New York, July 27, 2010—An Ivorian judge on Monday ordered
the release of three journalists who had been jailed for a story citing a
leaked official document, but he imposed a fine and suspension on their
newspaper, according to local journalists and news
reports.
New York, July 16,
2010—Three journalists were formally charged today
after refusing to reveal to Ivory Coast’s state prosecutor their sources for a corruption
story based on a document leaked from the prosecutor’s office. The
journalists could face up to 10 years in prison.
New York, July 15, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the arrest of three journalists in Ivory Coast who have been detained since Tuesday, when they refused to disclose sources for an investigative report detailing the results of a government probe into corruption in the coffee and cocoa export trade, according to local journalists and news reports.
