Nine independent and anti-government newspapers have suspended publication following harassment from President Laurent Gbagbo supporters. The protesting newspapers also say they are regularly fined by the media regulator. Meanwhile, supporters of Gbagbo’s rival, Alassane Ouattara, attacked the main transmission centre of Radio-Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI), the state-owned broadcaster.
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Ivory Coast: Media threats from rival political camps
Nine independent and anti-government newspapers have suspended publication following harassment from President Laurent Gbagbo supporters. The protesting newspapers also say they are regularly fined by the media regulator. Meanwhile, supporters of Gbagbo’s rival, Alassane Ouattara, attacked the main transmission centre of Radio-Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI), the state-owned broadcaster.
03 Mar 11
