3 Nigerien journalists detained after broadcast on Russia military cooperation - Committee to Protect Journalists

Niger urged to release journalists detained for reporting on country’s military ties with Russia

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called on Nigerien officials to free three Sahara FM radio journalists who have been detained twice for covering Niger’s intelligence collaboration with Russia. According to CPJ’s Francophone Africa representative Moussa Ngom, the ongoing detentions of journalists highlights a growing trend of censorship concerning security issues in Niger. Ngom stated: “Nigerien authorities must stop crimin…

3 Nigerien journalists detained after broadcast on Russia military cooperation - Committee to Protect Journalists

Dakar, May 15, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerien authorities to swiftly and unconditionally release journalists Hamid Mahmoud, Massaouda Jaharou, and Mahaman Sani, with the privately owned Sahara FM radio station, after they were arrested for the second time in four days on May 10 for broadcasting information about the country’s military cooperation with Russia. “The repeated arrests of Hamid Mahmoud, Massaouda Jaharou,…