[CPJ\ Zimbabwean reporter Hopewell Chin’ono]
CPJ: “Chin’ono, an award-winning investigative journalist who recently covered alleged government corruption in the procurement of COVID-19 supplies, was arrested on July 20 and charged with incitement.”
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Committee To Protect Journalists
CPJ Calls on African Union to Secure Zimbabwean Journalist’s Release
Reported Press Freedom Violations near 500 in Black Lives Matter Protests
[Committee to Protect Journalists]
CPJ: “The data right now is terrifying: The Tracker has received reports of nearly 70 journalists arrested, more than 200 assaulted, and at least two photographers with grievous eye injuries.”
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CPJ: Somaliland Authorities Must Lift Siege of Two Television Stations
[CPJ\Somaliland]
CPJ: “CPJ has documented the use of media shutdowns, studio raids, the blocking of news sites, as well as arrests, to crack down on independent media in Somaliland.”
Photo: YouTube
CPJ: Nigerian Authorities Should Investigate Beating of Journalist Nwosu
[Ike-Jacobs Nwosu\CPJ]
CPJ: Ugboma called in a group of men and told them to take Nwosu away, the journalist told CPJ. At least four men arrived and attacked Nwosu, slapping him repeatedly in the face and across his body, according to the journalist and a report by independent news website Basic Sports in Nigeria.
Photo: Facebook
NY Rep. Hakeem Jeffries: Pass the Justice in Policing Act
[Justice in Policing Act of 2020]
The bill will hold police accountable, improve transparency in policing and create meaningful, structural change to help eradicate police brutality.
Photo: C-SPAN Screenshot
CPJ Calls for Independent Investigation into Death of Cameroonian Journalist
[Cameroonian Government\Journalist Samuel Wazizi]
Police arrested Wazizi, whose legal name was Samuel Ajiekah Abwue, on August 2, 2019…Police arrested Wazizi, whose legal name was Samuel Ajiekah Abwue, on August 2, 2019.
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Nigerian Journalist in Hiding after Police Arrest Fellow Journalists
[Journalist Cletus Opukeme]
CPJ’s Angela Quintal: “Nigeria’s police must stop detaining and questioning journalists, and should disclose the reason they are pursuing journalist Cletus Opukeme.”
Photo: Facebook
CAMEROON: MILITARY CONFIRMS DEATH OF JOURNALIST, WAZIZI, IN CUSTODY
[Committee to Protect Journalists]
CPJ: “The Cameroonian government’s cruel treatment of journalist Samuel Wazizi is truly shocking. It is unbelievable that authorities covered up his death in custody for 10 months despite repeated inquiries.”
Photo: YouTube
ETHIOPIAN POLICE DEFY COURT ORDERS, REFUSE TO FREE JOURNALISTS
[CPJ\Dessu Dulla\Wako Nole\Ismael Abdulrzaq]
On March 30, a court in Burayu ordered the three employees’ release after prosecutors said they could not make a case against them…However, as of today, the three remain in detention, in violation of court orders issued in March, April, and May.
Photo: Advocacy for Oromia
