Committee To Protect Journalists, Author at Black Star News

Liberian authorities should credibly investigate the threats received by journalist Gloria Tamba and ensure her safety,

Liberian Journalist Gloria Tamba in hiding amid Death Threats

Dec 14, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

“Whether covering the pandemic or protests, journalists everywhere are under attack,”

CPJ Awards Celebrate Free Media and Power of the Press

Nov 20, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[CPJ’s 2020 International Press Freedom Awards]
Meryl Streep: “Whether covering the pandemic or protests, journalists everywhere are under attack. The very truth they seek to bring us is under attack.”
Photo: CPJ

Authorities in Ivory Coast should drop their investigation into journalist Yao Alex Hallane Clément

Ivory Coast: Journalists detained, attacked while covering contested election

Nov 17, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[Yao Alex Hallane Clément]
CPJ\Angela Quintal: “Journalist Yao Alex Hallane Clément should have never been arrested for his work; any legal proceedings against him should be dropped immediately, and authorities must stop harassing journalists for their political coverage.”
Photo: Twitter

South Sudanese authorities should immediately release journalists Zechariah Makuach Maror (above) and Jackson Ochaya

Journalists harassed, detained, and sentenced to jail in South Sudan

Nov 6, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[Zechariah Makuach Maror\Jackson Ochaya]
CPJ\South Sudan: ““South Sudan has one of the most hostile environments in the world for the press, and the continued arrest and harassment of journalists indicates that authorities are not committed to changing these conditions.”
Photo: Twitter

“Authorities should drop the charges against Oga Tom Uhia and he should be released immediately.

Nigeria: journalist Oga Tom Uhia detained for weeks on defamation complaint

Nov 5, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[Oga Tom Uhia]
CPJ\Angela Quintal: “The ongoing detention of journalist Oga Tom Uhia is an alarmingly familiar attack on freedom of the press in Nigeria and symptomatic of authorities’ disregard for the media’s right to work without fear.”
Photo: CPJ/Peter Nkanga

At least six journalists and one media worker were arrested – with four held for more than two days – and another was harassed w

Angolan Police detain, harass, and beat Journalists covering Protests

Oct 30, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[CPJ\Angola Police Brutality]
CPJ\Angela Quintal: “Angolan authorities must stop harassing and detaining journalists who are simply doing their work and must allow them to report freely.”
Photo: CPJ\Osvaldo Silva

Journalists in Nigeria must be permitted to freely report on demonstrations without threat of violence or intimidation

CPJ calls for journalists’ safety to be protected amid Nigeria protests

Oct 22, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[Committee to Protect Journalists]
CPJ: “Journalists in Nigeria are too often attacked simply for working to keep the Nigerian public and the world informed about what is happening in their country. Journalists’ safety is part of what it means to have freedom of the press, and is critical for Nigerian democracy.”
Photo: YouTube

“I held [the camera] tight and he threatened to smash it,

South African Journalists Attacked covering Farmer Protest

Oct 12, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[CPJ\South Africa]
CPJ: “Authorities must thoroughly investigate the recent attacks on The Citizen journalists Tracy Lee Stark and Marizka Coetzer.”
Photo: The Citizen/Tracy Lee Stark)

The attacks began after Adenekan and Ubanga filmed members of the group allegedly attempting to bribe people to vote for certain

Journalists attacked covering alleged vote fraud in Nigeria’s Edo state

Sep 23, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[Samson Adenekan\Offem Nathaniel Ubanga]
CPJ: “The consistent attacks on journalists covering elections in Nigeria amount to direct attacks on democracy…Those who attacked journalists Samson Adenekan and Offem Nathaniel Ubanga during the elections in Edo state must be held accountable.”
Photo: YouTube

Nigerian journalist held since August on cybercrime charge

Sep 17, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[Ime Sunday Silas]
CPJ: “The prolonged detention of journalist Ime Sunday Silas is yet another grave reminder of the lengths to which Nigerian authorities are willing to go to silence journalism they find undesirable.”
Photo: CPJ

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