Angela Quintal Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/angela-quintal/ The low down on African affairs Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Angela Quintal Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/angela-quintal/ 32 32 Foreign minister satisfied with Tanzanian explanation for the arrest of South African journalist https://jjcornish.com/2018/11/foreign-minister-satisfied-with-tanzanian-explanation-for-the-arrest-of-south-african-journalist/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/11/foreign-minister-satisfied-with-tanzanian-explanation-for-the-arrest-of-south-african-journalist/ Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu says South African journalist Angela Quintal rescued by her High Commissioner in Dar es Salaam had broken the law in Tanzania. Sisulu says she’s satisfied with the explanation given by President John Magafuli’s government about the incident. Foreign minister Lindiwe Sisulu says South African officials reacted almost […]

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]]> Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu says South African journalist Angela Quintal rescued by her High Commissioner in Dar es Salaam had broken the law in Tanzania.

Sisulu says she’s satisfied with the explanation given by President John Magafuli’s government about the incident.

Foreign minister Lindiwe Sisulu says South African officials reacted almost immediately when journalists called for the release of Angela Quintal from the watchdog Committee for the Protection of Journalists and a Kenyan colleague Muthoki Mumo.

South Africa’s High Commissioner in Dar es Salaam Thami Mseleku secured their release within hours The journalists has entered Tanzania on tourist visas.

They had began questioning other journalists which required work visas.

She called on South African visitors to obey the laws of their host countries and always to be aware of her department’s emergency telephone number 012 351 1000

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]]> Watchdog accuses Lindiwe Sisulu of repeating Tanzanian lies about arrested journalists https://jjcornish.com/2018/11/watchdog-accuses-lindiwe-sisulu-of-repeating-tanzanian-lies-about-arrested-journalists/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/11/watchdog-accuses-lindiwe-sisulu-of-repeating-tanzanian-lies-about-arrested-journalists/ A New-York-based reporters’ watchdog has expressed outrage at the treatment of its Africa program staff by Tanzanian authorities. The Committee to Protect of Journalists also expressed indignation at South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu justifying the detention of Angela Quintal and Muthoki Mumo. Executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists […]

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]]> A New-York-based reporters’ watchdog has expressed outrage at the treatment of its Africa program staff by Tanzanian authorities.

The Committee to Protect of Journalists also expressed indignation at South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu justifying the detention of Angela Quintal and Muthoki Mumo.

Executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists Joel Simon says Angela Quintal and Muthoki Mumo has visas to undertake a networking visit to Tanzania.

Their arrest was an attempt by Tanzanian authorities to harass and intimidate them.

Simon regrets that after all they did to secure the journalists’ release the South African authorities should repeat the Tanzanian falsehoods that the journalists had broken the law by working while travelling on tourist visas.

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]]> South Africa officially steps in to secure release of detained activist journalist in Tanzania https://jjcornish.com/2018/11/south-africa-officially-steps-in-to-secure-release-of-detained-activist-journalist-in-tanzania/ Wed, 07 Nov 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/11/south-africa-officially-steps-in-to-secure-release-of-detained-activist-journalist-in-tanzania/ South Africa’s officially intervened to secure the released of an activist journalist  working to protect her colleagues in distress who was briefly detained by Tanzanian authorities. The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu has instructed her ambassador in Dar es Salaam to find out exactly what happened Angela Quintal, the Africa Programme Coordiantor  […]

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]]> South Africa’s officially intervened to secure the released of an activist journalist  working to protect her colleagues in distress who was briefly detained by Tanzanian authorities.
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu has instructed her ambassador in Dar es Salaam to find out exactly what happened
Angela Quintal, the Africa Programme Coordiantor  of the Committee to Protect  Journalists and a Kenyan colleague Muthoki Mumo were detained by Tanzanian authorities on Wednesday evening while on assignment in that country.
Details of that assignment have not been disclosed
The journalists’ passports and telephones were confiscated by police.
A fake message was sent from Quintal’s phone within hours of her arrest saying she had been released.
South Africa’s High Commissioner in Dar es Salaam.
 Thami Mseleku was instructed to engage with Tanzanian authorities yesterday (Thursday).
He secured the release of the two journalists but it was several hours before he was able to get their passports return.
A South African statement said the journalists were free to leave Tanzania last night.
South African foreign minister Lindiwe Sisulu has asked for a full report from Mseleku.
She expressed her gratitude to him and to the DIRCO staff for their successful efforts in.
She’s urged South Africans traveling abroad to ensure they have the number of her ministry’s 24-hour help line.

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