Gabon: Further information on Prisoners of conscience

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Index Number: AFR 26/004/2003
Date Published: 15 October 2003
Categories: Africa, Gabon

The five members of the Gabonese opposition party Bongo Doit Partir (BDP), Bongo Must Go (or BDP-Gabon Nouveau), named above were released on 1 October after three months of detention. They have been reunited with their families and are generally in good health, although they did suffer some health problems during their imprisonment.