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Benin's President Patrice Talon, pictured in Paris in April 2016. Benin's media regulator has suspended a newspaper over a series of articles it printed that were critical of the president. (Reuters/Philippe Wojazer)

Benin newspaper suspended over its critical reporting of the president

September 5, 2018 10:35 AM EDT

Goma, September 5, 2018–Authorities in Benin should immediately reverse an order to suspend indefinitely the privately owned daily, La Nouvelle Tribune, and allow it to continue operating without interference, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.