[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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PRESS FREEDOM
WHEN TRUMP CALLS JOURNALISTS “ENEMIES” OF THE PEOPLE, ATTACKS AREN’T SURPRISING
NIGERIA’S PREMIUM TIMES NEWSPAPER FACE INTIMIDATION AND CYBERATTACKS AFTER PUBLISHING LEAKED GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
[Press Freedom\Nigeria]
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 cyberattacks.
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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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NIGERIAN JOURNALIST DIES AT PROTEST ALLEGEDLY BY HANDS OF POLICE
[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
[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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