followed the commissioning of an allegedly non-existent company to print new passports and build a modern forensic laboratory for the police.
The ongoing scandals come at a time when the government and its partners are struggling to feed some 3.5 million Kenyans facing severe food shortages due to a prolonged drought.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the detention of the three reporters.
"The volatility of political life in Kenya, since the defeat of the presidential camp in the constitutional referendum is leading to more and more damaging consequences for the press," RSF said in a statement.
"We call for the release of the detained journalists and for an end to methods that are unworthy of a great democracy," it added. "It is high time that the Nairobi authorities understand that imprisoning a journalist solves nothing and does not put right any wrong." [/font]
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdes ... 9aa506.htm - reuters.com'
but it does involve reporters in Kenya, not the U.S. however, strange either way[Font size=2 face=v color=Blue]KENYA: Leading media house shut down by armed men
02 Mar 2006 11:08:23 GMT
Source: IRIN
NAIROBI, 2 March (IRIN) - Dozens of armed men raided a leading Kenyan media house on Thursday morning and shut down its operations, three days after police arrested several reporters from the same organisation.
Tom Mshindi, chief executive of the Standard Group, told reporters in the capital, Nairobi, that the raid targeted The Standard newspaper's editorial offices, printing plant and the transmission centre of its affiliate company, the Kenya Television Network.
The men, who stormed the media house at 1.00 a.m. local time [10.00 GMT], took away computers and transmission equipment, damaged the presses and set fire to Thursday's editions of the country's oldest newspaper.
"We have very strong evidence to suggest that these acts were carried out by the police," Mshindi said.
Kenya's information minister, Mutahi Kagwe, told journalists that he did not order the raid and knew nothing about it. He promised to hold a news conference later in the day.
Media owners and practitioners, civil society leaders and opposition politicians strongly condemned the attack.
On 28 February, three reporters were summoned by the police following the publication of a story alleging that President Mwai Kibaki met secretly with a key opposition figure and former foreign minister, Kalonzo Musyoka.
The newspaper's managing editor Chacha Mwita, news editor Dennis Onyango and journalist Ayub Savula were in custody and waiting to be charged in a court of law at the time of the attack.
The purported secret meeting between Kibaki and Musyoka was seen as a ploy by the government to compromise its opponents at a time when it is embroiled in allegations of graft that have forced several key ministers to resign. The government has denied that the meeting took place.
Among those who have resigned are former finance minister David Mwiraria, education minister George Saitoti and energy minister Kiraitu Murungi.
The three were named in the so-called Anglo-Leasing and Goldenberg scandals, amidst public and donor pressure for Kibaki to deal with the misuse of public funds. Those piling on the pressure include opposition figures like Musyoka.
Goldenberg involved the loss of public funds through a bogus gold and diamond export scheme. The Anglo-Leasing scandal followed the commissioning of an allegedly non-existent company to print new passports and build a modern forensic laboratory for the police.
The ongoing scandals come at a time when the government and its partners are struggling to feed some 3.5 million Kenyans facing severe food shortages due to a prolonged drought.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the detention of the three reporters.
"The volatility of political life in Kenya, since the defeat of the presidential camp in the constitutional referendum is leading to more and more damaging consequences for the press," RSF said in a statement.
"We call for the release of the detained journalists and for an end to methods that are unworthy of a great democracy," it added. "It is high time that the Nairobi authorities understand that imprisoning a journalist solves nothing and does not put right any wrong." [/font]
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdes ... 9aa506.htm - reuters.com'
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huh? what? who? damn, I'm always the last to know.
huh? what? who? damn, I'm always the last to know.
Re: anyone have info on journalists arrested for writing certain articles
astonamous & deepseas,
wow you two were replying just when I found out the info. the situation room just announced it and I searched for Kenya news.
had me worried they were locking up OUR reporters over their comments about this government. *whew*
but damn I guess government problems are just everywhere.
wow you two were replying just when I found out the info. the situation room just announced it and I searched for Kenya news.
had me worried they were locking up OUR reporters over their comments about this government. *whew*
but damn I guess government problems are just everywhere.
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huh? what? who? damn, I'm always the last to know.
huh? what? who? damn, I'm always the last to know.
Re: anyone have info on journalists arrested for writing certain articles
astonamous,
is that avatar someone's eye on America? well I hope they're watching closely because if this port deal goes through, all hell will break loose.
is that avatar someone's eye on America? well I hope they're watching closely because if this port deal goes through, all hell will break loose.
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huh? what? who? damn, I'm always the last to know.
huh? what? who? damn, I'm always the last to know.
Re: anyone have info on journalists arrested for writing certain articles
astonamous,
cool, but why do I feel like I must behave now? there's someone's eye on us. (not like that stopped us before) ;p
but actually, since this topic doesn't really involve our reporters thank goodness, you can nix this thread if you wan. I was about to, but then I saw 2 new posts after I posted follow up.
cool, but why do I feel like I must behave now?
there's someone's eye on us. (not like that stopped us before) ;pbut actually, since this topic doesn't really involve our reporters thank goodness, you can nix this thread if you wan. I was about to, but then I saw 2 new posts after I posted follow up.
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huh? what? who? damn, I'm always the last to know.
huh? what? who? damn, I'm always the last to know.
