{"id":472789,"date":"2011-08-01T08:22:31","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T08:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/08\/01\/communications-council-lifts-ban-on-coverage-of-rocket-attack-on-presidents-residence\/"},"modified":"2011-08-01T08:22:31","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T08:22:31","slug":"communications-council-lifts-ban-on-coverage-of-rocket-attack-on-presidents-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/08\/01\/communications-council-lifts-ban-on-coverage-of-rocket-attack-on-presidents-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"Communications Council Lifts Ban on Coverage of Rocket Attack On President’s Residence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Committee to Protect Journalists<\/a> (New\u00a0York)<\/p>\n

28 July 2011<\/p>\n

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press release<\/p>\n

New York \u2014 Censorship of the press by the government of Guinean President Alpha Cond\u00e9 threatens the democratic strides made by the country in recent months, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.<\/p>\n

The Cond\u00e9-appointed chair of Guinea’s state-run media regulatory agency, the National Communications Council (CNC), lifted today a ban imposed since Monday on media coverage of the July 19 rocket attack on Cond\u00e9’s private residence in the capital, Conakry, according to local journalists and news reports. The United States has condemned the rocket attack, while praising the president for “working hard to establish democratic institutions.”<\/p>\n

Speaking to France’s state-funded international broadcaster Radio France Internationale this evening, CNC President Martine Cond\u00e9 (no relation to the president) said the ban was lifted under the condition that “there be no excesses.” The CNC’s ban had silenced talk and debate shows on private radio and television stations where listeners raised critical questions about the circumstances of the attack that left one person dead and the president unscathed, according to local journalists. Thirty-eight suspects, both civilian and military officers, are in custody, according to news reports.<\/p>\n

Speaking to CPJ on Wednesday, the CNC president accused the talk and debate programs of inciting “tensions.” “We want to avoid what has happened in other countries like Rwanda,” she told CPJ, referring to the government-sponsored hate media that fanned the 1994 genocide.<\/p>\n

The CNC has also imposed since June 10 a two-month suspension on Le D\u00e9fi, a private newspaper critical of Cond\u00e9’s government, over a column that criticized controversial public remarks by the country’s ombudsman, Gen. Facinet Tour\u00e9, about the Peul ethnic group, according to Ghana-based press freedom organization Media Foundation for West Africa. Tour\u00e9, a presidential appointee, took office pledging to advance national reconciliation and unity as a basis for democratization, but declared that political power in Guinea be kept away from the Peul because they controlled the economy of the country, according to CPJ research. Unidentified assailants then ransacked the offices of Le D\u00e9fi on July 20.<\/p>\n

The government has also suspended without explanation presenter Yamoussa Sidib\u00e9 of the Cond\u00e9-controlled public broadcaster Radio T\u00e9l\u00e9vision de Guin\u00e9e since July 17, according to local journalists and news reports.<\/p>\n

“This censorship by the government threatens the democratic progress made by the country in recent months,” said CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita. “We call on President Cond\u00e9 to end these restrictions.”<\/p>\n

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Committee to Protect Journalists (New\u00a0York) 28 July 2011 press release New York \u2014 Censorship of the press by the government of Guinean President Alpha Cond\u00e9 threatens the democratic strides made by the country in recent months, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The Cond\u00e9-appointed chair of Guinea’s state-run media regulatory agency, the National Communications Council (CNC), lifted today a ban imposed since Monday on media coverage of the July 19 rocket attack on Cond\u00e9’s private residence in the capital, Conakry, according to local journalists and news reports. The United States has condemned the rocket attack, while praising the president for “working hard to establish democratic institutions.” Speaking to France’s state-funded international broadcaster Radio France Internationale this evening, CNC President Martine Cond\u00e9 (no relation to the president) said the ban was lifted under the condition that “there be no excesses.” The CNC’s ban had silenced talk and debate shows on private radio and television stations where listeners raised critical questions about the circumstances of the attack that left one person dead and the president unscathed, according to local journalists. Thirty-eight suspects, both civilian and military officers, are in custody, according to news reports. Speaking to CPJ on Wednesday, the CNC president accused the talk and debate programs of inciting “tensions.” “We want to avoid what has happened in other countries like Rwanda,” she told CPJ, referring to the government-sponsored hate media that fanned the 1994 genocide. The CNC has also imposed since June 10 a two-month suspension on Le D\u00e9fi, a private newspaper critical of Cond\u00e9’s government, over a column that criticized controversial public remarks by the country’s ombudsman, Gen. Facinet Tour\u00e9, about the Peul ethnic group, according to Ghana-based press freedom organization Media Foundation for West Africa. Tour\u00e9, a presidential appointee, took office pledging to advance national reconciliation and unity as a basis for democratization, but declared that political power in Guinea be kept away from the Peul because they controlled the economy of the country, according to CPJ research. Unidentified assailants then ransacked the offices of Le D\u00e9fi on July 20. The government has also suspended without explanation presenter Yamoussa Sidib\u00e9 of the Cond\u00e9-controlled public broadcaster Radio T\u00e9l\u00e9vision de Guin\u00e9e since July 17, according to local journalists and news reports. “This censorship by the government threatens the democratic progress made by the country in recent months,” said CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita. “We call on President Cond\u00e9 to end these restrictions.” More News on allAfrica.com AllAfrica – All the Time <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-472789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nCommunications Council Lifts Ban on Coverage of Rocket Attack On President's Residence - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/08\/01\/communications-council-lifts-ban-on-coverage-of-rocket-attack-on-presidents-residence\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Communications Council Lifts Ban on Coverage of Rocket Attack On President's Residence - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Committee to Protect Journalists (New\u00a0York) 28 July 2011 press release New York \u2014 Censorship of the press by the government of Guinean President Alpha Cond\u00e9 threatens the democratic strides made by the country in recent months, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The Cond\u00e9-appointed chair of Guinea's state-run media regulatory agency, the National Communications Council (CNC), lifted today a ban imposed since Monday on media coverage of the July 19 rocket attack on Cond\u00e9's private residence in the capital, Conakry, according to local journalists and news reports. The United States has condemned the rocket attack, while praising the president for "working hard to establish democratic institutions." Speaking to France's state-funded international broadcaster Radio France Internationale this evening, CNC President Martine Cond\u00e9 (no relation to the president) said the ban was lifted under the condition that "there be no excesses." The CNC's ban had silenced talk and debate shows on private radio and television stations where listeners raised critical questions about the circumstances of the attack that left one person dead and the president unscathed, according to local journalists. Thirty-eight suspects, both civilian and military officers, are in custody, according to news reports. Speaking to CPJ on Wednesday, the CNC president accused the talk and debate programs of inciting "tensions." "We want to avoid what has happened in other countries like Rwanda," she told CPJ, referring to the government-sponsored hate media that fanned the 1994 genocide. The CNC has also imposed since June 10 a two-month suspension on Le D\u00e9fi, a private newspaper critical of Cond\u00e9's government, over a column that criticized controversial public remarks by the country's ombudsman, Gen. Facinet Tour\u00e9, about the Peul ethnic group, according to Ghana-based press freedom organization Media Foundation for West Africa. 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