Benin - Benin press regulators halt publication of daily Le Béninois libéré

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is perplexed at the indefinite closure of the newspaper Le Béninois Libéré, ordered by the High Authority for Broadcasting and Communication (HAAC) on 8 December, and warns of the risk of further abuses. Le Béninois libéré was closed for “violating the ethical and professional rules” of journalism at a special public hearing on 8 December. Its articles were seized and its premises sealed. The paper's manager Aboubacar Takou and its publisher Eric Tchiakpè were banned from (...)

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