Date of publication: July 20, 2009
Source: VOA News
Author: Peter Clottey
In Niger, newspaper publishers and journalists will embark on a one-week strike Monday to protest what they describe as President Mamadou Tandja's move to silence the independent media.
The Niger Association of Independent Printers (ANEPI) also called on Nigeriens to join in the struggle to protect their freedoms.
This follows President Tandja's decree last week giving sweeping powers to the broadcasting commission to take punitive actions against any media criticism of his planned 4 August referendum...