April 10
Togo: Togolese Authorities Release Journalist Apollinaire Mewenemesse With Conditions
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of journalist and La Dépêche publishing director Apollinaire Mewenemesse and calls for Togolese authorities… Read more »
April 01
Togo: Togo Journalist Apollinaire Mewenemesse Detained for Defamation
Togolese authorities must release journalist Apollinaire Mewenemesse, drop all legal proceedings against him, and reform the country's laws to prevent journalists from being… Read more »
January 23
Togo: Pegasus Spyware Used to Target Togolese Journalists Loïc Lawson and Anani Sossou
The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by findings that the phones of Togolese journalists Loïc Lawson and Anani Sossou were infected with Pegasus spyware in 2021,… Read more »
November 15, 2023
Togo: Togolese Journalists Loic Lawson and Anani Sossou Jailed Following Minister's Complaint
Togolese authorities should immediately and unconditionally release journalists Loic Lawson and Anani Sossou, and reform the country's laws and regulations to ensure journalism is… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Togo: Togolese Journalists Ferdinand Ayité and Isidore Kouwonou Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
In response to news reports that a Togolese court on Wednesday sentenced journalists Ferdinand Ayité and Isidore Kouwonou to three years in prison for insulting authorities,… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Togo: Togo Journalists Ferdinand Ayité and Isidore Kouwonou Summoned Over Insult, False News Allegations
Togolese authorities should drop all legal proceedings against journalists Ferdinand Ayité and Isidore Kouwonou and allow them to work free from harassment or threat of… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Togo: Togolese Liberté Newspaper Suspended for 3 Months, Continues Publishing Amid Appeal
On October 5, 2022 a court in Lomé suspended the privately owned Liberté newspaper for three months and fined the company and two of its staff members a total of 12… Read more »