1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2003: Ivory Coast - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oBDBbrF3vt"><a href="https://cpj.org/2004/03/attacks-on-the-press-2003-ivory-coast/">Attacks on the Press 2003: Ivory Coast</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2004/03/attacks-on-the-press-2003-ivory-coast/embed/#?secret=oBDBbrF3vt" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2003: Ivory Coast” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="oBDBbrF3vt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The brutal murder of a French journalist in the Ivory Coast in October highlighted the lack of security in the country in 2003. The killing came after the collapse of the government of national reconciliation in September, when rebels walked out and accused President Laurent Gbagbo of refusing to fully implement the peace process. Despite…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260