CPJ, partners write to Nigerian president over VP comments about press freedom

CPJ, partners write to Nigerian president over VP comments about press freedom

Bola Ahmed TinubuPresident of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Sent via email Dear President Tinubu, We, the undersigned Nigerian and international press freedom organizations, write to express alarm over Vice President Kashim Shettima Mustapha’s recent remarks suggesting that no journalists have been harassed in Nigeria since you took office. This mischaracterization conveys a grave indifference to the numerous and well-documented attacks on the…

Six Nigerian, Int’l Press Freedom Groups Write Tinubu Seeking Accountability for Attacks Against Journalists

Six Nigerian and international media freedom organizations have written a joint letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to hold accountable those responsible for abuses against the media which occurred during and before his tenure, and take further action to reform Nigerian laws to ensure journalism is not criminalized. The letter, signed by Ms Angela Quintal, Africa Director of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)…

Attacks Against Journalists: Media Freedom Groups Task Tinubu to Hold Perpetrators Accountable

Six Nigerian and international media freedom organisations have written a joint letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to hold accountable those responsible for abuses against the media which occurred during and before his tenure, and take further action to reform Nigerian laws to ensure journalism is not criminalised. The letter, signed by Ms […]