[ 3 ] ▁Notre ▁Tem ps , ▁est . ▁ 2 0 0 0 ; ▁week ly [ 3 ] ▁L ' Ob serv ateur , ▁est . ▁ 1 9 9 7 ; ▁week ly [ 3 ] ▁Le ▁Pro gr ès , ▁est . ▁ 1 9 9 3 ; ▁daily , ▁government - sub s id ized [ 3 ][ 1 ] ▁RA FIG UI ▁Pres se ▁Je unes ▁Sar h ▁Trib une ▁Sud ▁E chos , ▁week ly ▁T ch ad ▁et ▁Culture , ▁est . ▁ 1 9 6 1 ; ▁month ly [ 2 ] ▁Le ▁Tem ps , ▁est . ▁ 1 9 9 5 ; ▁week ly [ 3 ] ▁ ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁Spe ech = ▁It ▁is ▁t ough ▁being ▁a ▁journalist ▁in ▁Ch ad . ▁Re por ters ▁are ▁often ▁arrested ▁because ▁of ▁what ▁they ▁write . ▁Most ▁are ▁usually ▁released ▁fairly ▁quickly ▁but ▁some ▁have ▁been ▁held ▁arbitr arily ▁for ▁weeks ▁or ▁even ▁months , ▁and ▁some ▁have ▁been ▁mist re ated ▁while ▁det ained . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁newspaper ▁editor ▁initially ▁charged ▁with ▁def aming ▁a ▁former ▁government ▁minister ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁“ associ ation ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁computer ▁crime ,” ▁a ▁charge ▁that ▁was ▁invent ed ▁by ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁with ▁the ▁sole ▁aim ▁of ▁keeping ▁him ▁in ▁prison , ▁where ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁phys ically ▁attacked ▁and ▁is ▁being ▁held ▁in ▁app alling ▁conditions .