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Amnesty sees “continuing pattern” of repression

    NAIROBI

    The recent arrests of former minister Etienne Mbaya and four leading members of the Union pour la democratie et le progres sociale (UDPS) were part of a “continuing pattern of intimidation and repression of opposition political activities” in the DRC, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. In a statement received by IRIN, Amnesty said it believed the five people, who remain under detention without charge in Kinshasa, were arrested solely on account of their political activities. Meanwhile, no political party was yet known to have applied for official recognition under Kabila’s February political liberation law because the conditions for recognition were so prohibitive, Amnesty added.

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