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Kenya in turmoil

Kenya arrests Dutch film-maker

By Matthew Green in Nairobi

Published: January 18 2008 22:06 | Last updated: January 18 2008 22:06

Kenyan police have arrested a Dutch woman who made a film about opposition leader Raila Odinga on suspicion of terrorist activities, heightening concerns about press freedom in the wake of last month’s disputed elections.

Eric Kiraithe, a police spokesman, said officers from Kenya’s anti-terrorist unit arrested the Dutch documentary maker and two German men as they were trying to leave the country from Nairobi’s international airport on Thursday evening.

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