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19 April 2012

Alerts - Guinea-Bissau

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16 April 2012

Guinea-Bissau

Military junta enforces media blackout

On the day of the coup, the coup makers forced all the media houses to close down.

28 April 2011

Guinea-Bissau

Newspaper given reprieve as suspension threat lifted

Recent remarks by a government minister constitute a form of intimidation that undermines media freedom and independence, says RSF.

21 April 2011

Guinea-Bissau

Government urged to lift suspension of newspaper

The suspension decision follows the paper's publication of a front page article which authorities charged "deliberately distorts the government's image."

21 May 2010

Guinea-Bissau

Pioneer of independent journalism attacked in his newspaper's offices

"I know this attack was due to the fact that my newspaper had published several articles about drug trafficking in Guinea-Bissau," said publisher João de Barros.

6 March 2009

Guinea-Bissau

Armed forces briefly silence broadcast media after murder of president and chief of staff

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that Guinea-Bissau's broadcast media were allowed to resume operating shortly after midday on 2 March 2009 after being ordered off the air the previous night following the murder of the armed forces' Chief of Staff, which was followed in turn on 2 March by the murder of President Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira.

14 March 2008

Guinea-Bissau

Journalist detained briefly, interrogated by intelligence services following publication of article on army's involvement in police force promotions

(MFWA/IFEX) - On 11 March 2008, Atizar Mendes Pereira, journalist and director of "Última Hora", a privately-owned Bissau-based newspaper, was arrested and detained by the Intelligence Service of the Ministry of Interior of Guinea Bissau.

17 January 2008

Guinea-Bissau

Journalist intimidated and threatened with death following reports on drug trafficking

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:

5 September 2007

Guinea-Bissau

Journalist faces charges for reporting on soldiers' alleged involvement in drug trafficking

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 3 September 2007 IFJ media release:

20 August 2007

Guinea-Bissau

IFJ calls for concrete actions for the security of journalists covering drug trafficking

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 19 August 2007 IFJ media release:

3 August 2007

Guinea-Bissau

Four journalists in hiding for fear of being arrested as army cracks down following coverage of drug trafficking

(MFWA/IFEX) - Four journalists in Guinea-Bissau went into hiding on 26 July 2007 for fear of being arrested by the country's military.

23 July 2007

Guinea-Bissau

IFJ condemns threats against two journalists covering drug trafficking

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:

20 July 2007

Guinea-Bissau

Police prevent journalist from taking photographs

(MFWA/IFEX) - On 8 June 2007, a group of policemen, members of the "Ninjas", a special unit of the Guinea Bissau Police, prevented Helmazin Cunha, a journalist working with the pro-government newspaper "Nô Pintcha", from taking photographs of an operation they undertook to clear hawkers off the streets.

19 April 2007

Guinea-Bissau

Presidential press secretary threatens to close radio station

(MFWA/IFEX) - On 17 April 2007, Barnabé Gomes, a presidential press officer, threatened to close Radio Bombolom, an independent radio station based in Bissau, the capital, for allegedly broadcasting a programme that he claimed could worsen the country's political situation.

5 December 2006

Guinea-Bissau

President's supporters besiege radio station, force journalist to disclose source

(MFWA/IFEX) - On 15 November 2006, a group of sympathizers of President Joao Bernardo Vieira besieged Radio Bombolom, an independent radio station based in Bissau, the capital, and forced journalist Antonio Iaia Seidi to disclose a source of information. The angry group also forcibly broadcast a rejoinder to an earlier story filed by Seidi.

12 March 2003