[Committee to Protect Journalists]
CPJ: “The Cameroonian government’s cruel treatment of journalist Samuel Wazizi is truly shocking. It is unbelievable that authorities covered up his death in custody for 10 months despite repeated inquiries.”
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Angela Quintal
FRENCH AMBASSADOR’S COLONIAL-MINDED INTERFERENCE PROVOKES SUSPENSIONS AGAINST THREE AFRICAN MEDIA OUTLETS
[Press Freedom\Togo\France]
CPJ: “Togolese authorities’ suspension of Fraternité, Liberté and L’Alternative over their coverage critical of French and Togolese authorities is grossly irresponsible…The French ambassador to Togo, Marc Vizy, should withdraw his complaint.
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NIGERIA’S PREMIUM TIMES NEWSPAPER FACE INTIMIDATION AND CYBERATTACKS AFTER PUBLISHING LEAKED GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
[Press Freedom\Nigeria]
Premium Times editor-in-chief Musikilu Mojeed has also faced intimidation attempts since the reports were published, according to a report by the paper, and the Premium Times website faced cyberattacks.
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NIGERIAN JOURNALIST DIES AT PROTEST ALLEGEDLY BY HANDS OF POLICE
[Committee To Protect Journalist]
The local privately-owned news website Sahara Reporters published a report on January 23 saying that police had shot and killed Ogbu.
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CPJ: NIGERIAN AUTHORITIES SHOULD STOP CENSORING, HARASSING, AND VICTIMIZING SAHARA REPORTERS NEWS AGENCY
[Africa\CPJ\Nigeria]
CPJ’s Angela Quintal: “Sahara Reporters must be permitted to keep the Nigerian public informed without intimidation. Surveillance, cyberattacks, and copyright notices against Sahara Reporters mark a concerning pattern of interference and harassment of an investigative news outlet.”
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ARMY SOLDIER TESTIFIES FORMER GAMBIAN PRESIDENT JAMMEH ORDERED ASSASSINATION OF JOURNALIST
[Africa News]
Gambian Army Lt. Malick Jatta testified he was among the assassins who murdered Gambian editor Deyda Hydara, in 2004–on orders from former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh…
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