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 »
Senegal: New CPJ Podcast Reveals Torture, Coerced Testimony in Case of Jailed Senegalese Journalist René Capain Bassène
A new podcast released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) presents extensive new testimony and reporting on the conviction of Senegalese journalist and author… Read more »
April 28
Tunisia: Tunisia Rearrests Journalist Zied El-Heni, WHO Launches Hunger Strike
Tunisian authorities must immediately release journalist Zied el-Heni, who has been placed in pretrial detention over a social media post last week, the Committee to Protect… Read more »
April 27
Zambia: CPJ Calls On Zambian President to Champion the Media As World Press Freedom Day Host
The Committee to Protect Journalists wrote to Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema expressing concern over recent attacks on journalists and legislation that negatively impacts… Read more »
April 24
Uganda: Ugandan Journalists Face Up to 20 Years in Jail Under Draconian Foreign Agents Bill
Uganda is set to pass a foreign agents bill, whose sweeping provisions could be used to imprison journalists critically reporting on economics, foreign policy, or elections for up… Read more »
April 22
Zambia: Zambian Lawyers Fight for Media Freedom As Journalists Harassed Ahead of Election
For months, lawyer Josiah Kalala has been working late into the night on a case he believes could define the future of press freedom in Zambia: preparing arguments, reviewing legal… Read more »
April 16
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Editor Seized From Addis Standard Newsroom By Unidentified Men
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to do everything in their power to locate and free Addis Standard managing editor Million Beyene who was taken… Read more »
Algeria: Algeria Re-Arrests Freelance Journalist Hassan Bouras Ahead of Pope's Visit
Algerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release freelance journalist and human rights defender Hassan Bouras and drop all charges against him, the Committee to… 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 13
Tanzania: Tanzania Suspends Jambo TV for Querying Inquiry Into Post-Election Killings
The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Tanzanian authorities to immediately lift the 90-day suspension imposed on Jambo TV over its YouTube and Instagram posts and allow the… Read more »
Tunisia: CPJ Condemns 18-Month Sentence Against Tunisian Commentator Sonia Dahmani
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tunisian authorities to repeal the April 13 appeals court decision to uphold the conviction of Tunisian political commentator and… Read more »
April 09
South Sudan: South Sudan's New Cybercrime Law Ramps Up Threat of Jail for Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in South Sudan to urgently reform its new cybercrimes law, which punishes defamation with up to five years in prison,… Read more »
April 08
Egypt: Egyptian, Lebanese Journalists Targeted in Cyber Attacks
The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by new reports about spear-phishing attacks against several Egyptian and Lebanese journalists aimed at compromising their Apple,… Read more »
April 07
Egypt: Egypt Arrests Commentator Ahmed Douma Over Article and Posts
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Egyptian authorities to immediately release political commentator Ahmed Douma, who was arrested on April 6 at the Supreme State… Read more »
April 03
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Journalists Harassed At Hearings to Extend President's Term
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Zimbabwean authorities to urgently investigate the harassment and violence against journalists covering March 31 public hearings in… Read more »
April 01
Somalia: Somalia's New Northeastern State Detains Journalist for Criticizing President
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of journalist Abdiqani Abdirahman Mohamed, also known as Dhulmar, who has been held without charge since March 26 over a… Read more »
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 »
Nigeria: CPJ, Partners Write to Nigerian President Over VP Comments About Press Freedom
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March 30
Uganda: Ugandan Journalist Missing, Forced Into Van After Radio Show
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ugandan authorities to immediately disclose whether they have detained journalist and activist Mukose Arnold Anthony and to ensure his… Read more »
March 24
Mali: Malian Journalist Given 2-Year Prison Sentence for Insulting Niger's President
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Malian authorities to release journalist Youssouf Sissoko, who was sentenced on Monday to two years in prison and a fine of 1 million… Read more »
March 11
Congo-Kinshasa: Journalists in Eastern DR Congo Detained Over War Coverage, Broadcasters Occupied
Journalists in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo face constant danger as warring parties seek to control information. Read more »
March 04
Burundi: Burundian Journalist Sandra Muhoza Provisionally Released After Nearly 2 Years
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the provisional release of journalist Sandra Muhoza and calls on Burundian authorities not to oppose her appeal of her conviction. Read more »
March 02
Egypt: CPJ, Partners Call to End Egyptian Cartoonist Ashraf Omar's Judicial Harassment
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined four other organizations in calling on Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Al-Manassa cartoonist Ashraf… Read more »
February 26
Kenya: Kenya Court Due to Rule On Cybercrimes Law As Another Journalist Faces Jail
Journalist Peter Maseke Mwita has a keener interest than most in Friday's upcoming ruling on the constitutionality of Kenya's cybercrime law -- legislation that could see him… Read more »
