Joseph Bartuah

Joseph G. Bartuah (* in Kiapah , Liberia ) is a Liberian journalist . Before he moved to the USA , he was editor-in-chief of the Liberian daily newspaper "The News". He now lives and works in Boston, Massachusetts .

Life

Joseph Bartuah was born in Kiapa, Nimba County . After graduating, Bartuah worked in the Liberian Ministry of Information and became a successful news journalist. Most recently he was editor-in-chief of the independent daily newspaper "The News" in Monrovia . He was also an advisor to several Liberian opposition parties during the tenure of Presidents Ruth Perry and Charles Taylor . When international pressure increased on Taylor because of his involvement in the civil war in Sierra Leone and various illegal foreign transactions ( tropical timber and so-called blood diamonds ), Taylor tried to muzzle the Liberian press through pressure and intimidation.

In February 2001 Joseph G. Bartuah , editor Abdullai Dukuly, and journalists Jerome Dalieh and Bobby Tapson were arrested on charges of espionage . The allegations were based on an article critical of the government about the waste of taxpayers' money: with knowledge of Taylor, $ 23,000 was spent on Christmas mail and gifts and $ 50,000 on a helicopter inspection, while JFK Hospital (Monrovia) procured urgently needed medicines and medical equipment was denied.

In response to these events, numerous international organizations and governments protested to the Liberian government with the aim of maintaining freedom of the press in Liberia and the release of the imprisoned journalists.

In the Liberian presidential election in 2005, he appeared with several radio reports and supported the candidacy of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf .

family

Bartuah's son Joseph G. Bartuah Jr. is studying political science in Boston. In 2005 he worked in Liberia as a supporter and campaign organizer for Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Musue N. Haddad: Professional Journalism in Liberia beclouded. The Perspective, March 6, 2001, accessed January 21, 2011 .  
2. ^ Roger Parkinson (President of the WEF): World Editors Forum (WEF) - Protest note. (No longer available online.) Wan-Press.Org, March 30, 2001, archived from the original on May 1, 2002 ; Retrieved January 20, 2011 (English, open letter to the Liberian President Charles Taylor, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson and UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   
3. ^ ^{A b} Joseph G. Bartuah Jr.: George Weah: Why He May Lose Again. The Liberian Civic Platform, August 3, 2010, accessed January 21, 2011 : "Joseph G. Bartuah, Jr., 21, is formerly a high school broadcaster from the Rock International Academy in Paynesville. Unlike his dad, who electronically campaigned for candidate Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf from abroad during the 2005 presidential elections, he was in Liberia at the time, although he couldn't vote due to age disqualification. Joe, Jr. is currently a second-year student at the Bunker Hill College in Boston, majoring in Political Science. " 
4. ^ Joseph G. Bartuah: Africa, African-Americans and American Politics. The Perspective, January 22, 2004, accessed January 21, 2011 .