Dandois and Creisson face Death Penalty in Niger

international | worker & community struggles and protests | news report Thursday January 10, 2008 21:38 by Without Borders

Independent Journalist and Camera Man on trial

European coverage of the arrest of the two Journalists in Niger on December the 17th
indicate that the French are not best pleased with Sarkozy's manner in handling the
Niger crisis.

Thomas Dandois is a freelance working with a Franco-German publication called
'Arte', and Pierre Cresson is a cameraman, they were arrested for talking with
Tuareg rebels and the sentence for so doing is punishable by death.

Reporters Sans Frontiers.
London Independent UK
Liberation.
Le Monde are calling for the Freedom of the Journalists.

France does not enjoy warm relations with Niger, as it does with Chad. Where Sarkozy was
involved in the release of the Zoe's Ark group.

Links:-

http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article24881

Dandois is of Scottish extraction.

Reporteurs Sans frontiers does regular bits on danger zones and Press freedoms.