François Bozizé Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Seleka fighters cruise a neighborhood in Bangui. (AFP/Sia Kambou)

In Central African Republic, rebel forces ransack outlets

March 26, 2013 5:27 PM EDT

New York, March 26, 2013–At least two news outlets were raided in the Central African Republic on Sunday when rebel groups ousted the president from power, according to news reports and local press freedom groups.

Central African Republic editor jailed in politicized case

January 25, 2012 4:20 PM EST

New York, January 25, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Central African Republic to immediately release a newspaper editor imprisoned since January 16 and to drop a politicized prosecution that stems from the paper’s critical coverage of a presidential relative who also serves as the government’s finance minister.