Attacks on the Press in 2008: Senegal
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
12 March 2009
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President Macky Sall’s decision to cancel the tax debts of media outlets is aimed at easing political tensions in the country.
Shocked by the violent attack on Maïmouna Ndour Faye, Senegal’s media fraternity are asking government to expedite investigations into the incident.
Senegal-based human rights group AfricTivistes and local journalists Ayoba Faye and Moussa Ngom are challenging Senegal’s 2023 internet shutdowns at the ECOWAS Court of Justice.