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DemocracyAlerts

From time to time, the World Movement for Democracy issues alerts concerning participants and other colleagues who are, or may be, facing personal danger due to their work on behalf of democracy and for whom a vigorous response from around the world may be critical.

To see previous alerts go to www.wmd.org/democracyalerts/democracyAlerts.html.

On March 15, World Movement participant Floribert Chebeya and three others were arrested during a peaceful march and a sit-in at the Palais du Peuple to denounce the political institutional crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  The men were later released on March 17.  The charges against them are not known, but they were badly beaten at the time of their arrest and threatened with a revolver, allegedly by agents of the National Intelligence Agency, before being transferred to police custody.  They are in the process of being seen by doctors.

To read a statement from Groupe Lotus (in French), go to: www.wmd.org/documents/lotus032009.pdf

For more information, go to: www.isavelives.be/en/node/3302