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id="menu-link-284">Bolivia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98951"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/brazil/" id="menu-link-285">Brazil</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98952"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/canada/" id="menu-link-286">Canada</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98953"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/chile/" id="menu-link-287">Chile</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98955"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/colombia/" id="menu-link-288">Colombia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98956"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/costa-rica/" id="menu-link-289">Costa Rica</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98957"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/cuba/" id="menu-link-290">Cuba</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98958"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/dominican-republic/" id="menu-link-291">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98959"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/ecuador/" id="menu-link-292">Ecuador</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98960"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/el-salvador/" id="menu-link-293">El Salvador</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98961"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/guatemala/" id="menu-link-294">Guatemala</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98962"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/guyana/" id="menu-link-295">Guyana</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy 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href="https://cpj.org/americas/uruguay/" id="menu-link-307">Uruguay</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98974"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/usa/" id="menu-link-308">USA</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98975"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/venezuela/" id="menu-link-309">Venezuela</a></li> <li class="menu-parent-link menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98976"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/" id="menu-link-310">All Americas</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-98977"><a id="menu-link-311" class=" menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Asia</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98978"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/afghanistan/" id="menu-link-312">Afghanistan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98979"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/australia/" id="menu-link-313">Australia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98980"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/bangladesh/" id="menu-link-314">Bangladesh</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98981"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/brunei/" id="menu-link-315">Brunei</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98982"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/cambodia/" id="menu-link-316">Cambodia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98983"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/china/" id="menu-link-317">China</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98984"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/east-timor/" id="menu-link-318">East Timor</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98985"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/fiji/" id="menu-link-319">Fiji</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98986"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/french-polynesia/" id="menu-link-320">French Polynesia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98987"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/india/" id="menu-link-321">India</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98988"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/indonesia/" id="menu-link-322">Indonesia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98989"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/japan/" id="menu-link-323">Japan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98990"><a 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href="https://cpj.org/asia/nepal/" id="menu-link-330">Nepal</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98997"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/new-zealand/" id="menu-link-331">New Zealand</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98998"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/north-korea/" id="menu-link-332">North Korea</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98999"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/pakistan/" id="menu-link-333">Pakistan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99000"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/papua-new-guinea/" id="menu-link-334">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99001"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/philippines/" id="menu-link-335">Philippines</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy 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menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99008"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/tonga/" id="menu-link-342">Tonga</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99009"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/vietnam/" id="menu-link-343">Vietnam</a></li> <li class="menu-parent-link menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99010"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/" id="menu-link-344">All Asia</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-99011"><a id="menu-link-345" class=" menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Europe & Central Asia</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99012"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/albania/" id="menu-link-346">Albania</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99013"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/armenia/" id="menu-link-347">Armenia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99014"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/austria/" id="menu-link-348">Austria</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99015"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/azerbaijan/" id="menu-link-349">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99016"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/belarus/" id="menu-link-350">Belarus</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99017"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/belgium/" id="menu-link-351">Belgium</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99018"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/bosnia/" id="menu-link-352">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99019"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/bulgaria/" id="menu-link-353">Bulgaria</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99020"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/chechnya/" id="menu-link-354">Chechnya</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99021"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/croatia/" id="menu-link-355">Croatia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99022"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/cyprus/" id="menu-link-356">Cyprus</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99023"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/czech-republic/" id="menu-link-357">Czech Republic</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99024"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/denmark/" 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href="https://cpj.org/europe/montenegro/" id="menu-link-376">Montenegro</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99043"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/netherlands/" id="menu-link-377">Netherlands</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99044"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/north-macedonia/" id="menu-link-378">North Macedonia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99045"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/norway/" id="menu-link-379">Norway</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99046"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/poland/" id="menu-link-380">Poland</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99047"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/portugal/" id="menu-link-381">Portugal</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy 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On March 4, Togo’s media regulator <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/03/togo-suspends-la-depeche-calls-tampa-express-publisher-to-court-on-defamation-charge/">suspended La Dépêche</a> for three months over the same report.</p> <p>“Togolese authorities must immediately release journalist Apollinaire Mewenemesse and drop all legal proceedings against him,” said Angela Quintal, head of CPJ’s Africa program, in New York. “This new arrest is yet another grim signal for press freedom in Togo. Journalists must be free to cover the news freely without fear of arrest and prosecution.”</p> <p>Atsoo told CPJ that Mewenemesse was charged with “defamation and offense to the head of state”and “defamation of courts and tribunals” under the press code. Each charge carries a fine of up to three million CFA francs (U.S. $5,000).</p> <p>According to Atsoo, Mewenemesse was also charged with several offenses under Togo’s <a href="https://www.policinglaw.info/assets/downloads/Code_p%C3%A9nale_du_Togo_(2015).pdf">penal code</a>:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Inciting an offense against national defense under Article 552, which is punishable by between five and 10 years of criminal imprisonment and a fine of up to 25 million CFA francs (US$41,000)</li> <li>Inciting inter-ethnic hatred under Article 553, which carries one to three years imprisonment and a fine of up to three million CFA francs (US$5,000)</li> <li>Calling for an uprising against the state under Article 663, which carries between 20 and 30 years imprisonment</li> <li>Creating and spreading false news for seditious purposes under Article 665, which is punishable by between one and five years of criminal imprisonment and a fine of up to 25 million CFA francs (US$41,000)</li> <li>Forgery and use of forgeries under Articles 670 and 673, which carries up to two years imprisonment and a fine of up to two million CFA francs (US$3,300)</li> </ul> <p>In Togo, press offenses are handled under the<a href="https://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Togo-Code-2020-presse.pdf"> press code</a>. However, certain circumstances allow for journalists to be prosecuted under the penal code, such as under Article 156, which says journalists who use social media to commit such offenses are instead “punished in accordance with the common law provisions.”</p> <p>Similarly, Articles 157 and 158 of the <a href="https://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Togo-Code-2020-presse.pdf">press code</a> allow authorities to prosecute journalists under ordinary law when they have called for inter-racial or inter-ethnic hatred, incited the population to break the law, or called on the armed forces and law enforcement agencies to “turn away from their duties to the homeland.”</p> <p>Atsoo told CPJ that the five charges under the penal code did not make any sense, as the February 28 report was published in print and did not include incitement of ethnic hatred, or the other allegations of anti-state communications. 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