Cameroon - Three journalists held in several defamation cases

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the muzzling of the press in Cameroon, where three journalists are currently held on defamation charges, and calls on the government to decriminalize media offences. The latest to be detained is Guy Nsigué, a sports reporter for the Mboafootball.com website and Radio Sport Info, who was arrested on 21 October by men from the defence ministry, which is also the headquarters of Cameroon's Gendarmerie. Zacharie Ndiomo, the editor of the bimonthly Le Zénith, (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - jeudi 23 octobre 2014