Niger: Editor And Owner of Newspaper Arrested, Detained After Libel Charge Filed By Government Minister

International Federation of Journalists (Brussels)

6 December 2007

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called for the release of L'enquêteur editor Ibrahim Souley and owner Soumana Maïga who were arrested in Niger after the Minister of Economy and Finance filed a libel complaint against the newspaper.