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The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

WAN demands end to Niger's newspaper ban

A weekly newspaper In Niger has been banned by government order because it published an article that allegedly libelled the president, Mamadou Tandja. In a letter of protest to Niger's prime minister, Hama Amadou, the World Association of Newspapers argues that the banning of L'Opinion "constitutes a clear breach of the right to freedom of expression, which is guaranteed by numerous international conventions" and calls for it to be lifted immediately. (Via AllAfrica News: Press and Media)

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