Ivory Coast: "Young Patriots" impose reign of terror in Abidjan

Two weeks after Ivorian authorities suspended Radio France Internationale's local FM broadcasts over its handling of local news, Reporters Without Borders condemned an "unacceptable deterioration" in the safety of journalists in Abidjan as a result of a "reign of terror" imposed by a pro-government militia known as the Young Patriots. The press freedom organisation urged the government to adopt a series of "energetic measures" so that journalists can work without fearing punitive raids by this militia in the run-up to presidential elections scheduled for October.