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Imprisoned
May 5
Ibrahim Hamidou, Tribune du Peuple, IMPRISONED
Hamidou, managing director of the independent weekly Tribune du Peuple, was arrested without charge in connection with the May 3 publication of an article critical of Col. Ibrahim Barre Mainassara. Hamidou was released on May 13.
July 30
Abdoulaye Senyi, Haske, British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), IMPRISONED
Senyi, a reporter for the independent newspaper Haske and a correspondent for the BBC, was arrested, apparently because of a BBC broadcast in which Senyi quoted a U.S. State Department communiqué that said the U.S. government intended to cut aid to Niger. Senyi was not charged. He was released on Aug. 3.
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