Togo has charged two journalists who have been critical of the government with "contempt of authority" and "spreading false statements...Togo has charged two journalists who have been critical of the government with “contempt of authority” and “spreading false statements on social media”, their lawyer said Saturday.
“The two journalists were transferred on Friday to the Lome prison” in the capital, their lawyer Elom Kpade said. Amnesty International earlier this month called for Ayite and Egah’s release, denouncing what it called an “arbitrary detention” and accusing the authorities of wanting to “silence critics”.
L’Alternative was suspended in February for four months in a case involving Housing Minister Koffi Tsolenyanu.
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