The Guardian Newspaper Suspended for Four Months

In Togo, the Guardian newspaper has been suspended since yesterday, Tuesday, October 12, for the next four months and its director has also had his press card suspended for the same period. The reason? Ambroise Yawo Kpondjo did not attend a summons from the High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication. He was supposed to appear to explain an editorial in his newspaper in which he denounced cases of vaccination of minor students, contrary to the law. For the HAAC, this is false information, which the journalist denies.

The journalist could not enter the premises of HAAC because he does not have a COVID-19 health pass nor has the means to pay for a PCR test.