In Niger, journalist faces up to 3 years jail for alleged defamation of PM - Committee to Protect Journalists

In Niger, journalist faces up to 3 years jail for alleged defamation of PM - Committee to Protect Journalists

Dakar, September 17, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities in Niger to immediately release Ali Soumana, publishing director of the privately owned Le Courrier newspaper, after Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine complained of defamation. “Ali Soumana’s imprisonment illustrates that press freedom in Niger has declined since last year, when President Abdourahmane Tchiani reintroduced prison sentences for defamation, said…