Liberia: Media Climate Still Unsafe in EJS-Led Liberia, PUL Alarms

Monrovia — The Press Union of Liberia, says despite the free speech proclaimed by the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf-led government, journalists continue to be intimidated, flogged, jailed while media houses are being shot down. PUL President Abdullah Kamara said the situation is not creating a safe climate from Journalists in Liberia to write and report freely.

"There has also been countless other actions and force against journalists, like the closure of their facilities, torture, flogging with no justification even in today Liberia. The case has not been very different with violence inflated upon journalists with no response from authorities", said Kamara

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