[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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Committee To Protect Journalists
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.”
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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
CPJ: THOUSANDS JOIN CALL FOR GOVERNMENTS TO FREE JAILED JOURNALISTS AMID COVID-19
[CPJ/World Press Freedom Day]
CPJ’s Joel Simon: “Journalists shouldn’t be locked up — they should be out reporting the news, informing the public…The free circulation of information and ideas is essential to fighting COVID-19, and journalists can’t do their job from behind bars.”
Photo: CPJ
CPJ CALLS FOR PRESERVATION OF DATA FROM SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONTENT SHARING PLATFORMS
[Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 75 organizations and researchers in calling on social media and content sharing platforms to preserve information about content that is automatically removed or blocked by automated systems.
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CPJ REPORT: TRUMP’S ATTACKS ON MEDIA’S CREDIBILITY ARE DANGEROUSLY EFFECTIVE
[Press Freedom\Trump Administration]
CPJ’s Joel Simon: “But the president’s attacks on the media have had an impact. They have undermined public trust in journalism as an institution, a dangerous place to find ourselves in the midst of a public health emergency.”
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CPJ TO AFRICAN LEADERS: RELEASE JOURNALISTS FROM COVID-19 DEATH SENTENCE
[CPJ\Press Freedom]
According to CPJ’s most recent annual survey conducted on December 1, 2019, there were at least 73 journalists in prisons in Africa…For journalists jailed in countries affected by the virus, freedom is now a matter of life and death.
Photo: Twitter
FRENCH AMBASSADOR’S COLONIAL-MINDED INTERFERENCE PROVOKES SUSPENSIONS AGAINST THREE AFRICAN MEDIA OUTLETS
[Press Freedom\Togo\France]
CPJ: “Togolese authorities’ suspension of Fraternité, Liberté and L’Alternative over their coverage critical of French and Togolese authorities is grossly irresponsible…The French ambassador to Togo, Marc Vizy, should withdraw his complaint.
Photo: Facebook
CPJ: ETHIOPIAN JOURNALIST DETAINED AFTER PUBLISHING COVID-19 REPORT
[Ethiopian Journalist Yayesew Shimelis]
The arrest came after Yayesew published a report on the COVID-19 virus on Facebook and YouTube on March 26 that was condemned by Ethiopia’s national Ministry of Health, according to the friends…from the local privately-owned outlet Addis Maleda.
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