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A radio station station was closed down to prevent coverage of Monday's protests, shown here. (AFP/Cellou Binani)

Guinean government censors private radio station

August 30, 2012 1:21 PM EDT

Lagos, Nigeria, August 30, 2012–Authorities in Guinea closed a private radio station on Sunday, preventing the outlet from reporting on the next day’s protests, according to news reports. Liberté FM has been targeted in the past, the reports said.