Niger frees news editor who aired junta-critical story

Niger frees news editor who aired junta-critical story

Guardian | 21-01-2025 09:53am |

Niger has freed an editor-in-chief arrested after his TV news channel aired a programme critical of the ruling junta, the broadcaster told AFP on Monday. Seyni Amadou, editor-in-chief of private broadcaster Canal 3 TV, was arrested on Saturday, in the latest crackdown on the press since the military took power in a 2023 coup. His [...]The post Niger frees news editor who aired junta-critical story appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

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