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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called on Nigerien officials to free three Sahara FM radio journalists who have been detained twice for covering Niger’s intelligence collaboration with Russia.
According to CPJ’s Francophone Africa Representative Moussa Ngom, the ongoing detentions of journalists highlights a growing trend of censorship concerning security issues in Niger. Ngom stated: “Nigerien authorities must stop criminalizing journalism, immediately release all three of the Sahara FM journalists, and allow them to return to their newsroom.”
Hamid Mahmoud, Massaouda Jaharu, and Mahaman Sani, journalists of the private radio station Sahara FM, were first arrested on May 8 after their station aired a news article claiming that Niger had covertly ended its intelligence cooperation with Russia and Türkiye due to inefficient equipment. They also reported that the country had canceled an urgent partnership with a Moroccan firm due to alleged fears of Western influence. After being interrogated by the police, the journalists were taken to the prosecutor’s office, and the court ordered their release the next day due to the lack of legal grounds for their detention. Later, during the night between May 9 and 10, the reporters were arrested again.
The freedom of expression is a universal right guaranteed by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which amounts to everyone having the opportunity to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Even though the freedom of expression is explicitly protected in Article 30 of Niger Constitution, its curtailment remains dire as journalists and activists are being arrested and detained and rights organizations report that security forces are abusing their power by arresting protesters and using excessive force to suppress protests, sometimes resulting in death.
Rights groups have also warned that other human rights in Niger, including the right to truth, justice and reparation, have been violated since the 2023 military coup, noting that their protection requires immediate action.
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According to CPJ’s Francophone Africa Representative Moussa Ngom, the ongoing detentions of journalists highlights a growing trend of censorship concerning security issues in Niger. Ngom stated: “Nigerien authorities must stop criminalizing journalism, immediately release all three of the Sahara FM journalists, and allow them to return to their newsroom.”
Hamid Mahmoud, Massaouda Jaharu, and Mahaman Sani, journalists of the private radio station Sahara FM, were first arrested on May 8 after their station aired a news article claiming that Niger had covertly ended its intelligence cooperation with Russia and Türkiye due to inefficient equipment. They also reported that the country had canceled an urgent partnership with a Moroccan firm due to alleged fears of Western influence. After being interrogated by the police, the journalists were taken to the prosecutor’s office, and the court ordered their release the next day due to the lack of legal grounds for their detention. Later, during the night between May 9 and 10, the reporters were arrested again.
The freedom of expression is a universal right guaranteed by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which amounts to everyone having the opportunity to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Even though the freedom of expression is explicitly protected in Article 30 of Niger Constitution, its curtailment remains dire as journalists and activists are being arrested and detained and rights organizations report that security forces are abusing their power by arresting protesters and using excessive force to suppress protests, sometimes resulting in death.
Rights groups have also warned that other human rights in Niger, including the right to truth, justice and reparation, have been violated since the 2023 military coup, noting that their protection requires immediate action.
The post Niger urged to release journalists detained for reporting on country’s military ties with Russia appeared first on JURIST - News.
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