Freedom of the Press 2007: Benin
27 February 2008
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In separate incidents Benin’s media regulator has indefinitely suspended the operations of ‘La Gazette du Golfe’, while ‘Radio Oméga’ in Burkina Faso is off the air.
Aziz Imorou was detained after he published a Facebook article in which he reported an alleged act of aggression against himself by a bodyguard of a government official.
Benin’s media regulator has been criticised for a directive ordering the closure of non-compliant online media outlets.