1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 1999: Cameroon - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="SjkG1ppPgF"><a href="https://cpj.org/2000/03/attacks-on-the-press-1999-cameroon/">Attacks on the Press 1999: Cameroon</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2000/03/attacks-on-the-press-1999-cameroon/embed/#?secret=SjkG1ppPgF" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 1999: Cameroon” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="SjkG1ppPgF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Freedom of expression remains elusive in Cameroon. An October 1999 United Nations report on the country's implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights deplored the wide variety of abuses suffered by local journalists as well as arbitrary state controls over press, radio, and television. Broadcast media remained the monopoly of President Paul…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260