‘A day with out press’ in Guinea because the media snubs ruling junta

A number of personal media and on-line retailers in Guinea launched a one-day boycott of reports in protest at press and web restrictions by the authorities.

The protest was introduced Monday after the ruling army shut down two radio stations owned by the Afric Imaginative and prescient group, restricted entry to in style web sites and social media, and threatened to shut any media that “undermines nationwide unity.”

“From 5AM, till now after I’m speaking with you, there is no such thing as a radio being broadcast, not less than in FM band, and due to this fact TV is 100% down, besides RTG (ed: Radio Tv Guineenne), nationwide tv. And in addition, TV is the packages, the packages are down, it is simply the music, so for us it is satisfying,” stated Kemo Mansaré, President of ATPAG (Affiliation of Skilled Media and Audiovisual Technicians of Guinea).

The federal government has denied any crackdown in opposition to Afric Imaginative and prescient or blocking of the web. Civilians at the moment are calling upon the federal government to respect freedom of the press as enshrined within the structure.

“I believe it’s not good, it’s not good for us, the inhabitants, it’s not good for the state, as a result of the media journalists are our sources of data. And regardless of the abundance of social networks, and even that’s presently blocked. And we handle to hearken to the radios and the TVs to raised inform ourselves. As a result of an uninformed individual, or society, is a hazard to society,” stated one resident.

The state has been run by the army since 2021, when President Alpha Conde was overthrown.

The opposition has known as for contemporary demonstrations within the capital Conakry on Wednesday and Thursday.

Further sources • AFP