Chad - Chadian justice not hampered by legal constraints

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the way President Idriss Déby's family and the president's office are manipulating the judicial system in order to censor the media. Two publications have been the targets of arbitrary judicial measures initiated by them in recent weeks. An N'djamena judge ordered the close of the weekly Abba Garde on 10 July at the request of the High Council for Communication, which in turned acted in response to a complaint by the president's office. A separate court (...)

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