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From the Communiqué

26 June 2007

JOURNALISTS, TEACHER SENTENCED FOR SCHOOL ESSAY

Five journalists and a 10th grade teacher have been jailed in Mali for "offending the head of state" over a story on a high school essay assignment about an imaginary presidential sex scandal, report the Network of African Freedom of Expression Organisations (NAFEO), an initiative of IFEX members, and other free expression groups.
19 June 2001

DEFAMATION CHARGE AGAINST PUBLIC TV DIRECTOR DROPPED

The defamation complaint against Sidiki Konaté, director-general of the Office of Radio and Television in Mali (ORTM), has been withdrawn according to Reporters sans frontières (RSF). On 16 May, Konaté was convicted of criminal defamation following a television broadcast in which the mayor of Bamako accused Malian magistrates of being corrupt and inefficient. RSF reports that a few days after Konaté was sentenced to one month in prison, the National Union of the Magistracy withdrew its complaint against him. The case is now closed.

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27 February 2008

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Alerts

Newspaper journalist detained overnight by police officer 26 September 2008 Politician assaults journalist over election coverage 1 August 2007 Court imposes prison sentences for newspaper report on school essay that mocked imaginary president 26 June 2007 Journalist Ibrahim Famakan Coulibaly assaulted by security forces for protesting teacher's imprisonment 22 June 2007 Four newspaper editors join reporter and school teacher in jail over school essay making fun of imaginary president 21 June 2007 High school essay assignment lands journalist in prison 18 June 2007 Radio station targeted over critical broadcasts as elections approach 14 March 2007 Court orders four-month suspended sentences for two editors 9 March 2007 Six radio station staff sentenced to one month in prison with no parole for broadcasting without a licence 30 August 2006 Newspaper editors fined, newspaper ordered to pay damages to politician 8 May 2006 Radio journalist abducted, beaten and left for dead 5 July 2005 CPJ concerned about jailing of three journalists 5 November 2003 Public television director sentenced to one month in prison for defamation 18 May 2001 Ruling party MP assaults journalist 31 August 2000 Journalist attacked 15 May 1998 "Nouvel Horizon" journalist Mamadou Dabo arrested 6 June 1995 See all alerts: Mali
 
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