Media Analysts Welcome Demand for Nigeria to Repeal Cybercrime Law
"Even if they shut down all the courts in Nigeria, they must not shut down the court of public opinion," said Agba Jalingo. The investigative journalist and founder of the news website CrossRiverWatch was speaking to VOA via phone from Lagos in Nigeria. His commitment to media freedom is what gave Jalingo the resolve to keep going through one of the most difficult—and defining—moments of his career as a journalist. He was imprisoned in 2019 on charges including cybercrime. His case triggered... Читать дальше...