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NGO activist freed

[Guinea-Bissau] Supporters of PAIGC presidential candidate Malam Bacai Sanha at his last campaign rally in Bissau on June 17 2005 ahead of Guinea-Bissau's June 19 presidential election. IRIN
Supporters of PAIGC presidential candidate Malam Bacai Sanha at a campaign rally
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    Baudouin Hamuli Kabarhuza, president of the NGO consortium, Conseil national des organisations non-gouvernementales de developpement du Congo (CNONGD) was freed by the DRC authorities on Wednesday night, civil society groups reported on Thursday. He was detained earlier this month by the security forces upon his return from a conference in South Africa to discuss the DRC conflict. The authorities, who did not take part in the meeting, accused him of collaborating with the country's enemies. Human rights and civil society groups have been actively campaigning for his release.

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