[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.”
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[George Floyd\New York Press Association]
Judy Patrick: “The ongoing attacks on journalists in America, especially by police, is truly unprecedented…Since taking office, President Trump has put a big fat “enemy of the people” stamp on every journalist’s forehead.”
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[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.
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[COVID-19\Press Freedom]
Authorities allege that, because Dieudonné Niyonsenga and Ishema TV are not registered with the Rwanda Media Commission, he and Fidèle Komezusenge were impersonating journalists.
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[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.”
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[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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[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\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.
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[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.
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[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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