Committee to Protect Journalists - Chad tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2013-02-13T15:44:28Z Movable Type 4.38 Gunmen harass two journalists from Chadian paper tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21212 2013-02-13T15:37:56Z 2013-02-13T15:44:28Z Two editors of the private trimonthly Abba Garde (The Sentinel) were harassed and attacked in N'Djamena, the capital, in December 2012, according to local journalists and news reports. Local journalists told CPJ they believed the attacks were in reprisal for the paper's critical coverage of the government.... Committee to Protect Journalists Two editors of the private trimonthly Abba Garde (The Sentinel) were harassed and attacked in N'Djamena, the capital, in December 2012, according to local journalists and news reports. Local journalists told CPJ they believed the attacks were in reprisal for the paper's critical coverage of the government.

]]> Al-Jazeera journalists detained in Mali for two days tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20749 2012-12-05T21:52:38Z 2012-12-05T22:02:29Z New York, December 5, 2012--Malian authorities should immediately return the passports and equipment seized from two international Al-Jazeera journalists who were detained for more than two days over the weekend for attempting to cross into militant-controlled territory, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.... Committee to Protect Journalists Two journalists were detained for attempting to visit Gao, a town that Al-Qaeda-linked militants have seized. (AFP/Issouf Sanogo)

New York, December 5, 2012--Malian authorities should immediately return the passports and equipment seized from two international Al-Jazeera journalists who were detained for more than two days over the weekend for attempting to cross into militant-controlled territory, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

]]> Security agents assault journalists in Chad tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20709 2012-11-27T15:34:34Z 2012-11-27T15:38:02Z Armed agents from the National Security Agency in N'Djamena, the capital, beat two reporters on November 16, 2012, and detained them in handcuffs on the premises of a private hospital, according to local journalists.... Committee to Protect Journalists Armed agents from the National Security Agency in N'Djamena, the capital, beat two reporters on November 16, 2012, and detained them in handcuffs on the premises of a private hospital, according to local journalists.

]]> In Chad, journalists report being intimidated by official tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20661 2012-11-14T18:00:46Z 2012-11-14T18:46:19Z Lagos, Nigeria, November 14, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Chadian authorities to investigate reports of official intimidation of journalists working for a private community radio station in the southern town of Doba. Alnodji Mbairaba Jean-paul, the editor-in-chief of La Voix du Paysan, told CPJ that he and... Committee to Protect Journalists

Lagos, Nigeria, November 14, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Chadian authorities to investigate reports of official intimidation of journalists working for a private community radio station in the southern town of Doba.

Alnodji Mbairaba Jean-paul, the editor-in-chief of La Voix du Paysan, told CPJ that he and two other journalists had been intimidated and threatened by Lamlengar Ngasebey, the town's mayor, and members of his family. La Voix du Paysan had broadcast on September 20, 21, 28 a series of news reports in which local citizens accused Ngasebey of abuse of power, mismanagement, and hiring practices that favored attractive women, the journalists said.

]]> In Chad, police beat journalist for asking questions tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20644 2012-11-08T21:23:59Z 2012-11-08T21:26:13Z On September 30, 2012, Yves Phono Kepmi, a journalist with Radio Terre Nouvelle, was beaten by police officers in Chad's southwestern Mayo-Kebbi Est region for asking questions about a civil disturbance he was reporting on, according to local journalists.... Committee to Protect Journalists On September 30, 2012, Yves Phono Kepmi, a journalist with Radio Terre Nouvelle, was beaten by police officers in Chad's southwestern Mayo-Kebbi Est region for asking questions about a civil disturbance he was reporting on, according to local journalists.

]]> Judicial intimidation of editor and newspaper in Chad tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20494 2012-10-05T20:55:14Z 2012-10-05T21:03:25Z Lagos, Nigeria, October 5, 2012--Chadian authorities are abusing the judicial and law enforcement systems to silence news coverage critical of the government's performance, censoring publications and targeting one editor with an unjust criminal conviction. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the government to immediately halt its actions.... Committee to Protect Journalists Lagos, Nigeria, October 5, 2012--Chadian authorities are abusing the judicial and law enforcement systems to silence news coverage critical of the government's performance, censoring publications and targeting one editor with an unjust criminal conviction. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the government to immediately halt its actions.

