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A roadside news stand in Asaba, Delta State, in April 2011. A court in Asaba has charged two journalists with criminal defamation. (AFP/ Pius Utomi Ekpei)

Nigerian journalists charged with criminal defamation, breach of peace

New York, October 29, 2019—Authorities should drop all charges against journalists Joe Ogbodu and Prince Amour Udemude, and reform Nigeria’s penal code to ensure that journalism is not criminalized, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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