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From: Sheila Dallas-Katzman <notification+z_jatz6 at facebookmail.com>
Date: Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 7:41 PM
Subject: [International Association of Women in Radio and Television
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        Sheila Dallas-Katzman August 27 at 7:41pm   From CPJ: Radio station
burned down in Burkina Faso Abuja, August 27, 2015-The Committee to Protect
Journalists condemns an arson attack on the independent Radio Manegmoogo in
Burkina Faso on Monday and calls on authorities to identify and prosecute
the perpetrators. The attack comes in the run-up to elections scheduled in
October in a country that spent almost three decades under the
authoritarian rule of recently ousted President Blaise Compaore, according
to news reports. The majority of Burkina Faso's population listens to the
radio every day, according to news reports citing Development Media
International, a regional organization that runs TV and radio campaigns.
"The attack on Radio Manegmoogo effectively hinders an entire community
from exercising its right to be informed-which is particularly grievous in
the run-up to presidential elections," said Peter Nkanga, CPJ's West Africa
representative. "We call on Burkinabè authorities to conduct a thorough
investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice." Unidentified
individuals on Monday night attacked a security guard of Radio Manegmoogo,
in the north central town of Pissila, and then set fire to the station,
according to news reports. The security guard suffered a head injury and
was found lying in his blood, news reports said. It is unclear if the guard
has been able to identify the perpetrators. Emmanuel Bamogo, the owner of
the station and once mayor of the town, told CPJ that the station could no
longer broadcast because all of its equipment, including the solar panels
which powered the station, was damaged in the fire. Bamogo said the station
had not received recent threats and that he could not point to any critical
reports that could have led to the attack. The station covers local news
and entertainment, and rebroadcasts news from the national broadcaster
Radio Télévision du Burkinaand from Radio France Internationale. Bamogo
told CPJ that police were investigating the attack. CPJ could not
immediately reach the police for comment. · For data and analysis on
Burkina Faso, visit CPJ's Burkina Faso page. ### CPJ is an independent,
nonprofit organization that works to safeguard press freedom worldwide.
Contact: Sue Valentine Africa Program Coordinator Tel: +1 212-300-9004
Email: svalentine at cpj.org Kerry Paterson Africa Research Associate Email:
kpaterson at cpj.org Peter Nkanga West Africa Representative Email:
pnkanga at cpj.org Tom Rhodes East Africa Representative Email: trhodes at cpj.org
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<https://www.facebook.com/patricka.dk>August 27 at 7:41pm From CPJ:
Radio station burned down in Burkina Faso

Abuja, August 27, 2015-The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns an
arson attack on the independent Radio Manegmoogo in Burkina Faso on Monday
and calls on authorities to identify and prosecute the perpetrators. The
attack comes in the run-up to elections scheduled in October in a country
that spent almost three decades under the authoritarian rule of recently
ousted President Blaise Compaore, according to news reports.

The majority of Burkina Faso's population listens to the radio every day,
according to news reports citing Development Media International, a
regional organization that runs TV and radio campaigns.

"The attack on Radio Manegmoogo effectively hinders an entire community
from exercising its right to be informed-which is particularly grievous in
the run-up to presidential elections," said Peter Nkanga, CPJ's West Africa
representative. "We call on Burkinabè authorities to conduct a thorough
investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice."

Unidentified individuals on Monday night attacked a security guard of Radio
Manegmoogo, in the north central town of Pissila, and then set fire to the
station, according to news reports. The security guard suffered a head
injury and was found lying in his blood, news reports said. It is unclear
if the guard has been able to identify the perpetrators.

Emmanuel Bamogo, the owner of the station and once mayor of the town, told
CPJ that the station could no longer broadcast because all of its
equipment, including the solar panels which powered the station, was
damaged in the fire.

Bamogo said the station had not received recent threats and that he could
not point to any critical reports that could have led to the attack. The
station covers local news and entertainment, and rebroadcasts news from the
national broadcaster Radio Télévision du Burkinaand from Radio France
Internationale.

Bamogo told CPJ that police were investigating the attack. CPJ could not
immediately reach the police for comment.

· For data and analysis on Burkina Faso, visit CPJ's Burkina Faso page.
###
CPJ is an independent, nonprofit organization that works to safeguard press
freedom worldwide.

Contact:
Sue Valentine
Africa Program Coordinator
Tel: +1 212-300-9004
Email: svalentine at cpj.org
Kerry Paterson
Africa Research Associate
Email: kpaterson at cpj.org
Peter Nkanga
West Africa Representative
Email: pnkanga at cpj.org
Tom Rhodes
East Africa Representative
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