Burkina Faso: Junta suspends Jeune Afrique operations - Burkina Faso reliefweb.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reliefweb.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The military junta in Burkina Faso has suspended, until further notice, the print and online operations of French news outlets Jeune Afrique. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns this high-handed attitude of the Junta that has become a pattern to silence media outlets and to deprive citizens of valuable information.
Gambia: Journalist Charged With Interference With Witness allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Iranian government announced on 18 September its plans to establish a licensing system for journalists operating in the country.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is alarmed by the latest action announced by the government that will extend its control over information, stifling the remains of a thin body of independent journalism, and exacerbating the crackdown on local and international media.
Ariane Lavrilleux, the French journalist who revealed in November 2021 the French government’s complicity in “arbitrary executions”, was taken into police custody at 6am on Tuesday 19 September. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) condemn this brutal violation of media freedom and the fundamental democratic principle of protecting sources.