Third Niger journalist jailed over story

A court in Niger's capital, Niamey, has jailed a third journalist within a month for publishing "false information". Salif Dago was sentenced to six months for his story in L'Enquêteur which told of an alleged macabre ritual involving the killing of a baby. The US-based press watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists, said: "The Niger authorities have no justification for jailing journalists for what they write." On September 1, Maman Abou and Oumarou Keita, were each sentenced to 18 months for defaming the government and publishing false information. (Via AllAfrica.com)