2 Journalists Arrested for Alleged Defamation of a Minister in Madagascar

Sub-Saharan Africa  23 July 2014

Two journalists from the daily paper Madagascar Matin were placed under arrest at Antanimora's jail, in the capital city of Madagascar, Antananarivo. Earlier this morning (July 23), both of them were summoned to the Brigade of Fiadanana for a hearing.  Solo Rajaonson, another local journalist,  posted the following update in...