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Earlier this month, Malian authorities arrested and jailed politician Issa Koou N’Djim after he claimed during the debate on Joliba TV that the military rulers of Burkina Faso had fabricated evidence of a foiled coup in September. The director of the broadcaster was also questioned by the authorities.
Press freedom is at stake in the West African country Namibia. Mali’s junta cut the signal of the popular news broadcaster Joliba TV News after a prominent politician criticized the military rulers of neighbouring Burkina Faso during a televised debate, according to some reports.
Earlier this month, Malian authorities arrested and jailed politician Issa Koou N’Djim after he claimed during the debate on Joliba TV that the military rulers of Burkina Faso had fabricated evidence of a foiled coup in September. The director of the broadcaster was also questioned by the authorities.
The decision to cut Joliba TV’s signal is the latest crackdown on press freedom and political dissent in Mali. The country has been ruled by the junta since 2020. In June, the authorities arrested 11 opposition politicians and several activists. That followed the junta’s decision to ban the media from reporting on the activities of political parties and associations.
The Press House of Mali, which represents journalists and the media in the West African country, threatened on Sunday to rebroadcast the televised debate if the authorities revoked Joliba’s license.
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N’Djim was one of the vice presidents of the National Transitional Council, Mali’s legislative body under the junta. He later distanced himself from the military regime and said he favoured a return to electoral democracy. In 2021, he received a six-month prison sentence after he criticized the military regime on social media.
