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Senegalese government asked to decriminalise libel


Senegalese government asked to decriminalise libel
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Dakar, Senegal, 23 August 2012. Senegalese journalist Madiambal Diagne (C) moderates a round-table discussion on human rights and freedom of expression in Gambia, SEYLLOU/AFP via Getty Images
The MFWA calls on Senegal to decriminalise press offenses following journalist Madiambal Diagne s punitive sentencing.
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 25 June 2021.
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is very concerned about the June 17, 2021 sentencing of journalist Madiambal Diagne to three months in prison for defamation.
The Manager of
Le Quotidien newspaper, Madiambal Diagne, was sentenced by a Dakar court following a suit by magistrate Souleymane Teliko, also President of the Union of Magistrates of Senegal (UMS). The media manager was sentenced to six months in prison with three months suspended, and a fine of 5 ....

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