1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2001: Guinea-Bissau - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xcHB42ucLV"><a href="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-guineabissau/">Attacks on the Press 2001: Guinea-Bissau</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-guineabissau/embed/#?secret=xcHB42ucLV" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2001: Guinea-Bissau” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="xcHB42ucLV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The government of Guinea-Bissau remained paralyzed for most of the year following a split in the governing coalition that left the ruling Social Renewal Party (PRS) in the minority amid widespread allegations of official corruption and mismanagement. Unable to create stability in the country, President Kumba Yala resorted to an increasingly dictatorial style that pitted…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260