Articles - Côte d'Ivoire
18 April 2012
Côte d'Ivoire
President vows to reopen case of missing reporter
Eight years after Franco-Canadian journalist Guy-André Kieffer mysteriously disappeared in Abidjan, his case might get a second wind with Côte d'Ivoire's new President promising a special commission of enquiry, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
1 June 2011
Côte d'Ivoire
Reprisals against pro-Gbagbo journalists continue; opposition press re-emerges
After a deadly power struggle in Côte d'Ivoire in which at least 3,000 died, a million were displaced and journalists faced attacks by both sides, Alassane Ouattara was officially sworn in as President on 21 May. But the media is still operating in a climate of fear and atrocities continue. A journalist who openly supported former President Laurent Gbagbo's Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) was killed in early May and others have gone into hiding - despite the reappearance of opposition newspapers, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
6 April 2011
Côte d'Ivoire
As violence escalates, media caught in crossfire
The media is one of the casualties in Côte d'Ivoire's bloody political standoff, as journalists face attacks and threats from both sides and the fate of the state broadcaster remains up in the air, report the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). As a result of the chaos in Abidjan, no newspaper has been distributed since 31 March, reports RSF.
2 March 2011
Côte d'Ivoire
Political camps exact reprisals on their critics
Attacks on the media have ratcheted up in Côte d'Ivoire with a media employee killed as supporters of both incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo and his rival Alassane Ouattara target partisan media outlets and journalists, say the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The struggle for power threatens to lead to a full blown civil war.
16 February 2011
Côte d'Ivoire
Disputed President clamps down on media
Côte d'Ivoire's President Laurent Gbagbo has tightened control over the council that regulates the print media and ordered a United Nations-sponsored radio network off the air, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The clampdown could put media freedom in Côte d'Ivoire back by 20 years, says RSF.
8 December 2010
Côte d'Ivoire
Officials ban news broadcasts in wake of election chaos
The authorities in Côte d'Ivoire have banned some international news broadcasts and blocked the movement of the media amid continuing chaos following the presidential election, report the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Human Rights Watch and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Both the incumbent and an opposition leader have claimed victory.
21 July 2010
Côte d'Ivoire
Three journalists arrested for leaking report on corruption
Three journalists in the Ivory Coast who refused to reveal their sources after publishing details of a government report on corruption in the coffee and cocoa trade were arrested on 13 July, report the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the International Press Institute (IPI).
3 March 2010
Côte d'Ivoire
Opposition protestors killed; media barred from reporting
Security forces fired on anti-government protesters in the city of Gagnoa, Ivory Coast, killing five and injuring several others on 19 February, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). French TV news station France 24 was suspended after its coverage of the incident and opposition newspapers have been threatened.
17 October 2008
Côte d'Ivoire
¡ACTÚE! PIDA LA LIBERACIÓN DE PERIODISTA INOCENTE ENCARCELADO EN COSTA DE MARFIL
15 October 2008
Côte d'Ivoire
TAKE ACTION! CALL FOR RELEASE OF INNOCENT JOURNALIST IN JAIL IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Jean-Paul Ney, an independent investigative journalist and war reporter from France, has been detained for nine months at the infamous MACA prison in Côte d'Ivoire. He is charged with endangering the security of the state - charges, his friends say, for the work that "investigative reporters typically do, and that Ney has been doing for over 10 years."
15 February 2008
Côte d'Ivoire
GOBIERNO PROSCRIBE ESTACIÓN DE RADIO
15 February 2008
Côte d'Ivoire
LE GOUVERNEMENT SUSPEND UNE STATION DE RADIO
12 February 2008
Côte d'Ivoire
GOVERNMENT BANS RADIO STATION
The government of Côte d'Ivoire has indefinitely suspended a France-based radio station, report the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
10 August 2005
Côte d'Ivoire
MILICIAS PROGUBERNAMENTALES SIEMBRAN TEMOR ENTRE MEDIOS
7 August 2005
Côte d'Ivoire
LES MILICES PROGOUVERNEMENTALES SÈMENT LA PEUR DANS LES MÉDIAS
2 August 2005
Côte d'Ivoire
PRO-GOVERNMENT MILITIAS SPREAD FEAR THROUGH MEDIA
As Côte d'Ivoire prepares for presidential elections in October, Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Human Rights Watch report that pro-government militia are using the threat of violence to intimidate journalists and media outlets.
13 November 2004
Côte d'Ivoire
ATAQUES A MEDIOS EN COLAPSO DE ALTO AL FUEGO
13 November 2004
Côte d'Ivoire
LE CESSEZ-LE-FEU AVORTE, LES MÉDIAS SONT VISÉS
10 November 2004
Côte d'Ivoire
MEDIA TARGETED AS CEASEFIRE COLLAPSES
In Côte d'Ivoire, following the collapse of a ceasefire agreement between government and rebel forces, gangs of youth militias reportedly linked to the ruling Ivoirian Popular Front (FPI) party have declared open season on opposition media.
