South Sudan closes radio station, arrests editor

From Committee to Protect Journalists - Africa Mon Aug 18 2014, 19:50:24

Nairobi, August 18, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns South Sudanese authorities' shutdown of the popular Catholic-run Bakhita Radio station in Juba, the capital, on Saturday and the ongoing detention of the station's news editor. Security agents raided the outlet in the morning and arrested four staff members, according...

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