Committee to Protect Journalists - Cameroon tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2009-10-16T20:49:50Z Movable Type 4.23-en Chad expels Cameroonian journalist after Nobel story tag:cpj.org,2009://1.13744 2009-10-16T20:42:13Z 2009-10-16T20:49:50Z Committee to Protect Journalists Ebodé (La Voix du Tchad)New York, October 16, 2009—Chadian authorities summarily expelled a Cameroonian-born journalist from the country on Wednesday, a day after he wrote an op-ed in response to a government official’s suggestion that the Nobel Peace Prize should have been awarded to Chad President Idriss Deby. ]]> Cameroon shutters radio station over talk program tag:cpj.org,2009://1.13467 2009-08-19T21:08:22Z 2009-08-19T21:27:45Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 19, 2009--The Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ calls on Cameroonian authorities to reopen a private radio station shut down on Monday over a popular talk show.

About 20 paramilitary police summarily sealed the studios of Sky One Radio, based in the capital, Yaoundé, the station's president, Joseph Angoula Angoula, told CPJ. The station was accused of "recurring violations of legal and administrative regulations" of media laws, according to a statement on the Web site of Cameroon's Communications Ministry. The statement did not detail the violations.

]]> In Cameroon, pattern of press freedom abuses tag:cpj.org,2009://1.12245 2009-07-13T14:36:32Z 2009-07-10T21:46:22Z Dear President Biya: We are very concerned about an ongoing pattern of abuses against press freedom in Cameroon. In particular, we are alarmed by recent death threats against an editor, the recent prosecution of two others by a military tribunal, and the lengthy imprisonments of another two on libel charges. We call on you to use your influence to end practices that are undermining the free flow of information. Committee to Protect Journalists Journalist detained for 8 days over photo dispute tag:cpj.org,2009://1.11340 2009-06-08T14:34:41Z 2009-06-08T14:36:36Z On April 16, 2009, police in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, arrested James Mbouma, deputy managing editor of the weekly L'indépendant, in connection with a legal dispute over ownership of photographs he published.... Committee to Protect Journalists On April 16, 2009, police in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, arrested James Mbouma, deputy managing editor of the weekly L'indépendant, in connection with a legal dispute over ownership of photographs he published.

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2008: Cameroon tag:cpj.org,2009://1.10638 2009-02-10T05:43:00Z 2009-02-09T22:07:48Z Cameroon’s diverse news media, among the most vibrant in Africa, operated under significant pressure. Influential political leaders used threats, regulatory action, and judicial harassment to censor critical coverage of national affairs, including a controversial constitutional amendment allowing President Paul Biya to seek re-election in 2011, public protests over inflation, and... Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/
]]> Cameroon now second-worst jailer in Africa tag:cpj.org,2009://1.10740 2009-01-16T17:51:00Z 2009-02-12T15:12:23Z Dear President Biya: We are writing to express our alarm that four newspaper editors have been jailed in Cameroon for their work since September--making your country the second-worst jailer of journalists in Africa, according to our research. Committee to Protect Journalists


]]> Cameroon broadcaster's equipment held by police tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6468 2008-07-08T16:00:00Z 2008-10-02T14:56:48Z New York, July 8, 2008--Cameroonian authorities have lifted a ban on three private broadcasters summarily closed in connection with their critical coverage in February, but police are withholding equipment seized from one station, according to local journalists and news reports.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, July 8, 2008--Cameroonian authorities have lifted a ban on three private broadcasters summarily closed in connection with their critical coverage in February, but police are withholding equipment seized from one station, according to local journalists and news reports.

]]> CPJ seeks probe into report that soccer star assaulted journalist tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6466 2008-06-02T16:00:00Z 2008-06-02T16:00:00Z New York, June 2, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists today called for a thorough and transparent investigation into a scuffle Friday between members of Cameroon’s soccer team and journalists following a pre-game press conference. Cameroon’s star striker Samuel Eto'o allegedly assaulted a reporter during the incident, according to local journalists... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, June 2, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists today called for a thorough and transparent investigation into a scuffle Friday between members of Cameroon’s soccer team and journalists following a pre-game press conference. Cameroon’s star striker Samuel Eto'o allegedly assaulted a reporter during the incident, according to local journalists and news reports. 

Philippe Boney, a reporter for the private Radio Tiéméni Siantou, said he suffered a broken left arm in Friday’s altercation and has been placed on six-week medical leave. Speaking to CPJ today from his home in the capital, Yaoundé, Boney said that he was still suffering from pain in his arm and his teeth. He said he had filed a police complaint against Eto’o, who is also a star for the FC Barcelona club.

