Government closes TV station owned by political rival Sources News Release
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Publisher: Reporters without Borders Date Written: 17/12/08 Year Published: 2008 Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Reporters Without Borders condemns the Madagascar governmentâ##s closure of Viva TV since 13 December, after it broadcast a message by former President Didier Ratsiraka.
Abstract: Reporters Without Borders condemns the governmentâ##s closure of Viva TV since 13 December, after it broadcast a message by former President Didier Ratsiraka. The authorities accused the station, owned by the mayor of Antananarivo, of broadcasting statements liable to â#odisturb public order and security.â## Ratsiraka has lived in exile in Paris since 2002.
â#oVivaâ##s closure signals a hardening in President Marc Ravalomananaâ##s policy towards news media regarded as sympathetic towards the ... To read the full release go to http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR104.htm
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