CPJ: ETHIOPIAN JOURNALIST DETAINED AFTER PUBLISHING COVID-19 REPORT
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,…
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NIGERIA’S PREMIUM TIMES NEWSPAPER FACE INTIMIDATION AND CYBERATTACKS AFTER PUBLISHING LEAKED GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
Premium Times editor-in-chief Musikilu Mojeed has also faced intimidation attempts since the reports were published, according to a report by the paper, and the Premium Times website faced…
UGANDAN JOURNALIST CHARGED AND IMPRISONED AFTER FILMING DOCUMENTARY ON OPPOSITION LEADER BOBI WINE
Bwayo was initially arrested in the capital Kampala on February 24 while filming a documentary commissioned by a U.K.-based company, Southern Films, about the opposition politician and popular…
GAMBIAN GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN RADIO STATION, ARRESTS JOURNALISTS, SAYS COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS
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.…
BENIN AUTHORITIES SENTENCE BENIN WEB TV JOURNALIST IGNACE SOSSOU TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON
In his Facebook posts, which are included in Benin Web TV’s report on Sossou’s arrest, the journalist quoted Mètonou’s comments at a December 17 media event, where the…
CPJ: NIGERIAN AUTHORITIES SHOULD STOP CENSORING, HARASSING, AND VICTIMIZING SAHARA REPORTERS NEWS AGENCY
CPJ’s Angela Quintal: “Sahara Reporters must be permitted to keep the Nigerian public informed without intimidation. Surveillance, cyberattacks, and copyright notices against Sahara Reporters mark a concerning pattern…
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS: DETAINED TANZANIAN JOURNALIST ERICK KABENDERA NEEDS MEDICAL ATTENTION
CPJ Sub-Saharan Africa Representative Muthoki Mumo: “Tanzanian authorities have a duty to ensure that Kabendera receives the urgent medical care he needs, but more than that, they should…
TANZANIAN AUTHORITIES ACCUSED OF “RETALIATING” AGAINST JOURNALIST ERICK KABENDERA WITH QUESTIONABLE ARREST AND CHARGES
Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ) have called on Tanzanian authorities to "immediately drop charges" against journalist Erick Kabendera and to "end its practice of retaliation against critical voices."…
ARMY SOLDIER TESTIFIES FORMER GAMBIAN PRESIDENT JAMMEH ORDERED ASSASSINATION OF JOURNALIST
Gambian Army Lt. Malick Jatta testified he was among the assassins who murdered Gambian editor Deyda Hydara, in 2004--on orders from former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh... Photo YouTube…
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS ANNOUNCES 2019 INTERNATIONAL PRESS FREEDOM AWARD WINNERS
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will honor 2019 International Press Freedom Award winners on November 21, at Grand Hyatt Hotel, in New York City... Photo: CPJ The Committee…