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CPJ urges Liberia to protect threatened journalist

March 13, 2012 5:46 PM EDT

Dear President Johnson Sirleaf: The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by threats made against Liberian journalist Mae Azango, who has been in hiding since last week after she reported on the practice of female genital mutilation. We urge you, Madam President, as Africa’s first and only female head of state and a champion of women’s rights, to direct the Liberian authorities to ensure her safety and fully investigate the threats made against her.

In Liberia, reporting on genital mutilation draws threats

March 9, 2012 4:44 PM EST

New York, March 9, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Liberian authorities to ensure the safety of journalists who have been repeatedly threatened for exposing the practice of female genital mutilation in the country.