Niger's Junta Tightens Its Grip On Free Expression
Prosecutors sought a five-year sentence for Abrourahamane Lirwana as authorities kept journalist Moussa Kaka’s detention secret, rights groups said.
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Niger’s Junta Tightens Its Grip on Free Expression
Click to expand Image Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka, former correspondent for Radio France Internationale, February 12, 2007. © 2007 Seyllou/AFP via Getty Images A lawyer in Niger faces prosecution over comments about the army on social media while a prominent journalist and critic of the country’s military junta is being held in secret, with authorities refusing to identify his alleged offense. These cases together highlight a broadening crac…
Journalist Moussa Kaka has reportedly been arrested by Nigerien authorities. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says he is "alive and being held." Our guest, Sadibou Marong, director of RSF's West Africa office, provides an update on his situation and the steps being taken to secure his release.
The junta led by Abdourahamane Tiani would accuse the director of RTS, and former RFI correspondent, of having "committed an offence", without specifying which one, and announced that he should "respond to the courts".
In Niger, journalist Moussa Kaka is indeed "being detained by the authorities," Reporters Without Borders (RSF) confirmed on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, after speaking with the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Alio Daouda. Our colleague, whom you heard reporting on Nigerien news for years on our station, disappeared after leaving the offices of his media outlet, Radio Télévision Saraounia, on the evening of August 13 in Niamey. This is the ve…
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