Committee to Protect Journalists (New York)
Website: http://www.cpj.org/
November 28
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Congo-Kinshasa: Journalists Report Being Threatened in Bukavu [press release]
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should investigate threats against at least four journalists in the eastern city of Bukavu and bring the perpetrators to justice,... Read more »
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Chad: Security Agents Assault Journalists in Chad [press release]
Armed Agents From the National Security Agency in N'djamena the capital, beat two reporters on November 16, 2012, and detained them in handcuffs on the premises of a private... Read more »
November 27
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Somalia: BBC Journalist Held Without Charge [press release]
Somali authorities must immediately release Ibrahim Mohamed Adan, a correspondent for the Somali service of the BBC, who has been held for nearly a week in Mogadishu without... Read more »
November 18
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Gambia: Journalist Threatened After Writing On Executions [press release]
The Committee to Protect Journalists today said it holds authorities in the Gambia responsible for the safety of a journalist who has received death threats following critical... Read more »
November 16
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Rwanda: Rwandan Journalist Sentenced to One Year in Jail [press release]
An appellate court in Rwanda should overturn the prison sentence handed to the editor of a private weekly on Wednesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. CPJ also... Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerian Journalist Attacked By Unidentified Men in Kwali [press release]
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns an attack on a Nigerian journalist on Saturday and calls on authorities to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice. Read more »
November 15
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Chad: Journalists Report Being Intimidated By Official
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Chadian authorities to investigate reports of official intimidation of journalists working for a private community radio station in... Read more »
November 9
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Chad: Police Beat Journalist [press release]
On September 30 2012, Yves Phono Kepmi, a journalist with Radio Terre Nouvelle, was beaten by police officers in Chad's southwestern Mayo-Kebbi Est region for asking questions... Read more »
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Cameroon: CPJ Calls on Officials to Drop Charges Against Two Journalists Arrested for Covering Seccession [press release]
EDITOR'S NOTE : The text has been corrected to reflect that Martin Yembe no longer faces charges, and that neither journalist entered a plea on October 1, as previously reported.... Read more »
November 6
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Congo-Kinshasa: Authorities in DRC Force Station Off the Air [press release]
Security forces arrived at the offices of Radio Télévision Autonome du Sud Kasaï (RTAS), in the south central town of Miabi, on August 15 and forced the station... Read more »
November 2
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Congo-Kinshasa: Journalists Go Into Hiding After Being Threatened in DRC [press release]
At Least Three Journalists Working in the Restive rich province of North Kivu have fled into hiding after saying they were threatened in reprisal for their reporting, CPJ has... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Minister Indefinitely Suspends Newspaper [press release]
Congolese Communications Minister Lambert Mende banned private daily Le Journal indefinitely on June 29 in connection with an editorial that he said incited racism and tribalism,... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: In DRC, Journalist Briefly Kidnapped in Lubumbashi [press release]
Four Armed Men Abducted Franck Fwamba editor of the monthly magazine Mining News, and forced him into an unmarked car at around 6 p.m. on June 6 in the southern city of Lubumbashi,... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Nation Bans Broadcasts On Conflict in Eastern Congo [press release]
The Higher Council for Broadcasting and Communication run media regulatory agency, announced in August that it would indefinitely ban broadcasters from airing talk shows and... Read more »
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Guinea Bissau: Nation Expels Journalist - Another Flees Into Hiding [press release]
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Monday's decision by authorities in Guinea-Bissau to expel Portuguese journalist Fernando Teixeira Gomes from the country in... Read more »
November 1
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Burkina Faso: Burkinabe Journalists Convicted for Criminal Defamation [press release]
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the criminal convictions of two journalists and the suspension of their newspaper in Burkina Faso on charges of criminal defamation in... Read more »
October 30
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Somalia: Journalist Dies From Gunshot Wounds in Somalia [press release]
Authorities should conduct a thorough investigation into the October 21 shooting of journalist Mohamed Mohamud "Turyare," who died from his wounds on Sunday, and bring the... Read more »
October 25
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Somalia: In First for Somaliland, Gunmen Kill Journalist [press release]
Unidentified gunmen killed a journalist in the Somaliland town of Las Anod on Tuesday, the first work-related fatality CPJ has documented in the semi-autonomous republic. Read more »
October 24
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Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Indefinitely Suspends Radio Program [press release]
Authorities in Equatorial Guinea indefinitely suspended a radio program on a government-controlled outlet during a broadcast on Friday that included criticism of the president of... Read more »
October 23
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Somalia: Journalist Shot After Leaving Mosque [press release]
Somali authorities must investigate the shooting of a journalist for a national broadcaster, identify the motive, and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect... Read more »
October 17
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Gambia: Journalist Barred From Covering Case in Gambian Court
State security agents barred a journalist from covering an October 15 hearing of a Supreme Court case of seven prisoners on death row, according to local journalists and news... Read more »
October 10
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Somalia: Puntland Authorities Close Down Radio and Website [press release]
Security agents in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland shuttered private broadcaster Horseed FM on Saturday morning and ordered Internet service providers in the region to block... Read more »
October 7
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Chad: Judicial Intimidation of Editor and Newspaper [press release]
Chadian authorities are abusing the judicial and law enforcement systems to silence news coverage critical of the government's performance, censoring publications and targeting one... Read more »
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Africa: Ethiopia Harasses Voice of America and Its Sources [press release]
Ethiopian authorities should halt their harassment of journalists covering the country's Muslim community and their intimidation of citizens who have tried to speak to reporters... Read more »
October 5
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Uganda: Police Beat Journalists Covering Opposition Leader's Arrest
Ugandan police officers beat three journalists while they were reporting on the arrest of opposition leader Kizza Besigye outside the Kampala Central Police Station today,... Read more »
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