Togo: Radio Station Staff in Solidarity Strike

On Monday, May 5, 2004, staff of the 'Nana FM' radio station went on strike to protest the assault on their colleague, Yves Kpéto, by state security forces. Yves Kpéto, a reporter with the 'Nana FM' radio station, as well as K. Amouzouvi, of the weekly 'Le Combat du people' newspaper, were on Friday, April 30, 2004, brutalised by security forces when they went to the Université de Lomé campus to cover a demonstration by students of the university. They both sustained severe injuries. According to Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)-Togo sources, the staff of 'Nana FM' have since the morning of May 5, been playing only music on the station, to sympathise with their colleague.