Reporters sans frontieres (RSF) on Monday protested against what it called the illegal and unfounded detention of Jean-Claude Kavumbagu, head of the Burundian press agency Net Press. In a statement received by IRIN, RSF said Kavumbagu was arrested on 17 June for allegedly violating a law obliging newspapers to register for copyright but that the proceedings were “unfounded and contrary to Burundi law”. Claiming that Kavumbagu may be a victim of “politically-motivated considerations,” RSF demanded that he be freed immediately and that “Net Press be allowed to continue to publish its daily reports with complete freedom.”
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