Raphael Kamtchuen Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Cameroon editor charged over leaked official document

March 3, 2011 2:16 PM EST

New York, March 3, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned for the safety of a Cameroonian editor who is being prosecuted in connection with a leaked official document, according to local journalists and news reports.

Cameroon security forces obstructing journalists

February 25, 2011 2:50 PM EST

New York, February 25, 2011–Cameroon’s government is obstructing journalists from reporting on issues of public interest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Security forces detained a journalist without charge for six days after he interviewed a jailed former official. They also seized footage from reporters covering the brutal repression of a banned opposition march…