Samwar Fallah Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Liberian publisher Sieh freed, news outlet reopened

November 20, 2013 4:41 PM EST

A court in the capital Monrovia on November 18, 2013, officially ordered the release from prison of FrontPageAfrica publisher Rodney Sieh and the reopening of the offices of the private daily newspaper, according to news reports. The newspaper will resume its daily publication on November 25, 2013, Sieh told CPJ.

Liberian news outlet shut down, publisher jailed

August 23, 2013 3:39 PM EDT

Abuja, Nigeria, August 23, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemns moves by Liberian authorities to shut down FrontPageAfrica and jail its publisher for not paying US$1.5 million in damages related to a libel conviction.