August 21
Sudan: CPJ Joins Call to Extend UN Fact-Finding Mission On Sudan
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) joined 67 other civil society organizations in calling on the UN Human Rights Council to extend the mandate of the Independent… Read more »
July 17
Congo-Kinshasa: In Eastern DR Congo, Journalists Face Death, Arson Threats for Reporting On War
Government allied Wazalendo militiamen have threatened to kill or capture one reporter and to burn down another's radio station because of unfavorable coverage, as frontlines shift… Read more »
May 07
Sudan: Sudan's RSF Paramilitary Group Detains Journalist Adam Issac Minan
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan to immediately release journalist Adam Issac Minan, who was kidnapped by the paramilitary… Read more »
May 04
Senegal: Senegal Rebel Leader Rejects Prosecution Claims Against Journalist René Capain Bassène
A key Senegalese rebel leader, César Atoute Badiate, has broken his silence on jailed journalist René Capain Bassène, refuting the prosecution's claim that… Read more »
April 15
Sudan: Sudan's 3 Years of War, Impunity, and the Silencing of the Press
As Sudan's war marks its third anniversary, on April 15, 2026, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has turned the country into one… Read more »
Sudan: CPJ, Partners Urge Decisive U.S. Action to End Sudan War On Third Anniversary
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 28 other civil society organizations in a joint letter urging the United States to take decisive action to help end the war in Sudan, as… Read more »
April 01
Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Detain DR Congo Journalist Espoir Mbata Over WhatsApp Post
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of Congolese community radio director Espoir Mbata, who was detained by M23 rebels on Sunday over his WhatsApp post about… Read more »
January 26
Niger: Niger Arrests Deutsche Welle Correspondent Over Report On Nigerian Refugees
The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities in Niger to release Gazali Abdou Tasawa, a correspondent for the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW), who was… Read more »
December 10, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Journalist Ali Male Threatened, Detained Over Report Criticizing Army Colonel
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to release Ali Male, a reporter with the privately owned En Quete News site and… Read more »
December 02, 2025
Sudan: Sudanese Journalist Taj Al-Sir Ahmed Suleiman Killed By RSF Paramilitary in El-Fasher
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an urgent investigation into the killing of journalist Taj al-Sir Ahmed Suleiman, director of the Sudan News Agency (SUNA) office in… Read more »
October 30, 2025
Sudan: CPJ Calls for Protection of Journalists in Sudan's El-Fasher, Immediate Release of Those Abducted
The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply alarmed by reports emerging from El-Fasher in Sudan's North Darfur state, which the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has… Read more »
Committee to Protect Journalists (New York)
Website: http://www.cpj.org/
