Three Cabo Verde journalists could be jailed for covering case involving minister

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities in Cabo Verde to drop proceedings against three journalists who could be facing up to two years in prison for allegedly violating the confidentiality of an investigation into the current interior minister’s possible role in a murder. These proceedings are obstructing coverage of the case and could prevent the truth emerging, RSF says.

Santiago Magazine editor Herminio Silves was formally accused by a prosecutor on 26 January in connection with the

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