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TANZANIAN JOURNALIST KABENDERA FREED, BUT FACES HEFTY FINES IN PRESS FREEDOM CASE

Feb 24, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[Press Freedom\Erick Kabendera]
CPJ’s Muthoki Mumo: “We welcome the end of Erick Kabendera’s nearly seven-month imprisonment on charges that were transparent retaliation for his critical journalism. Kabendera’s ordeal is not yet over as these cripplingly heavy fines continue to hang over his head.”
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NIGERIAN JOURNALIST CHARGED WITH CYBERCRIME FOR REPORT DETAILING ALLEGED BANKING CORRUPTION

Feb 18, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[Press Freedom\Nigeria]
In February, CPJ emailed request for comment on the criminal and civil cases against Oliver to two of Sterling Bank’s publicly listed addresses, but received no response.
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JOURNALIST’S TWITTER INFORMATION WAS SUBPOENAED BY NYPD CITING PATRIOT ACT SAYS CPJ

Feb 17, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[Press Freedom\NYPD]
CPJ’s Courtney Radsch: “Police should respect reporters’ right to keep source information private, rather than subpoenaing tech companies to gain information on journalists and their sources and methods.”
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COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS WELCOMES TARGETED SANCTIONS TO PROTECT PRESS FREEDOM

Feb 13, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[Press Freedom]
Clooney, who authored the report, recommends that governments use targeted sanctions such as travel bans and asset freezes to punish and deter serious press freedom violators, including those who murder or jail journalists.
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NEW LAWS OBSTRUCT WORK OF PUERTO RICAN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS SAYS CPJ

Feb 12, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[Press Freedom\Puerto Rico]
Cecille Blondet: “In an act of total contempt towards the country, during the twilight hours, Ricardo Rosselló signed the Law of Transparency, which was his last act as governor.”
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NIGERIAN JOURNALIST DIES AT PROTEST ALLEGEDLY BY HANDS OF POLICE

Feb 6, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[Committee To Protect Journalist]
The local privately-owned news website Sahara Reporters published a report on January 23 saying that police had shot and killed Ogbu.
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GAMBIAN GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN RADIO STATION, ARRESTS JOURNALISTS, SAYS COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS

Feb 2, 2020 by Committee To Protect Journalists

[Press Freedom]
On January 26, police raided the offices of the privately-owned radio stations Home Digital FM, in Brikama, and King FM radio station, in Tallinding, and arrested several staffers.
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CPJ Welcomes Release of US Freelance Journalist Peter Theo Curtis

Aug 24, 2014 by Committee To Protect Journalists

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