CPT Broadens Defamation Sanctions; CPJ Warns of Press Freedom Backsliding

Three weeks before the end of its mandate, the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) is seeking to muzzle freedom of expression, a right won through numerous struggles.

Jean Daniel Sénat
19 Jan 2026 — Lecture : 2 min.
CPT Broadens Defamation Sanctions; CPJ Warns of Press Freedom Backsliding

Recul des libertés de la presse

Three weeks before the end of its mandate, the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) is seeking to muzzle freedom of expression, a right won through numerous struggles. Its members have in fact adopted and published a controversial decree to “regulate freedom of expression.” In a statement released on January 16, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Haitian authorities to withdraw this document, which expands criminal provisions related to defamation, considering it a serious threat to freedom of expression and

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