New York, October 10, 2007—Gabon’s governmental media regulatory body suspended two private newspapers Monday. The National Communication Council blocked the Paris-based, pan-African bimonthly Le Gri-Gri from printing and distributing in Gabon, on the grounds that the newspaper has not registered with the authorities as a Gabonese publication. La Nation, a bimonthly as well, has been…
SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 Posted October 12, 2007 Nicaise Moulombi, Croissance Saine EnvironmentHARASSED Intelligence agents in the capital, Libreville, questioned Nicaise Moulombi, member of Gabon’s Council of the Republic and director of the private monthly Croissance Saine Environment, for two hours over a report in August alleging fraud in a public construction project, according to news…
New York, August 1, 2007— The director of a private newspaper in Libreville, the capital of Gabon, was handed a suspended prison term and a fine today, but could not appear in court after he was hospitalized as the result of poor detention conditions, local journalists told CPJ. “We condemn this verdict and call…
New York, August 1, 2007– The director of a private newspaper in Libreville, the capital of Gabon, was handed a suspended prison term and a fine today, but could not appear in court after he was hospitalized as the result of poor detention conditions, local journalists told CPJ. “We condemn this verdict and call…
New York, July 3, 2007 —An editorial critical of Gabonese President Omar Bongo, Africa’s longest-serving head of state, has led authorities in the capital, Libreville, to arrest a publisher and suspend his newspaper, according to news reports and local journalists. Guy-Christian Mavioga, director of the private periodical L’Espoir, has been in police custody since Thursday…
New York, March 2, 2007 —The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed that authorities in the capital, Libreville, have suspended a satirical newspaper for three months, apparently after it published commentary critical of President Omar Bongo, according to news reports and local journalists. The official National Communications Council (CNC) suspended the private bimonthly Edzombolo on…