1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Journalists fined, one jailed over criminal defamation complaint in Chad - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jzCZeeEtmS"><a href="https://cpj.org/2019/09/journalists-fined-one-jailed-over-criminal-defamat/">Journalists fined, one jailed over criminal defamation complaint in Chad</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2019/09/journalists-fined-one-jailed-over-criminal-defamat/embed/#?secret=jzCZeeEtmS" width="600" height="338" title="“Journalists fined, one jailed over criminal defamation complaint in Chad” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="jzCZeeEtmS" 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/2019/09/rt_chad_09-25-2019_rs.jpg750500Dakar, September 25, 2019 -- Authorities in Chad should not challenge the appeals of journalists Martin Inoua Doulguet and Abdramane Boukar Koyon, and should take immediate action to repeal legislation that criminalizes acts of journalism, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.