The Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) has called on the Senegalese authorities to immediately release journalists arrested in a crackdown on two media outlets in the country. They were detained after airing an interview with a politician wanted by the authorities.
"The raid by Senegalese authorities on 7TV and RFM and the arrest of five journalists is a direct attack on press freedom and the public's right to be informed," CPJ's Francophone Africa representative, Moussa Ngom, said.
Although five journalists were arrested in the October 28 and 29 raids, two remain in custody. They are accused of spreading false news, concealing a criminal, and undermining state security.
Senegal: Five Journalists Arrested in Raids On Senegal's 7tv and Rfm Broadcasters
CPJ, 29 October 2025
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to immediately release two journalists arrested in an October 28-29, 2025, crackdown on two outlets -- 7TV and… Read more »
AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.
Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.
AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC.
Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox
