L'Indépendant Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Malian government accused of censoring news site

December 10, 2013 6:15 PM EST

New York, December 10, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports a Malian website based in Paris has been threatened by Mali’s government after posting an Associated Press (AP) story today implicating Malian soldiers in extrajudicial killings.

Attacks on the Press: Divided, Journalists Are at Risk

February 14, 2013 12:04 AM EST

No amount of security training can make up for a lack of professional solidarity. By Frank Smyth

Assailants target newspaper publisher Saouti Labass Haïdara. (Le Challenger)

In Mali, masked gunmen seize, assault publisher

July 13, 2012 3:07 PM EDT

Abuja, Nigeria, July 13, 2012–Armed, masked assailants abducted and beat a veteran journalist in Mali on Thursday, leaving him with a broken hand and other injuries, according to news reports and local journalists.

In Benin, newspapers sanctioned for coverage of officials

June 19, 2012 2:46 PM EDT

Throughout December 2011, HAAC, Benin’s state-run media regulatory agency, summoned more than a dozen newspapers to public hearings and handed them sanctions ranging from a public apology to indefinite suspension, according to news reports. HAAC’s president is appointed by Benin’s head of state, and two-thirds of the agency’s members are appointed by the government, CPJ…