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RSF releases report on press freedom situation in Guinea and Niger

The result of recent fact-finding visits to Conakry and Niamey, the report describes recent transitions to democracy in these two countries as periods favourable to media freedom and evaluates the current situation and challenges ahead.

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New media decree gags foreign journalists

Foreign journalists and media outlets must now seek clearance from Niger's communications ministry and pay large, non-refundable fees prior to entering the country to work on films or documentaries, reports the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). This new media law, issued on 3 June, also stipulates that journalists must submit final versions of their work to the ministry.

JOURNALIST MOUSSA KAKA FREED

IFEX members hailed the provisional release of Moussa Kaka, a local reporter for Radio France International (RFI) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), who has been freed after spending more than a year in jail on charges of collaborating with rebels in northern Niger.

BBC CREW CENSORED FOR REPORTING HUNGER

The government of Niger is trying to censor media coverage of hunger and malnutrition in parts of the country reportedly hit by a food shortage, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says. Officials have been ordered not to speak to the media about the possibility of famine after authorities withdrew accreditation from a BBC television crew who reported last week on hunger in the central region of Maradi.

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Reports

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Attacks on the Press in 2008: Niger

Annual Report 2008: Niger

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