]]> Journalist abducted by suspected security agents tag:216.139.245.96,2008:/cases//9.87 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z MARCH 3, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Jacques Blaise Mvié, La Nouvelle PresseKIDNAPPED Director Jacques Blaise Mvié of the private weekly La Nouvelle Presse told CPJ an unidentified man in plain clothes jumped from a gray Toyota Prado 4 x 4 and forced him at gunpoint in the car as... Committee to Protect Journalists MARCH 3, 2008
Posted March 28, 2008

Jacques Blaise Mvié, La Nouvelle PresseKIDNAPPED

Director Jacques Blaise Mvié of the private weekly La Nouvelle Presse told CPJ an unidentified man in plain clothes jumped from a gray Toyota Prado 4 x 4 and forced him at gunpoint in the car as he was walking away from his residence before noon. The man and three other kidnappers threw the journalist face down on the back seatwell of the vehicle and drove him to an unknown location, Mvié said.

]]> Journalist abducted by suspected security agents tag:216.139.245.96,2008:/cases//9.86 2008-03-03T05:00:00Z 2008-03-03T05:00:00Z MARCH 3, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Jacques Blaise Mvié, La Nouvelle PresseKIDNAPPED Director Jacques Blaise Mvié of the private weekly La Nouvelle Presse told CPJ an unidentified man in plain clothes jumped from a gray Toyota Prado 4 x 4 and forced him at gunpoint in the car as... Committee to Protect Journalists MARCH 3, 2008
Posted March 28, 2008

Jacques Blaise Mvié, La Nouvelle PresseKIDNAPPED

Director Jacques Blaise Mvié of the private weekly La Nouvelle Presse told CPJ an unidentified man in plain clothes jumped from a gray Toyota Prado 4 x 4 and forced him at gunpoint in the car as he was walking away from his residence before noon. The man and three other kidnappers threw the journalist face down on the back seatwell of the vehicle and drove him to an unknown location, Mvié said.

]]> In Cameroon, third broadcaster closed within a week over coverage tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6470 2008-02-28T17:00:00Z 2008-02-28T17:00:00Z New York, February 28, 2008—Police in the capital, Yaoundé, today forced a popular radio station off the air and confiscated its equipment over commentary critical of the government during a call-in program, according to local journalists. Magic FM is the third broadcaster summarily closed by authorities within a week in... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, February 28, 2008—Police in the capital, Yaoundé, today forced a popular radio station off the air and confiscated its equipment over commentary critical of the government during a call-in program, according to local journalists. Magic FM is the third broadcaster summarily closed by authorities within a week in response to critical coverage of public demonstrations fueled by a rise in prices and President Paul Biya’s bid to seek another term in office, according to CPJ research.
]]> In Cameroon, leading private TV station summarily closed tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6469 2008-02-22T17:00:00Z 2008-02-22T17:00:00Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, February 22, 2008—Cameroon’s government summarily closed on Thursday a leading private television station on alleged regulatory violations, according to local journalists and news reports. The station in Douala was distinguished for its leading coverage of a national debate over a bid by President Paul Biya to scrap a constitutional clause that limits presidential terms.

Two police commanders backed by a squad of riot police forced Equinoxe Télévision off the air at 3 p.m. local time and sealed its studios, the station’s editor in chief, Albert Yondjeu, told CPJ. Police gave the station a copy of an order from Communications Minister Jean-Pierre Biyiti Bi Essam that had been read exclusively on state radio and television. The order stated that the station was operating illegally because it had not paid a 100 million CFA francs (US$227,000) broadcast licensing fee, according to Equinoxe Director General Séverin Tchounkeu.  

]]> Journalists detained during investigative reporting tag:216.139.245.96,2008:/cases//9.85 2008-02-10T17:00:00Z 2008-02-10T17:00:00Z Journalists detained during investigative reporting FEBRUARY 10, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 Jean Bosco Talla, Le FrontIMPRISONED, LEGAL Hervé Kemete, Le FrontHARASSED, LEGAL... Committee to Protect Journalists Journalists detained during investigative reporting

FEBRUARY 10, 2008
Posted February 27, 2008
Jean Bosco Talla, Le FrontIMPRISONED, LEGAL
Hervé Kemete, Le FrontHARASSED, LEGAL

]]> Attacks on the Press 2007: Africa Snapshots tag:cpj.org,2008://1.6721 2008-02-05T16:59:20Z 2009-04-07T17:36:46Z Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks & developments throughout the region]]> Newspaper director reports death threats tag:216.139.245.96,1950:/cases//9.165 2007-09-25T16:00:00Z 2007-09-25T16:00:00Z SEPTEMBER 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 Harrys Robert Mintya, Le Devoir THREATENED Harrys Robert Mintya, the managing director of the independent newspaper Le Devoir, said he received three telephone threats in mid-September in relation to the Yaounde newspaper's reporting.... Committee to Protect Journalists SEPTEMBER 2007
Posted September 25, 2007

Harrys Robert Mintya, Le Devoir
THREATENED

Harrys Robert Mintya, the managing director of the independent newspaper Le Devoir, said he received three telephone threats in mid-September in relation to the Yaounde newspaper's reporting.

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