[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.”
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Committee To Protect Journalists
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
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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