Niger: RSF demands the 'immediate lifting' of the suspension of nine French media outlets

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the immediate lifting of the suspension of nine French media outlets in Niger, a decision deemed abusive by the NGO. The military regime, in power since a coup in July 2023, justified the suspension by claiming that the content of these media could jeopardize public order. RSF condemned this decision as part of a new strategy of repression against press freedom in the Sahel region.