[citation needed] Censorship and harassment of journalists is common in Cameroon.
[citation needed] The government has been implicated in recent efforts to block access to Twitter within the country.
[2] Cameroun Express editor Ngota Ngota Germain (aka Bibi Ngota) died in Yaoundé's Kondengui Central Prison on April 22, 2011, an incident opponents cite as government intimidation;[3] other reporters subjected to arrest and incarceration without being charged include editors Serge Sabouang of the bimonthly La Nation and Robert Mintya of the weekly Le Devoir.
[4] In 2009, the freedom of the press global classification released each year by Reporters Without Borders ranked Cameroon 109 out of 175 countries.
[6] 88 proposals to create private radio and television services are under examination by the Minister of Communication.