February 02
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo - Free Prominent Journalist, Drop Charges
Stanis Bujakera Held Nearly Five Months in Politically Motivated Case Read more »
Niger: Another Niger Media Organization Suspended
Authorities Should End Attacks on Press Freedom, Free Expression Read more »
January 18
Rwanda: End Abuses Against Journalists
No Justice for Suspicious Death; Detainee Denounces Torture in Court Read more »
August 29, 2023
Burundi: Burundi - Free Journalist Held for a Year
Joint Statement by Four Human Rights, Press Freedom Organizations Read more »
July 18, 2023
Rwanda: Questions Remain Over Journalist's Suspicious Death
Six Months Later, Still No Effective Investigation into John Williams Ntwali's Death Read more »
May 04, 2023
Burundi: Burundi Court Upholds Journalist's Conviction
Authorities Should End Cynical Assault on Media, Civil Society Read more »
April 04, 2023
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Expels Two French Reporters
Reverse Expulsions, Protect Media Freedom Read more »
April 03, 2023
Libya: Revoke Repressive Anti-Cybercrime Law - HRW
Release People Held Merely for Peaceful Expression Read more »
February 10, 2023
Cameroon: The Perils of Journalism in Cameroon
High-Level Arrests as Another Journalist Murdered Read more »
February 09, 2023
Rwanda: No Clarity Over Journalist's Death in Rwanda
"Suspect" Convicted of Manslaughter After Hasty, Quiet Trial Read more »
January 31, 2023
Rwanda: Call to Ensure Independent Investigation into Death of Investigative Journalist John Williams Ntwali
Joint Statement by 90 Civil Society Organizations and Press Associations Read more »
January 20, 2023
Rwanda: Suspicious Death of Investigative Journalist
Effective, Independent Investigation Needed to Establish Circumstances Read more »
October 14, 2022
Somalia: Somalia - Free Detained Journalist
The Somali authorities should immediately release a prominent journalist and media rights advocate who is being held and investigated on apparently politically motivated… Read more »
April 23, 2019
Mozambique: Jailed Mozambican Journalists Get Bail After 3 Months
Today, a judge in Mozambique's Pemba city court ruled that journalists Amade Abubacar and Germano Daniel Adriano be released on bail, three months after their arrest on groundless… Read more »
January 18, 2018
Kenya: Both Elections Marred by Human Rights Abuses - Report
On August 8, Kenya's electoral commission declared incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta winner for a second term, amid opposition and civil society claims of fraud. The elections… Read more »