Nine newspapers in Ivory Coast have closed down in protest at alleged harassment by supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo.
The papers - both independent titles and those backing or Gbagbo's rival, Alassane Ouattara - claim their staff had suffered more than two months of physical threats.
Gbagbo refuses to give up the presidency after November's election, in which Ouattara was widely seen as the winner.
The owners of the nine newspapers - which include leading titles Le Nouveau Reveil, Le Patriote and Nord-Sud - said they were suspending publication "until further notice".
"Our journalists are constantly at risk of death," said the newspapers' joint spokesman Dembele Al Seni.
The papers also said they were being regularly fined by Ivory Coast's media regulatory body, which remains loyal to Gbagbo.
The international media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, said its "concern for press freedom in Ivory Coast is mounting by the day".
It condemned the recent lynching of a journalist employed by a pro-Gbagbo newspaper in Abidjan, where many Ouattara supporters live.
It also said the main transmission centre of RTI, the state-owned broadcaster controlled by the Gbagbo camp, had been recently attacked by Ouattara supporters.
Sources: AFP/BBC/Reporters without Borders
