Committee to Protect Journalists (New York)
Website: http://www.cpj.org/
July 31
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Nigeria: Govt Official Publicly Whips Journalist [press release]
An identified State Security Service agent publicly flogged a reporter on July 3, 2013, while he was on an official visit to the Benue State Government House to deliver a press... Read more »
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Guinea: Journalist Assaulted While Covering Attack [press release]
A group of persons with disabilities attacked Alhasane Bah, a journalist with the media group L'independent-Le Democrate, on July 4, 2013, as he attempted to photograph the group... Read more »
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Gambia: Gambian Photographer Detained for Six Days [press release]
Plainclothes officers of the Gambia's National Intelligence Agency (NIA) arrested Pa Sulay Jadama on June 20, 2013, at the premises of the Banjul Magistrates' Court and detained... Read more »
July 30
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Zambia: Govt Blocks Another Website, Re-Arrests Reporter [press release]
Zambian authorities should stop blocking access to critical news websites and halt their harassment of journalists accused of working with the websites, the Committee to Protect... Read more »
July 18
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Somalia: Two Somali Journalists Shot in Kismayo [press release]
Two Somali journalists were wounded, one critically, when they came under fire on Wednesday while covering the aftermath of a landmine explosion in the southern port city of... Read more »
July 17
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Zambia: Harassment of Watchdog Site Continues [press release]
Zambian authorities should stop their ongoing harassment of the Zambian Watchdog, a site that reports on alleged government corruption, the Committee to Protect Journalists said... Read more »
July 10
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Gambia: Amended Gambian Media Law Restricts Internet Freedom [press release]
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns an amendment to a media law adopted by the Gambian parliament that imposes lengthy prison sentences and heavy fines on individuals who... Read more »
July 09
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Cote d'Ivoire: Police Interrogate Journalists Over Sources [press release]
Police in the economic capital of Abidjan summoned two journalists with the weekly L'Eléphant déchaîné on June 28, 2013, and interrogated them for more... Read more »
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Zambia: Two Journalists Detained Without Charge in Zambia
Zambian authorities should release two journalists who have been detained since early Tuesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Read more »
July 08
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Somalia: Gunmen Kill Somali Broadcast Journalist in Puntland [press release]
Two unidentified gunmen killed TV reporter Liban Abdullahi on Sunday evening in Galkayo, a central town in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, according to local journalists... Read more »
July 04
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Egypt: Military Closes Four TV Stations
Authorities in Egypt's new military-run government raided Al-Jazeera's Egyptian station today, disrupting its service, and shut down at least three stations supportive of Mohamed... Read more »
July 03
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Somalia: Hubaal Journalists Sentenced to Jail [press release]
Autonomous republic of Somaliland today convicted the manager and editor of the independent daily Hubaal of defamation and sentenced them to prison. Read more »
July 01
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Gabon: Gabon Suspends 3 Newspapers
Gabon's state-run media regulatory agency, the National Communications Council, suspended three newspapers on May 29, 2013, according to news reports. Read more »
June 27
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Zambia: Critical Website Blocked for Four Days in Zambia [press release]
A private website that documents alleged Zambian government corruption has been blocked in the country since Monday, its editor told CPJ. The Zambian Watchdog's Lloyd Himaambo has... Read more »
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Guinea: Guinean Journalists Report Being Attacked in Conakry [press release]
At least four journalists were attacked in separate episodes on June 19, 2013, amid clashes in the Guinean capital, Conakry, between opposition militants and supporters of... Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Re-Files Charges Against Leadership Journalists [press release]
Nigerian authorities should stop the legal harassment of journalists in connection with a critical story about President Goodluck Jonathan's political plans, the Committee to... Read more »
June 25
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Tanzania: Obama Should Urge Promotion of Free Press in Tanzania [press release]
Ahead of your first trip to East Africa, we would like to bring to your attention the deteriorating state of press freedom in Tanzania. In your meetings with Tanzanian President... Read more »
June 20
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Niger: Al Jazeera TV Crew Briefly Detained in Niger [press release]
Security forces in southwestern Niger detained for 48 hours a four-member crew of Al-Jazeera English TV while they were covering the conditions of refugees displaced by armed... Read more »
June 18
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Zimbabwe: Journalists Targeted Amid Pre-Election Tension [press release]
All parties in Zimbabwe's government of national unity must respect the responsibility of journalists to document events and report the views of citizens, especially in the run-up... Read more »
June 17
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Burundi: Security Officials Arrest Burundian TV Journalist [press release]
Authorities in Burundi have been holding a journalist since Thursday on broad allegations of breaching national security, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect... Read more »
June 14
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Cameroon: Journalists Threatened, Obstructed in Cameroon [press release]
Authorities in Cameroon should investigate reports of journalists being threatened and obstructed from covering the site of an airplane crash on Monday, the Committee to Protect... Read more »
June 13
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Cameroon: Journalist Convicted On Defamation Charges in Cameroon [press release]
A Cameroonian appellate court should overturn on appeal a criminal defamation conviction and sentence handed to a journalist on June 5 in the commercial city of Douala, the... Read more »
June 12
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Somalia: Independent Daily Suspended Indefinitely in Somaliland [press release]
Autonomous republic of Somaliland should withdraw his request to suspend the independent daily Hubaal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. A court ruled on Tuesday... Read more »
June 07
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Congo-Kinshasa: Four Newspapers Suspended in Republic of Congo [press release]
Authorities in the Republic of Congo should lift the suspensions against four weekly newspapers in connection with their articles critical of government officials, the Committee to... Read more »
June 05
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Chad: Govt Should Release Journalists From Detention [document]
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