Thursday, March 3, 2011

COTE D'IVOIRE - Eight publications continue to appear

"The group of newspapers to defend the achievements of 28 November 2010", namely the election of Alassane Ouattara as President of the Republic has decided to suspend its publications after March 1 and until further notice. This decision follows the police and judicial harassment faced by journalists from these periodic opposed to incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo.

Regularly summoned by the police, some are in danger of death. The essays, which are subject to heavy fines, are regularly threatened with attacks and vandalism reports the Weekly Landmark will now appear in everyday life. The newspaper, once order has been bailed to compensate for the absence of New Alarm, The Patriot, The Day more, Mandate, L'intelligent d'Abidjan, Democrat, L'Expression and North-South.

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