1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgJennifer Dunhamhttps://cpj.org/author/jdunham/Journalist Ignace Sossou convicted of false news in Benin - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8K7ASOEsE5"><a href="https://cpj.org/2019/08/journalist-ignace-sossou-convicted-of-false-news-i/">Journalist Ignace Sossou convicted of false news in Benin</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2019/08/journalist-ignace-sossou-convicted-of-false-news-i/embed/#?secret=8K7ASOEsE5" width="600" height="338" title="“Journalist Ignace Sossou convicted of false news in Benin” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="8K7ASOEsE5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/afp20benin20alert208.23.jpg750500New York, August 23, 2019--The government of Benin should act to decriminalize press offenses, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today, after journalist Ignace Sossou was convicted of false news for reporting on corporate finances.