{"id":380394,"date":"2026-05-12T17:41:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.article19.org\/resources\/niger-lift-the-ban-on-international-media-and-protect-freedom-expression\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:12:52","slug":"niger-lift-the-ban-on-international-media-and-protect-freedom-expression","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.article19.org\/fr\/resources\/niger-lift-the-ban-on-international-media-and-protect-freedom-expression\/","title":{"rendered":"Niger: Lever l\u2019interdiction visant les m\u00e9dias internationaux et prot\u00e9ger la libert\u00e9 d\u2019expression"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARTICLE 19 condamne fermement la d\u00e9cision de l\u2019Observatoire National de la Communication (ONC), rendue le 8 mai 2026, portant suspension de neuf m\u00e9dias internationaux au motif d\u2019atteinte \u00e0 l\u2019ordre public et \u00e0 la \u00ab stabilit\u00e9 nationale \u00bb. Cette mesure constitue une violation grave du droit \u00e0 la libert\u00e9 d\u2019expression ainsi que du droit du public \u00e0 acc\u00e9der \u00e0 des sources d\u2019information ind\u00e9pendantes et pluralistes.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Le 8 mai 2026, l\u2019ONC, instance cr\u00e9\u00e9e par les autorit\u00e9s militaires, a ordonn\u00e9 la suspension imm\u00e9diate de neuf m\u00e9dias internationaux : France 24, Radio France Internationale, l\u2019Agence France-Presse, TV5 Monde, Jeune Afrique, Mediapart, LSI Africa, TF1 Info et Mediapart. Les autorit\u00e9s ont justifi\u00e9 cette d\u00e9cision en all\u00e9guant que ces organes de presse avaient diffus\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9e des contenus susceptibles de \u00ab compromettre l\u2019ordre public, l\u2019unit\u00e9 nationale, la coh\u00e9sion sociale et la stabilit\u00e9 des institutions de l\u2019\u00c9tat \u00bb. La d\u00e9cision a \u00e9t\u00e9 rendue publique le 9 mai par le biais de la cha\u00eene publique TV Sahel.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cette mesure s\u2019inscrit dans un contexte de restrictions persistantes \u00e0 la libert\u00e9 de la presse depuis la prise du pouvoir par les militaires en juillet 2023. Depuis lors, plusieurs m\u00e9dias \u00e9trangers ont \u00e9t\u00e9 suspendus, tandis que des journalistes, tant nationaux qu\u2019internationaux, ont fait l\u2019objet d\u2019arrestations, de d\u00e9tentions et de pressions judiciaires.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u202fLa d\u00e9cision de suspendre plusieurs m\u00e9dias au Niger n\u2019est pas une mesure isol\u00e9e, elle s\u2019inscrit dans un sch\u00e9ma plus large et profond\u00e9ment pr\u00e9occupant de r\u00e9tr\u00e9cissement de l\u2019espace civique et de contr\u00f4le de l\u2019information et des narratifs sur des questions d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat public, en particulier dans le domaine de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9. Le droit international des droits de l\u2019homme et les principes africains pertinents sont clairs : les restrictions \u00e0 la libert\u00e9 d\u2019expression doivent \u00eatre exceptionnelles, et non la norme. Lorsqu\u2019elles sont appliqu\u00e9es de mani\u00e8re indiscrimin\u00e9e, comme c\u2019est le cas ici, elles ne satisfont pas aux crit\u00e8res de n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 et de proportionnalit\u00e9, et ne font qu\u2019ancrer un climat de censure et de peur au sein des m\u00e9dias, des journalistes et des d\u00e9fenseurs des droits \u00bb<\/span><\/i>,\u202fa d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Alfred Nkuru Bulakali, Directeur r\u00e9gional d\u2019ARTICLE 19 S\u00e9n\u00e9gal et Afrique de l\u2019Ouest.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u202fLe message sans \u00e9quivoque que cela envoie est que ceux qui n\u2019informent pas et ne rendent pas compte d\u2019une mani\u00e8re approuv\u00e9e par le gouvernement ne seront pas tol\u00e9r\u00e9s, en violation des principes de l\u2019Union africaine sur la libert\u00e9 d\u2019expression, qui promeuvent la diversit\u00e9 du discours et de l\u2019information ainsi que le pluralisme m\u00e9diatique. L\u2019ONC doit revenir sur cette d\u00e9cision, et le gouvernement doit mettre fin \u00e0 sa pratique syst\u00e9matique de r\u00e9pression de l\u2019ind\u00e9pendance \u00e9ditoriale des m\u00e9dias, et se conformer aux normes applicables de l\u2019Union africaine.