Djibouti - Reporters Without Borders asks U.N. rapporteur to help end journalist's torture

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders wrote today to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on torture, Juan E. Mendez, to inform him of its deep concern about the persecution of journalists in Djibouti. The press freedom organization asked the U.N. official to intervene urgently on behalf of radio journalist Farah Abadid Hildid, who works for the Europe-based station La Voix de Djibouti. The station broadcasted on short wave and is now available on the Internet, although access to its website is blocked in (...)

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