Senegal

(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders condemns a decision by the National Council for Broadcasting Regulation (CNRA) on 14 March 2009 to suspend three community radio stations based in the Dakar suburbs for two months for violating the rules governing their operations by covering political issues relating to the current local election campaign. “Contrary to all […]

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Senegal

(MFWA/IFEX) – On 23 January 2009, El Malick Seck, managing editor of “24 Heures Chrono”, lost his petition when an appeals court confirmed the three-year sentence meted out to him. On 12 September 2008, Seck was sentenced for defaming President Abdoulaye Wade and his son Abdoul Karim Wade. The “24 Heures Chrono” newspaper was also […]

(MFWA/IFEX) – For the third time in four months, El Malick Seck, managing editor of “24 Heures Chrono”, a privately-owned, Dakar-based newspaper, has been convicted of defaming top Senegalese government officials. On September 12, 2008, Seck was handed a three-year prison term for defaming President Abdoulaye Wade and his son. The “24 Heures Chrono” newspaper […]

(MFWA/IFEX) – An Appeal court in Dakar on 2 December 2008 rejected the bail application filed by lawyers of El Malick Seck, jailed editor-in-chief of the privately-owned “24 Heures Chrono” newspaper. Seck’s lawyers appealed immediately after he was handed a three-year prison sentence on 12 September, for “public insult” and publishing “false news”. His newspaper […]

(MFWA/IFEX) – El Malick Seck, jailed editor-in-chief of the privately-owned newspaper “24 Heures Chrono”, will appear in a Dakar court on 28 October 2008 to answer defamation charges brought against him by the country’s Minister of the Interior, Sheikh Tidiane Sy. According to a Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) correspondent, the suit follows an […]

(MFWA/IFEX) – Lawyers of El Malick Seck, jailed editor-in-chief of “24 Heures Chrono”, a Dakar-based daily newspaper, on 12 September 2008 appealed the three-year prison sentence given their client by a court for publishing “false news”, “inciting the public” and “public insult”. Media Foundation for West Africa’s (MFWA) correspondent reported that Demba Ciré Bathily, lead […]

(MFWA/IFEX) – On 8 September 2008, a court in Dakar awarded an amount of 20 million FCFA (about US$43,187) as compensation to “L’As”, a privately-owned Dakar-based newspaper, which was recently ransacked by individuals loyal to Minister of Aviation Farba Senghor. The court also awarded 2 million FCFA (about US$4,318) as compensation to the newspaper’s security […]

(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders urges President Abdoulaye Wade to quickly embark on a thorough overhaul of Senegal’s press legislation after El Malick Seck, the editor of the Dakar-based daily “24 Heures Chrono”, was sentenced to three years in prison on 12 September 2008 for an article claiming that the president was involved in money […]

(MFWA/IFEX) – On 1 September 2008, El Malick Seck, editor-in-chief of “24 Heures Chrono”, a Dakar-based daily newspaper who is being detained for allegedly libelling President Abdoulaye Wade, made his first appearance in court. Media Foundation for West Africa’s (MFWA) correspondent reported that when the case was called, the State’s prosecutor asked for an adjournment […]

(MFWA/IFEX) – On 28 August 2008, the Senegalese police stormed the premises of “24 Heures Chrono”, a privately-owned, Dakar-based daily newspaper, sealed off its offices and arrested El Malick Seck, the editor-in-chief. The police also seized the 28 August edition of the publication. A MFWA correspondent reported that the closure of the “24 Heures Chrono” […]

(MFWA/IFEX) – On 27 August 2008, the Senegalese Police arrested nine men suspected of perpetrating attacks on two privately-owned, Dakar-based newspapers. On 17 August 2008, the offices of “24 Heures Chrono” and “L’As” newpapers, were ransacked by assailants who arrived in a white Toyota L200 bearing official Senegalese Government registration numbers. They forced their way […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: Government vehicle seen in Senegalese newsroom attacks New York, August 19, 2008 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that a government vehicle was used to ransack the offices of two Senegalese independent newspapers on Sunday. The attacks came just three days after […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 4 August 2008 IFJ media release: The IFJ Calls on Senegal to End Intimidation of Media The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the Senegalese authorities to put an end to the attacks on media and independent journalists and to build a new relationship with journalists. The […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is worried about recent comments made by Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and certain government ministers and ruling party legislators indicating a desire to step up censorship of the independent press. “The repeated scathing comments about the independent media can only aggravate the climate of hostility between the press and government,” RSF said. […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 26 June 2008 CPJ letter to Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade: His Excellency Abdoulaye Wade President of the Republic of Senegal c/o Embassy of the Republic of Senegal to the United States 2112 Wyoming Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20008 Via Facsimile: (202) 332-6315 Dear Mr. President, Following the brutal beating […]