\u202f\u00bb<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ARTICLE 19 a rappel\u00e9 \u00e0 maintes reprises que les restrictions \u00e0 la libert\u00e9 de la presse doivent \u00eatre exceptionnelles et strictement encadr\u00e9es, conform\u00e9ment aux instruments du droit de l\u2019Union africaine et du droit international. La suspension g\u00e9n\u00e9rale et imm\u00e9diate des m\u00e9dias, appliqu\u00e9e sans transparence, sans proc\u00e9dure r\u00e9guli\u00e8re et sans respect du principe de proportionnalit\u00e9, contrevient aux exigences du droit international.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Depuis le coup d\u2019\u00c9tat de juillet 2023, qui a port\u00e9 le G\u00e9n\u00e9ral Abdourahamane Tchiani au pouvoir, le Niger conna\u00eet un resserrement progressif du contr\u00f4le sur les m\u00e9dias et l\u2019espace civique, marqu\u00e9 par des restrictions r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9es ciblant les journalistes tant internationaux que nationaux.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Au lendemain imm\u00e9diat du coup d\u2019\u00c9tat, les autorit\u00e9s ont suspendu plusieurs grandes cha\u00eenes \u00e9trang\u00e8res, dont France 24 et Radio France Internationale (RFI), \u00e9tablissant ainsi un pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent pr\u00e9coce dans l\u2019utilisation des interdictions m\u00e9diatiques contre les organes de presse per\u00e7us comme critiques. Cette tendance s\u2019est poursuivie en d\u00e9cembre 2024, avec la suspension de la BBC, r\u00e9duisant davantage l\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des sources d\u2019information internationales ind\u00e9pendantes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Parall\u00e8lement, les journalistes exer\u00e7ant au Niger ont fait face \u00e0 des arrestations, des d\u00e9tentions prolong\u00e9es et des poursuites p\u00e9nales, souvent li\u00e9es \u00e0 des accusations telles que l\u2019\u00ab atteinte \u00e0 la d\u00e9fense nationale \u00bb ou la \u00ab complicit\u00e9 d\u2019atteinte \u00e0 l\u2019autorit\u00e9 de l\u2019\u00c9tat \u00bb. Des organisations internationales, dont les Nations Unies, ont exprim\u00e9 leur pr\u00e9occupation face \u00e0 ces pratiques, soulignant que plusieurs journalistes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 plac\u00e9s en d\u00e9tention au cours des derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, certains pour des p\u00e9riodes prolong\u00e9es.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019environnement juridique a \u00e9galement \u00e9volu\u00e9 dans un sens plus restrictif. En 2024, les autorit\u00e9s ont renforc\u00e9 la r\u00e9pression de la libert\u00e9 d\u2019expression en alourdissant les sanctions pour la diffusion d\u2019informations susceptibles de troubler l\u2019ordre public, cr\u00e9ant une base l\u00e9gale large et vague, souvent invoqu\u00e9e pour justifier des actions contre les journalistes et les acteurs m\u00e9diatiques.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Le r\u00e9gime militaire a institu\u00e9 l\u2019ONC en 2025, en remplacement du Conseil Sup\u00e9rieur de la Communication (CSC), organe de r\u00e9gulation initialement \u00e9tabli conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 la Constitution. Les autorit\u00e9s ont \u00e9galement suspendu la Maison de la Presse, l\u2019instance f\u00e9d\u00e9ratrice des associations de presse du pays.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

La r\u00e9pression des m\u00e9dias internationaux au Niger s\u2019inscrit dans une tendance r\u00e9gionale plus large au Sahel. Au Burkina Faso, depuis le coup d\u2019\u00c9tat militaire de 2022, les autorit\u00e9s ont \u00e0 plusieurs reprises suspendu, interdit ou bloqu\u00e9 plusieurs m\u00e9dias internationaux, dont France 24, Radio France Internationale, TV5 Monde, la British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) et d\u2019autres. Au Mali, La Cha\u00eene Info (LCI) et T\u00e9l\u00e9vision Fran\u00e7aise 1 (TF1) demeurent sous le coup d\u2019interdictions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pour plus d\u2019informations, veuillez contacter :<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ARTICLE 19 Afrique de l\u2019Ouest +221 33 869 03 22 |\u202f<\/span>senegal.westafrica@article19.org<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Maateuw Mbaye, Protection et Espace Civique +221 78 595 83 37 |\u202f<\/span>maateuw.mbaye@article19.org<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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