{"id":66893,"date":"2022-06-18T12:20:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T11:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/chogm-commonwealth-secretariat-blocks-journalists-seeking-to-cover-rwanda-summit-cpj"},"modified":"2022-06-18T13:24:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T12:24:53","slug":"chogm-commonwealth-secretariat-blocks-journalists-seeking-to-cover-rwanda-summit-cpj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/chogm-commonwealth-secretariat-blocks-journalists-seeking-to-cover-rwanda-summit-cpj","title":{"rendered":"\u200bCHOGM: Commonwealth Secretariat blocks journalists seeking to cover Rwanda summit \u2013 CPJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) wants the Commonwealth Secretariat to ensure that all journalists can freely cover the upcoming summit in Rwanda.<\/p>\n

The central institution of the Commonwealth of Nations coordinates activities and supports members.<\/p>\n

CPJ warned the agency not to allow the press accreditation process for attendance to be used as a political tool.<\/p>\n

The biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which brings together 54 leaders, is slated for Rwanda from June 20 to 25.<\/p>\n

CPJ said the secretariat informed Benedict Moran, a Canadian journalist, that his application to cover the summit had been denied.<\/p>\n

Moran had reported President Paul Kagame\u2019s alleged involvement in war crimes and the alleged disinformation campaigns targeting government critics.<\/p>\n

Also declined was the application of Anjan Sundaram, the author of \u2018Bad News: Last Journalists in a Dictatorship\u2019, a book about free speech curtailing in Rwanda.<\/p>\n

They were reportedly denied because they were not working for \u201crecognized media outlets\u201d. Moran earlier got permission to report from Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Other foreign correspondents disclosed that despite filing their requests before the May 23 deadline, they had not received authorization as of Friday.<\/p>\n

CPJ\u2019s Africa program coordinator, Angela Quintal expressed concern that many who applied have yet to receive a reply.<\/p>\n

Quintal urged the secretariat to reverse the situation, grant Moran and Sundaram access, and give all journalists \u201cunfettered access\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Commonwealth responded by saying: \u201cSuggestions that there is any attempt to limit media access don\u2019t hold up to scrutiny. Over 700 journalists are being accredited.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rwandan government spokesman, Yolande Makolo told CPJ that the accredited journalists\u2019 list tendered to the administration did not include Moran or Sundaram.<\/p>\n

Moran has contributed to Al-Jazeera, PBS Newshour, The New Yorker, National Geographic, The Mail and Guardian.<\/p>\n

Sundaram, an Indian, has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, Politico, The Observer, and Foreign Policy.<\/p>\n

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