Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Niger’s Junta Tightens Its Grip on Free Expression

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par Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka, former correspondent for Radio France Internationale, February 12, 2007. © 2007 Seyllou/AFP via Getty Images A lawyer in Niger faces prosecution over comments about the army on social media while a prominent journalist and critic of the country’s military junta is being held in secret, with authorities refusing to identify his alleged offense. These cases together highlight a broadening crackdown in Niger, where the space for free expression is shrinking by the day.On September 21, police summoned Abrourahamane Lirwana, a well-known…

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