]]> CPJ, African groups call for press freedom commitment tag:cpj.org,2010://1.14886 2010-07-08T15:20:47Z 2010-07-13T19:03:59Z Your Excellencies: As you gather in Paris for festivities that celebrate your nations’ 50 years of independence, we, the undersigned African press freedom advocates petition for your public commitment to a free, vibrant, and self-sustaining press as a cornerstone of the development of francophone Africa in the next five decades. Committee to Protect Journalists Chad expels Cameroonian journalist after Nobel story tag:cpj.org,2009://1.13744 2009-10-16T20:42:13Z 2009-10-16T20:49:50Z Committee to Protect Journalists Ebodé (La Voix du Tchad)New York, October 16, 2009—Chadian authorities summarily expelled a Cameroonian-born journalist from the country on Wednesday, a day after he wrote an op-ed in response to a government official’s suggestion that the Nobel Peace Prize should have been awarded to Chad President Idriss Deby. ]]> Attacks on the Press in 2008: Africa Developments tag:cpj.org,2009://1.10704 2009-02-10T05:53:00Z 2009-04-21T14:21:29Z Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ CPJ urges Chad to repeal repressive media law tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.2212 2008-06-06T16:00:00Z 2008-09-10T19:30:40Z Dear Mr. Prime Minister, We are heartened by your recent statements in support of a private, independent press, and we now urge you to further your commitment by pushing for the repeal of Presidential Decree 5. Committee to Protect Journalists June 6, 2008

His Excellency Youssouf Saleh Abbas
Prime Minister of the Republic of Chad
c/o The Embassy of Chad to the United States
2002 R Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009

Via facsimile: (202) 265-1937

Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

We are heartened by your recent statements in support of a private, independent press, and we now urge you to further your commitment by pushing for the repeal of Presidential Decree 5.

]]> Lone foreign correspondent forced out of Chad tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6476 2008-03-21T16:00:00Z 2008-03-21T16:00:00Z New York, March 21, 2008--The Chadian government effectively forced the country's only permanent foreign correspondent to leave the country on Thursday after withdrawing her work permit without explanation, according to news reports. Sonia Rolley, a journalist reporting for several France-based media outlets, including Radio France Internationale (RFI), Agence France-Presse (AFP),... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, March 21, 2008--The Chadian government effectively forced the country's only permanent foreign correspondent to leave the country on Thursday after withdrawing her work permit without explanation, according to news reports.

Sonia Rolley, a journalist reporting for several France-based media outlets, including Radio France Internationale (RFI), Agence France-Presse (AFP), French daily Libération and international television news channel France 24, left the capital N'Djamena after authorities notified RFI on Tuesday that her work permit had been pulled, Rolley told CPJ from Paris today.

]]> Chad's media faltering in wake of deadly unrest tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.2211 2008-03-03T17:00:00Z 2008-09-15T18:46:45Z Dear Mr. President, We are writing to express our alarm about the increasing restrictions against Chad's once-vibrant independent media, particularly following the deadly rebel assault on the capital, N'djamena, in early February. Committee to Protect Journalists March 3, 2008

President Idriss Deby Itno
President of the Republic of Chad
c/o The Embassy of Chad to the United States
2002 R Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009

Via facsimile: (202) 265-1937

Dear Mr. President,

We are writing to express our alarm about the increasing restrictions against Chad's once-vibrant independent media, particularly following the deadly rebel assault on the capital, N'djamena, in early February.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2007: Africa Snapshots tag:cpj.org,2008://1.6721 2008-02-05T16:59:20Z 2009-04-07T17:36:46Z Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks & developments throughout the region]]> Tchad: la police ferme une station de radio tag:216.139.245.96,2007:/cases//9.90 2008-01-17T17:00:00Z 2008-01-17T17:00:00Z New York, 17 janvier 2008--La police de la capitale tchadienne, N'djamena,  a fermé mercredi par la force une station de radio et a arrêté son directeur sur des allégations de diffamation, suite à la diffusion d'un communiqué de presse d'une association qui milite pour la défense des consommateurs, selon les... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, 17 janvier 2008--La police de la capitale tchadienne, N'djamena,  a fermé mercredi par la force une station de radio et a arrêté son directeur sur des allégations de diffamation, suite à la diffusion d'un communiqué de presse d'une association qui milite pour la défense des consommateurs, selon les journalistes locaux et les médias.

]]> Chadian police take radio station off the air tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6474 2008-01-17T17:00:00Z 2008-01-17T17:00:00Z New York, January 17, 2008—Police in the Chadian capital, N'djamena, forced a radio station launched by local human rights activists off the air on Wednesday and detained its director on allegations of defamation over the broadcast of a press release by a consumer advocacy group, according to local journalists and... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, January 17, 2008—Police in the Chadian capital, N'djamena, forced a radio station launched by local human rights activists off the air on Wednesday and detained its director on allegations of defamation over the broadcast of a press release by a consumer advocacy group, according to local journalists and news reports.

The studios of FM Liberté remained sealed under police guard today and Station Director Djekourninga Kaoutar Lazare was expected to spend a second consecutive night in custody, according to local journalists.

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