[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.”
Photo: YouTube
Muthoki Mumo
CPJ: Somaliland Authorities Must Lift Siege of Two Television Stations
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS DEMAND RELEASE OF RWANDAN JOURNALIST
[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.
Photo: YouTube
CPJ: ETHIOPIAN JOURNALIST DETAINED AFTER PUBLISHING COVID-19 REPORT
[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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UGANDAN JOURNALIST CHARGED AND IMPRISONED AFTER FILMING DOCUMENTARY ON OPPOSITION LEADER BOBI WINE
[Imprisonment of Journalist Moses Bwayo]
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 musician Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine.
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BENIN AUTHORITIES SENTENCE BENIN WEB TV JOURNALIST IGNACE SOSSOU TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON
[Press Freedom\Ignace Sossou]
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 official described Benin’s digital code as “a weapon” that can be used against journalists and discussed the government’s decision to shut down the Internet during elections in April 2019.
Photo: Benin Web TV\Facebook
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS: DETAINED TANZANIAN JOURNALIST ERICK KABENDERA NEEDS MEDICAL ATTENTION
[Africa News]
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 put an end to their contrived legal delays and free Kabendera unconditionally.”
Photo: CPJ
TANZANIAN AUTHORITIES ACCUSED OF “RETALIATING” AGAINST JOURNALIST ERICK KABENDERA WITH QUESTIONABLE ARREST AND CHARGES
[Journalistic Freedom]
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.”
Photo: CPJ\Jamii Forums
