Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ welcomes Ivory Coast’s release of Hermann Aboa

January 5, 2012 5:08 PM EST

New York, January 5, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Friday’s decision by a judge in Abidjan to release on bail former Ivorian state television presenter Hermann Aboa and calls on prosecutors to drop the politicized charges against him.

Ivory Coast charges TV presenter for Gbagbo-leaning show

July 22, 2011 2:20 PM EDT

New York, July 22, 2011–Authorities in Ivory Coast detained a journalist on Thursday for moderating a TV talk show favorable to ousted former ousted president Laurent Gbagbo, according to local journalists.

Ivory Coast political camps target rival media outlets

March 1, 2011 6:14 PM EST

New York, March 1, 2011–Supporters behind incumbent Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and rival Alassane Ouattara are targeting rival partisan media oulets and their journalists in an increasingly bloody struggle for power, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.