The Daily IIJ

It has been impossible to listen to radio, to watch television and read newspaper this tuesda November 10 in Togo. All private-owned medias have been absent in news broadcasting and newspapers editing. This is a resolution of media organizations of the countr in order to protest against a new law that is a great threat for press freedom.
The decision of media organizations of Togo to observe a “No Press Day” has been followed totally this tuesda november 10. In Lomé, the capital town, all private-owned radios and television broadcast only music. All programmes that interest a lot listeners and watchers have not been broadcasted. In addition, no newspaper of the da was not in the bookshops, both dailies and weeklies. This shows the great mobilization around the combat of togolese private-owned media to reject the new law on the Authorit of regularization. According to most togolese journalists, this law aims at reducing the independent journalists to silence through the reinforcing of the Authorit’s power and missions.
This action, the “No Press Da” is the first of a series of actions that will be done b concerned journalists in order to stop way to the liberticide law. The media organizations ensure that the will not give up the fight until government and head of state Faure Gnassingbe will understand their claims.
Nevertheless, it has been remarked that although this “No press Da”, some radios and televisions broadcast normall. Religious radio and television broadcasting, state-owned radio and television as well as state national Daily didnot follow the movement. The same for City Fm and LCF, a satellite-based radio and television that belong to the current minister of Domestic affairs that ignore the recommendation of media organizations.
The 30 of october, the togolese MPs voted a law related to the Authority of regualrization in the media. This law modifies former law of 2004 and give superlative power to that Authorit. It can close a radio or television as well as stop edition of newspapers.