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Articles - Guinea-Bissau

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Guinea-Bissau

Media blackout follows coup

The coup against the government of Guinea-Bissau has been followed by "grave" media freedom violations, including threats to journalists, a news blackout and media censorship, say the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Freedom House.

Guinea-Bissau

MILITARES SILENCIAN A MEDIOS TRAS ASESINATOS DE PRESIDENTE Y JEFE DEL EJÉRCITO

Guinea-Bissau

L'ARMÉE RÉDUIT LES MÉDIAS AU SILENCE À LA SUITE DES MEURTRES DU PRÉSIDENT ET DU CHEF DE L'ARMÉE

Guinea-Bissau

MILITARY SILENCES MEDIA FOLLOWING MURDERS OF PRESIDENT AND ARMY HEAD

Privately-owned radio stations in the tiny west African country Guinea-Bissau were ordered to stop broadcasting following the assassination of the President and the army's Chief of Staff, report the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Guinea-Bissau

AUTORIDADES ACOSAN DEBIDO A INFORMES ACERCA DE COMERCIO DE DROGAS

Guinea-Bissau

LES AUTORITÉS HARCÈLENT LA PRESSE À CAUSE DE REPORTAGES SUR LE TRAFIC DE DROGUE

Guinea-Bissau

AUTHORITIES HARASS PRESS OVER REPORTS ON DRUG TRADE

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Amnesty International have called on Guinea-Bissau President Joao Bernardo Vieira to stop official harassment of journalists reporting on drug trafficking in the West African country.

Guinea-Bissau

FERME DES JOURNAUX TANDIS QUE LES NATIONS UNIES EXPRIMENT LEUR INQUIÉTUDE

Guinea-Bissau

GOBIERNO CIERRA PERIÓDICOS MIENTRAS ONU EXPRESA PREOCUPACIÓN

Guinea-Bissau

GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN NEWSPAPERS AS UN VOICES CONCERN

Amidst concerns expressed by the United Nations Security Council over the political situation in Guinea-Bissau, the government has ordered two independent newspapers to shut down operations, report the West African Journalist's Association (WAJA) and Reporters sans frontières (RSF). In a public statement released on 29 October, WAJA condemned the decision to close down "Diario de Bissau" and "Gazeta de Noticias" and urged the government to "work towards defusing the destructive atmosphere that predominates in the country." WAJA added that the government may also close down two independent radio stations – "Radio Pindjiguiti" and "Bombolom".