Madagascar - Opposition radio suspends broadcasts after mutiny at military base

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders deplores the fact that Free FM, an opposition radio station based in Antananarivo, has been off the air for the past two days after angering Andry Rajoelina's transitional government by broadcasting a message by mutineering soldiers that announced the “dissolution of the current state institutions.” In a Facebook post on the evening of 22 July, Free FM director Lalatiana Rakotondrazafy wrote: “For the safety of its employees and its equipment, Free FM has decided to (...)

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