August 05, 2022
Zimbabwe: Police Charge 2 Journalists With Publishing False Information
Zimbabwean authorities should immediately drop all charges against journalists Wisdom Mdzungairi and Desmond Chingarande and allow them to work freely, the Committee to Protect… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Ethiopia: Journalists Face Growing Hostility as Civil War Persists
Ethiopia's 21-month-old civil war is accelerating the deterioration of press freedom in the Horn of Africa nation. The conflict between the federal government and the rebel forces… Read more »
July 29, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: Journalist Noël Konan Jailed Overnight, Fined Over a Tweet
On July 18, 2022, a court in Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast, convicted investigative reporter Noël Kouadio Konan of defamation under Article 89 of the country's press law… Read more »
Central African Republic: Journalist Erick Ngaba Threatened Over Report On Opposition Leader
Central African Republic authorities should investigate threatening messages sent to journalist Erick Ngaba and ensure his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Journalist Henry Hererimana Serushago in Hiding After Beating, Threats From M23 Rebels
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo should ensure the safety of journalist Henry Hererimana Serushago and take steps to protect reporters covering conflicts… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Arrest, Briefly Detain 5 Staff Members of Peoples Gazette in Abuja
Nigerian authorities should cease harassing employees of the Peoples Gazette and reform the country's laws to decriminalize defamation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Ethiopia: Journalist Abebe Bayu Detained 1 Day After Colleague Yayesew Shimelis Arrested
Ethiopian authorities should unconditionally release journalist Abebe Bayu and all other members of the press held for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Journalist Sorie Saio Sesay Detained for 6 Days
Authorities in Sierra Leone should drop their investigation into journalist Sorie Saio Sesay, return his mobile phone, and allow him to work freely, the Committee to Protect… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Senegal: Ruling Party Member Calls for Attacks On Walfadjri Media Company, Journalists
Senegalese authorities should investigate a call by Talla Sylla, a member of the ruling Alliance for the Republic (APR) party's youth branch, to burn down the privately owned… Read more »
June 29, 2022
Gambia: Media Defence Group Urges Govt to Act on Crimes Against Journalists
Gambian authorities should adopt the reforms recommended by the country's Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC)- including ensuring journalists are not… Read more »
Ethiopia: Authorities Re-Arrest Journalist Yayesew Shimelis 1 Week After Release On Bail
In response to news reports that Ethiopian security personnel arrested journalist Yayesew Shimelis on Tuesday, June 28, and are holding him at an undisclosed location, the… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Guinea: Police Detain, Question Journalist Mamadou Sagnane
Guinean authorities should drop any ongoing investigation into journalist Mamadou Sagnane and ensure that the press can work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Zimbabwe: Journalist Threatened With Assault After Corruption Reporting
Zimbabwean police must immediately and thoroughly investigate threats made to journalist Simbarashe Sithole in retaliation for his corruption reporting and hold those responsible… Read more »
June 13, 2022
Ghana: Two Ghanaian Journalists Attacked At Benya FM, One Left Unconscious
On May 16, 2022, at around 7:30 p.m., three men forced their way into privately owned Ghanaianbroadcaster Benya FM in the town of Elminaon the southern Takoradi highway, attacked… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Sierra Leone: Journalist Sorie Saio Sesay Detained for 6 Days
Authorities in Sierra Leone should drop their investigation into journalist Sorie Saio Sesay, return his mobile phone, and allow him to work freely, the Committee to Protect… Read more »
Rwanda: CPJ Joins Call for Commonwealth Leaders to Urge Rwanda to Respect Human Rights
On June 10, the Committee to Protect Journalists joined 23 other civil society organizations in a letter expressing "grave concerns" about the human rights situation in Rwanda… Read more »
June 13, 2022
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Journalist Luc Pagbelguem Says Prime Minister's Bodyguard Attacked Him
Burkina Faso authorities should investigate the recent attack on journalist Luc Pagbelguem and hold that person to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. Read more »
May 31, 2022
Sierra Leone: Publisher Chernoh Alpha Bah Threatened With Death, Charges of Treason
Sierra Leone authorities must cease their harassment of the Africanist Press news site and its publisher, Chernoh Alpha Bah, and should investigate the death threats against him,… Read more »
May 17, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Two Journalists Detained for 5 Months After Covering a Protest
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must ensure the immediate release of journalists Patrick Lola and Christian Bofaya, who have been arbitrarily detained without… Read more »
May 11, 2022
Zimbabwe: Police Detain and Charge 2 Journalists Covering Attempted Arrest of Opposition Politician
Zimbabwean authorities should immediately drop all charges against journalists Blessed Mhlanga and Chengeto Chidi, as well as Moses Hakata, and let them work freely, the Committee… Read more »
January 25, 2006
Zimbabwe: 'Voice of the People' Trustees Charged With Broadcasting Without a License
Six trustees of the independent news production company Voice of the People were charged today with broadcasting without a license, which carries a potential two-year prison… Read more »