1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Nigerian journalists attacked and threatened while covering Bayelsa and Kogi state elections - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3trP3fSCdi"><a href="https://cpj.org/2019/11/nigerian-journalists-attacked-and-threatened-while/">Nigerian journalists attacked and threatened while covering Bayelsa and Kogi state elections</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2019/11/nigerian-journalists-attacked-and-threatened-while/embed/#?secret=3trP3fSCdi" width="600" height="338" title="“Nigerian journalists attacked and threatened while covering Bayelsa and Kogi state elections” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="3trP3fSCdi" 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/2019/11/rt_nigeria_11-19-2019_rs.jpg750500Abuja, November 19, 2019 -- Nigerian authorities should investigate and hold accountable those responsible for the harassment of journalists working to cover the November 16 gubernatorial and federal assembly elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today