1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 1999: Djibouti - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UEjAmO53h2"><a href="https://cpj.org/2000/03/attacks-on-the-press-1999-djibouti/">Attacks on the Press 1999: Djibouti</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2000/03/attacks-on-the-press-1999-djibouti/embed/#?secret=UEjAmO53h2" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 1999: Djibouti” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="UEjAmO53h2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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On April 16, Ismael Omar Guelleh, lifelong protégé of retiring president Hassan Gouled Aptidon (who had ruled this small Horn of Africa nation since its independence from France in 1977) was elected head of state amid allegations of massive fraud. Shortly after the election, disagreements between the majority Issa ethnic group, which dominates the state…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260