Journalists killed in Senegal since 1992
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After Charlie Hebdo attack, vigils, protests and publishing bans
January 27, 2015 2:18 PM ET
Protests against the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo were held in Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Middle East and parts of Africa over the weekend, as crowds demonstrated against the magazine's portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad, according to news reports....
In Senegal, journalists convicted of defamation
November 14, 2013 4:05 PM ET
A court in Dakar, the capital, on August 14, 2013, sentenced Mamadou Biaye, former editor of the private daily Le Quotidien, and Bastien David, an intern reporter for the paper, to one month in prison each on charges of criminal defamation, Agence France-Presse reported....
Senegalese journalist handed suspended prison sentence
January 3, 2013 6:34 PM ET
On December 18, 2012, a judge convicted editor El Malick Seck of weekly news magazine L'Exclusif of criminal defamation over a column critical of Sidy Lamine Niasse, the chief executive of private media group Walf, according to news reports....
In Senegal, police question radio journalist
August 28, 2012 10:23 AM ET
Police in Dakar, the capital, summoned Alassane Samba Diop, director of Radio Futurs Médias (RFM), for four hours of questioning on August 25, 2012, over an interview he broadcast the night before with the leader of a hardline Islamist group, according to news reports....
China's media footprint in Kenya
May 7, 2012 4:17 PM ET
Will China's quickly expanding media presence in Africa result in a fresh, alternative, and balanced perspective on the continent--much as Al-Jazeera altered the broadcast landscape with the launch of its English service in 2006--or will it be essentially an exercise in propaganda?...
Video: Bocar Dieng on reporting Senegal's elections
March 29, 2012 6:06 PM ET
Political violence in Senegal from Committee to Protect Journalists on Vimeo.Last week's unexpected coup d'etat in Mali somewhat overshadowed, in the international news cycle, a relatively peaceful transition of power in the neighboring democracy of Senegal. In a second-round vote, opposition leader Macky Sall on Sunday defeated his former mentor,...
Who knew? Senegalese arrest, prosecution can be swift
March 14, 2012 1:10 PM ET
Last week, a judge in Senegal convicted a man of assaulting three journalists outside their newspaper's office in the capital Dakar last month. The attack was not related to journalism, but the quick arrest and prosecution of the perpetrator serves as an instructive contrast between the handling of an...
Journalists threatened, assaulted amid Senegal election
February 29, 2012 4:49 PM ET
New York, February 29, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Senegalese authorities today to thoroughly investigate recent attacks on the media and ensure that the press is able to report freely on the country's presidential election results and potential run-off. CPJ has documented at least 12 incidents of...
In Senegal, two journalists get suspended prison terms
January 20, 2012 5:19 PM ET
New York, January 20, 2012--Two Senegalese journalists with the private daily Le Quotidien were handed suspended prison sentences this week in a criminal libel case over their coverage of an armed insurgency in a separatist province, according to news reports. ...
Journalists 'rebel' at Senegal's state broadcaster
July 29, 2011 3:23 PM ET
The Senegalese state-controlled radio and TV Corporation, Radio Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS), is experiencing an internal struggle for editorial freedom as Senegal moves toward a presidential election on February 26, 2012. ...