November 15
Guinea Bissau: CPJ, Partners Urge Guinea-Bissau to Improve Press Freedom Ahead of UN Review
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined two other press freedom organizations in calling on authorities in Guinea-Bissau to accept and implement recommendations to improve its… Read more »
November 12
Cameroon: Cameroonian Journalist Nsoyuka Guy-Bruno Maimo Detained, Beaten for Covering Protest
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cameroonian authorities to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for detaining and violently abusing Nsoyuka Guy-Bruno… Read more »
November 04
Gambia: Gambian President Withdraws Defamation Lawsuit Against The Voice, Editor
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Gambian President Adama Barrow's decision to withdraw a civil defamation lawsuit against The Voice newspaper and its editor-in-chief… Read more »
October 31
Ghana: Mine Security Guards Attack Media Crew Covering Environmental Degradation in Ghana
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ghanaian authorities to swiftly investigate and hold accountable the security guards who attacked four journalists and media workers… Read more »
October 30
Guinea: Guinean Journalist Bakary Gamalo Bamba Charged With Violating Judge's Privacy
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of journalist Bakary Gamalo Bamba, director of the bimonthly newspaper Le Baobab, who has been detained since October 20… Read more »
October 25
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Confirms Conscription of 3 Journalists, 1 Still Missing
The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the forced conscription of journalists Serge Atiana Oulon, Adama Bayala, and Kalifara Séré, who went missing in… Read more »
October 18
Nigeria: 4 Nigerian Journalists Face Fresh Charges Over Report Tying Bank CEO to Fraud Claims
The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the continued detention of journalists Olurotimi Olawale, Precious Eze Chukwunonso, Roland Olonishuwa, and Seun Odunlami,… Read more »
October 10
Cameroon: Cameroon Bans Reporting On President Paul Biya's Health, Whereabouts
The Cameroonian government should end its threats to sanction private media journalists who report on the condition and whereabouts of President Paul Biya, 91, who has not been… Read more »
October 09
Burkina Faso: Authorities Suspend Voice of America, Extending Censorship Trend in Burkina Faso
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Burkinabe authorities to lift the suspension of the U.S. Congress-funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA), which is the latest… Read more »
October 07
Togo: At Least 6 Togolese Journalists Attacked While Covering Opposition Party Meeting
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for Togolese authorities to hold accountable those responsible for attacking at least six journalists as they covered an opposition party… Read more »
October 03
Nigeria: Nigeria Police Charge 4 Journalists With Cybercrimes for Corruption Reporting
Despite recent reforms to Nigeria's Cybercrimes Act, journalists continue to be targeted for publishing news in the public interest, with four reporters being charged under the law… Read more »
October 02
Gambia: Gambian Journalists Charged With False News Over President's Exit Plan Report
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Gambian authorities to drop all charges against The Voice newspaper editors, Musa Sekou Sheriff and Momodou Justice Darboe, and to… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Ratchets Up Media Censorship Ahead of 2025 Election
After a month of seeing an empty television studio with the word "censored" splashed across the screen, Cameroonians are finally able to watch Équinoxe TV's flagship Sunday… Read more »
September 16
Nigeria: WikkiTimes Publisher, Reporter Face Criminal Charges Over Reporting On Alleged Corruption
Authorities in Nigeria should discontinue criminal proceedings against journalists Haruna Mohammed Salisu and Yawale Adamu, of the privately owned WikkiTimes news site, and reform… Read more »
September 12
Mali: Malian Media Regulator Suspends TV5 Monde and LCI Over Security Reporting
The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Mali's media regulator to reverse its suspensions of French public broadcaster TV5Monde and private television news channel La… Read more »
September 03
Nigeria: CPJ, Partners Call for Release of Slain Nigerian Journalist's Body
The Committee to Protect Journalists, the International Press Institute, and the Media Foundation for West Africa released a joint statement on Tuesday, September 3, calling on… Read more »
August 29
Guinea Bissau: Guinea Bissau President Swears At Journalist As Media Freedom Declines
Amid political tension in Guinea-Bissau following President Umaro Sissoco Embaló's dissolution of parliament in December, it was only natural for radio journalist Ussumane… Read more »
August 21
Nigeria: In Nigeria, At Least 56 Journalists Attacked and Harassed As Protests Roil Region
"He hit me with a gun butt," Premium Times newspaper reporter Yakubu Mohammed told the Committee to Protect Journalists, recalling how he was struck by a police officer while… Read more »
August 06
Nigeria: Nigerian Security Forces Attack, Arrest Journalists Covering Protests
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to investigate reports that dozens of journalists were assaulted, harassed, and detained while covering… Read more »
July 31
Nigeria: Chained and Blindfolded - Nigerian Journalist Segun Olatunji Recounts His Detention
The arrest and detention of Segun Olatunji, the then editor of the privately owned First News site, by Nigeria's military in March triggered an outcry from local and international… Read more »
July 16
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Columnist Alain Traoré Taken By Armed Men in Masks
Burkinabe authorities should immediately and comprehensively investigate the disappearance of columnist Alain Traoré after armed men in masks claiming to be agents of the… Read more »
July 09
Nigeria: Nigeria Police Arrest, Detain, Assault Journalist Gabriel Idibia While in Custody
On June 11, police officers in Kaduna, the capital city of Nigeria's northern Kaduna State, arrested Gabriel Idibia, a correspondent and freelancer with the privately owned Daily… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Court Acquits Publisher Agba Jalingo of Cybercrime Charges
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Monday's court decision in Nigeria acquitting Agba Jalingo, publisher of the privately owned CrossRiverWatch, of cybercrime charges. Read more »
July 03
Burkina Faso: Three Journalists Disappear, 3 Media Outlets Suspended in Burkina Faso
The Burkinabe authorities must do everything possible to find and ensure the safety of missing journalists Serge Atiana Oulon, Kalifara Séré, and Adama Bayala, and… Read more »
June 27
Mali: Malian Journalist Yeri Bocoum Missing After Covering Banned Protest
Malian authorities should urgently investigate the disappearance of journalist Yeri Bocoum and account for his whereabouts, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Read more »
Committee to Protect Journalists (New York)
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