RSF asked the minister to take the necessary measures so that the documents and money that were confiscated from Nolasco Ndong are returned to him as soon as possible. The organisation recalled that Equatorial Guinea has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which guarantees freedom of expression and freedom of movement. The police confiscated a report on the press freedom situation in Equatorial Guinea since 1991, as well as all documents that were distributed at the seminar. Access to information is entirely controlled by the authorities in Equatorial Guinea.
All electronic media are censored and the private press is virtually non-existent.
The ruling party controls the country's main publications and radio and television stations.