[Press Freedom]
On January 26, police raided the offices of the privately-owned radio stations Home Digital FM, in Brikama, and King FM radio station, in Tallinding, and arrested several staffers.
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PRESS FREEDOM
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: MOROCCO SHOULD FREE JOURNALIST JAILED OVER TWEET
[Morocco\Omar Radi]
Human Rights Watch’s Sarah Leah Whitson: “Criticizing officials is protected speech and no one should face prison time for peacefully doing so. Moroccan authorities should immediately free Omar Radi and drop their case against him, which reeks of political vengeance against his critical journalism and activism.”
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BENIN AUTHORITIES SENTENCE BENIN WEB TV JOURNALIST IGNACE SOSSOU TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON
[Press Freedom\Ignace Sossou]
In his Facebook posts, which are included in Benin Web TV’s report on Sossou’s arrest, the journalist quoted Mètonou’s comments at a December 17 media event, where the official described Benin’s digital code as “a weapon” that can be used against journalists and discussed the government’s decision to shut down the Internet during elections in April 2019.
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Wikileaks Calls Trump Administration’s Espionage Indictment On Julian Assange Unprecedented Attack On Free Press
[U.S Department of Justice News]
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange: DOJ indicts Assange on espionage charges…
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