28 May 2004
Côte d'Ivoire
COSTA DE MARFIL: PERIODISTA CANADIENSE DESAPARECIDO
9 April 2004
Côte d'Ivoire
LES FORCES DE SÉCURITÉ ATTAQUENT LES JOURNALISTES
9 April 2004
Côte d'Ivoire
FUERZAS DE SEGURIDAD ATACAN A PERIODISTA
6 April 2004
Côte d'Ivoire
SECURITY FORCES ATTACK JOURNALISTS
In Côte d'Ivoire, where UN soldiers are enforcing a fragile peace agreement, journalists are getting caught in violent clashes between pro-government supporters and the political opposition, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).
31 January 2004
Côte d'Ivoire
Relator de ONU visita Costa de Marfil
31 January 2004
Côte d'Ivoire
ASESINO DE PERIODISTA SENTENCIADO A PRISIÓN
31 January 2004
Côte d'Ivoire
LE RAPPORTEUR DES NATIONS UNIES EN VISITE EN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
31 January 2004
Côte d'Ivoire
L'ASSASSIN D'UN JOURNALISTE EST CONDAMNÉ À LA PRISON
29 January 2004
Côte d'Ivoire
UN RAPPORTEUR VISITS CÔTE D'IVOIRE
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, Ambeyi Ligabo, is visiting Côte d'Ivoire this week to investigate free-expression violations in the war-torn country.
29 January 2004
Côte d'Ivoire
JOURNALIST'S KILLER SENTENCED TO PRISON
A military court in Côte d'Ivoire has sentenced a local police officer to 17 years in jail for the October 2003 murder of Radio France Internationale correspondent Jean Hélène, report the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).
31 October 2003
Côte d'Ivoire
UN CORRESPONDANT FRANÇAIS EST ABATTU
31 October 2003
Côte d'Ivoire
CORRESPONSAL FRANCÉS MUERTO
29 October 2003
Côte d'Ivoire
FRENCH CORRESPONDENT KILLED
Jean Hélène, a long-time correspondent for Radio France Internationale (RFI), was shot dead by a policeman in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on 21 October while awaiting the release of jailed opposition party activists.
25 March 2003
Côte d'Ivoire
ON TROUVE LE CADAVRE D?UN JOURNALISTE
25 March 2003
Côte d'Ivoire
ENCUENTRAN CUERPO DE PERIODISTA
25 March 2003
Côte d'Ivoire
JOURNALIST'S BODY FOUND
In Côte d'Ivoire, where civil war continues to place journalists in danger, the body of journalist Kloueu Gonzreu was found last week in the western region of Toulépleu, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).
4 February 2003
Côte d'Ivoire
REGAIN DE VIOLENCE CONTRE DES JOURNALISTES, MALGRÉ L?ACCORD DE PAIX
4 February 2003
Côte d'Ivoire
RENOVADA VIOLENCIA CONTRA PERIODISTAS A PESAR DE TRATADO DE PAZ
4 February 2003
Côte d'Ivoire
RENEWED VIOLENCE AGAINST JOURNALISTS DESPITE PEACE TREATY
The war-torn country of Côte D'Ivoire may have a new peace treaty committing its leaders to respect press-freedom and human rights, but that hasn't prevented journalists from coming under more attacks, says Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).
29 October 2002
Côte d'Ivoire
UN RAPPORT DE RSF SOULIGNE DE «GRAVES VIOLATIONS DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE»
29 October 2002
Côte d'Ivoire
INFORME DE RSF DESTACA
1 October 2002
Côte d'Ivoire
AU SUJET DES CONDITIONS DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE DANS LE PAYS EN CRISE
1 October 2002
Côte d'Ivoire
PREOCUPACIÓN POR CONDICIONES DE LA LIBERTAD DE PRENSA EN MEDIO DE CRISIS
4 July 2000
Côte d'Ivoire
LA JUNTE ENVISAGE DE LÉGALISER LA CENSURE
4 July 2000
Côte d'Ivoire
JUNTA PLANEA LEGALIZAR CENSURA
4 July 2000
Côte d'Ivoire
JUNTA PLANS TO LEGALISE CENSORSHIP
Côte d'Ivoire's Information Minister Captain Henri Cesar Sama announced on 23 June that the ruling National Public Salvation Committee (CNSP) would soon release a list of measures designed to block publication of any information "likely to negatively affect the credibility of journalists, national security and social peace," according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). In response, CPJ wrote to President Robert Gueï on 28 June, stating that it is "gravely disturbed" by the regime's plans to tighten state control over the press.
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