December 04, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Authorities Detain Ethio News Chief Editor Belay Manaye Without Charge
Ethiopian authorities should unconditionally release Belay Manaye, chief editor of Ethio News, who has been detained without explanation for three weeks, the Committee to Protect… Read more »
November 22, 2023
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Conscripts 2 Journalists Critical of Junta, Another Fears Kidnapping
Burkinabe authorities must revoke the military conscription of journalists Issaka Lingani and Yacouba Ladji Bama and ensure the safety of journalist Boureima Ouedraogo in the face… Read more »
November 15, 2023
Togo: Togolese Journalists Loic Lawson and Anani Sossou Jailed Following Minister's Complaint
Togolese authorities should immediately and unconditionally release journalists Loic Lawson and Anani Sossou, and reform the country's laws and regulations to ensure journalism is… Read more »
November 13, 2023
Ghana: Ghanaian Soldiers Beat and Arrest Journalist Nicholas Morkah, Wipe Phone
Ghanaian authorities must swiftly complete their investigation into the soldiers who attacked and detained journalist Nicholas Morkah last month and hold the perpetrators to… Read more »
November 07, 2023
South Africa: Two Journalists Assaulted By Protestors in South Africa
A group of about seven unidentified people assaulted two journalists with local broadcaster Mpuma Kapa TV (MPKTV) around noon on October 30, while the reporters were covering… Read more »
November 02, 2023
Mali: Journalist Abdoul Niang Charged With Making False Statements
Malian authorities must drop all legal proceedings against journalist Abdoul Niang and allow him to report the news freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday. Read more »
October 31, 2023
Egypt: Govt Bans Mada Masr Website for 6 Months Over Report On Israel-Gaza War
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Egypt's Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) to revoke its six-month ban on the independent news website Mada Masr over its… Read more »
October 23, 2023
Nigeria: Journalist Saint Mienpamo Onitsha Charged With Cybercrime
Authorities in Nigeria should immediately and unconditionally release journalist Saint Mienpamo Onitsha, swiftly drop all charges against him, and stop criminalizing the press, the… Read more »
October 12, 2023
Algeria: Algerian Prosecutor Requests 5-Year Prison Sentence for Journalist Saad Bouakba
Algerian authorities must drop all charges against journalist Saad Bouakba and refrain from prosecuting members of the press over their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Reporter Anicet Moleka Faces Arrest for Criminal Defamation, Radio Station Banned
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately withdraw a criminal defamation complaint and arrest warrant for reporter Anicet Moleka, lift the illegal ban on… Read more »
October 12, 2023
Niger: Nigerien Journalist Samira Sabou Charged With Treason, Cybercrime
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Nigerien authorities to drop all charges against journalist Samira Sabou and allow her to work freely. Read more »
October 05, 2023
Ethiopia: Three Journalists Detained in Ethiopia, Transferred to Military Camp
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to immediately release three journalists detained in late August and early September, and expressed… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Angola: Angolan Editor Daniel Frederico Faces Criminal Defamation Charges
Authorities in Angola must drop charges of criminal defamation and insult against journalist Daniel Frederico and stop criminalizing his reporting, the Committee to Protect… Read more »
Nigeria: Two Nigerian Journalists Charged With Cybercrime Over Corruption Reports
Authorities in Nigeria should swiftly drop all charges against journalists Aiyelabegan Babatunde AbdulRazaq and Oluwatoyin Luqman Bolakale and allow them to work freely, the… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Ethiopia: Three Ethiopian Journalists Beaten and Detained While Covering Protest in Tigray
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to hold to account security personnel who assaulted at least three journalists and to desist from… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Angola: Authorities Charge Journalist With Criminal Defamation Over Corruption Report
Prosecutors should drop the criminal defamation, insult, and forgery charges against Angolan journalist Liberato Furtado Pereira and stop retaliating against the journalist for his… Read more »
September 19, 2023
Somalia: 'Network Abuse' - Attacks On 3 Media Sites Involved Services of US, UK Firms
Cyberattackers used services of technology companies based in the U.S. and U.K. to target media sites from Somalia, Kosovo, and Turkmenistan, Qurium, a nonprofit hosting the sites,… Read more »
September 11, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Journalist Stanis Bujakera Arrested Over Report On Ex-Minister's Murder
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately and unconditionally release journalist Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, return his devices, and stop arresting… Read more »
September 06, 2023
Ethiopia: Three More Journalists Arrested Under State of Emergency
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday expressed deep concern about the arrest of three journalists only weeks after Ethiopia declared a state of emergency and called on… Read more »
August 29, 2023
Nigeria: CPJ Calls On Nigerian President to Improve Press Freedom
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August 25, 2023
Chad: News Website Alwihda Info Suspended Over Coverage of President
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday called for authorities in Chad to immediately reverse the suspension of the privately owned news website Alwihda Info and stop… Read more »
Niger: CPJ Joins Call to Protect Journalists in Niger 1 Month After Coup
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday joined at least 79 journalists and press organizations in calling on Niger's military authorities to protect the rights and safety of… Read more »
August 23, 2023
Algeria: Prosecutor Requests 3-Year Sentence for Journalist Mustapha Bendjama
The Committee to Protect Journalists called for Algerian authorities to immediately release journalist Mustapha Bendjama on Wednesday, after a prosecutor requested that he be… Read more »
Egypt: Authorities Arrest Father of Freelance Journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada
Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Gamal Abdelhamid Ziada and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Read more »
Somalia: Two Journalists Arrested for Reporting On Police, 1 Remains in Custody
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday called on Somali authorities to unconditionally release journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul and stop intimidating media… Read more »