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Photo: Somali Journalists Syndicate The Committee to Protect Journalists Friday expressed alarm at recent actions by Somali security forces who detained and beat journalists and raided a private…
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."…
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 Committee to…
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,…
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…
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 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…
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."…
