Niger

The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by recent detentions in Niger of journalists critical of the government. In the past week, four journalists have been held for days without charge, two of whom remain in custody, and the justice minister has warned of a crackdown. Judicial police in the capital Niamey have since Monday detained Ousmane Dambadji, editor of L'Union, and TV presenter...

Reporters Without Borders has expressed concern at the tough line that Niger’s authorities have begun taking with journalists, arresting four in Niamey in the past five days. Zakari Adamou, the host of a talk show on privately-owned Canal 3 TV, and Ousmane Dan Badji, the editor of the newspaper L’Union, who was a guest on Adamou’s show, were summoned for questioning by the police yesterday...