Since August 15, the online media Guinéematin has not been visible to its subscribers in Guinea. A situation which caused it to lose its place in the ranking of the most read sites in Guinea. This release follows several steps that the Union of Press Professionals in Guinea took with affiliated associations.
This release follows several steps that the Union of Press Professionals in Guinea took with affiliated associations: “ In all our communications, we said that just release Guineematin, you no longer need to meet us or call us. We will certainly stop the dynamic, so to be consistent with our declarations, we held a meeting and it was decided to suspend our protest actions. Which means that act 2 of the assault on dignity will not take place. The controversy is behind us. Perhaps other battles await us because we have to expect everything. We cannot make the announcement without thanking you, dear colleagues, for your outpouring of solidarity which you have shown », Expressed the secretary general of the SPPG.
The general administrator of the site expressed his joy during a press conference organized by the SPPG to take stock of the situation of the media, thanking all those who contributed to the release of his site: “ Thanks to the union, it wasn’t just the union, there were a lot of people who tried the best they could, there were some who used their phones, there were some who came out to go and see the personalities around the table, you find the dean Amadou Diallo, who is not active, who was a correspondent for the BBC, but who is one of the people who got involved so that the site could be freed. What is undeniable is that we saw the union in the street, beyond the declarations, beyond what it said, we investigated and we support you. Beyond all that, we saw the union in the street being mistreated, being questioned, injured, attacked, but it held on. As head of this company, I do not have the words to thank, to sufficiently express the feeling we have », recognized Nouhou Baldé.
On the impact that this blockade has on his site and its employees, Nouhou Baldé believes that it has caused a lot of damage to the visibility of his organization, which will not be difficult to make up for: “ Where the impact is most visible is in our ranking, which was in free fall during this period, since August 15. You know, the majority of our readers are in Guinea. The strength we have on social networks, it’s not as difficult to reposition ourselves, we have more than a million subscribers on Facebook, more than 100 thousand on X (Twiter) and on other social networks » the boss of Guinea morning showed optimism.
The union of press professionals in Guinea invites journalists not to give up in the fight for freedom of expression in Guinea, because it believes that others will want to silence journalists.
Ibrahima Sory Soumah /Bintou Fofana
