(IPI/IFEX) – According to IPI, on 15 April 1998, the Liberian Ministry of Information finally granted “The New Democrat” newspaper a permit to resume publishing. **Updates IFEX alerts of 20 February 1998 and 1 May 1996** The weekly existed and was registered with the Ministry of Information before the destruction of its offices in April […]
(IPI/IFEX) – According to IPI, on 15 April 1998, the Liberian Ministry of
Information finally granted “The New Democrat” newspaper a permit to resume
publishing.
**Updates IFEX alerts of 20 February 1998 and 1 May 1996**
The weekly existed and was registered with the Ministry of Information
before the destruction of its offices in April 1996, when warring factions
destroyed all independent media outlets in the Liberian capital, Monrovia.
The New Democrat was not allowed to relaunch its operations due to the
government’s claim that the paper had failed to meet a (January 1997)
deadline, based on a 1972 law which requires all newspapers to register
within a certain timeframe.