Jeune Afrique, Le Monde
Date: 1976 - 1984 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Region: Africa [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Medium: Print Journalism [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Artist: Journalists
Confronting Bodies: Algerian Government
Dates of Action: 1982-1988
Location: Algeria
Description of Artwork: Algerian press
The Incident: " ...the Paris-based "Jeune Afrique" was banned, and the French daily "Le Monde" was periodically seized for carrying articles the government found objectionable."
Results of Incident: " ...Before the October 1988 riots, it was impossible for journalists to investigate or publish material relating to high-level government corruption, unless the information was provided by the Chadi administration itself. Radio and television were government- run, and the print media was published either by the government or the FLN. The authorities also tightly controlled the circulation of foreign journals...
Source: A Fund For Free Expression Report, Off Censorship and Corruption [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]
