1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 1999: Antigua and Barbuda - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4dD3M0iiwM"><a href="https://cpj.org/2000/03/attacks-on-the-press-1999-antigua-and-barbuda/">Attacks on the Press 1999: Antigua and Barbuda</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2000/03/attacks-on-the-press-1999-antigua-and-barbuda/embed/#?secret=4dD3M0iiwM" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 1999: Antigua and Barbuda” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="4dD3M0iiwM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Prime Minister Lester B. Bird was reelected on March 9, but critics say the victory was achieved through widespread vote buying and total control over broadcast media in the tiny three-island nation. In the days preceding the vote, many opposition political ads were pulled off the air. The Bird family and its Antigua Labour Party…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260