June 24
Egypt: Egypt Must Account for Missing Journalist Haidar Qandil
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Egyptian authorities to immediately reveal the whereabouts of prominent journalist Haidar Qandil, who disappeared Monday after leaving… Read more »
June 17
Mozambique: Mozambique's Estacio Valoi Faces 'Clear Intimidation' Over Environmental Reporting
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Mozambican authorities to return the equipment of prominent investigative journalist Estacio Valoi and to end the intimidation of… Read more »
June 11
Tunisia: Tunisian Journalist Khaoula Boukrim Sentenced in Absentia to 4 Years in Prison
Tunisian authorities should immediately overturn the four-year prison sentence imposed in absentia on prominent journalist Khaoula Boukrim, founder of local independent news… Read more »
June 10
Comoros: In Comoros, Journalist Arrested for Report On Jailed Ex-President's Health
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Comorian authorities to release journalist Toufé Maecha who was arrested on Monday at his home in the capital, Moroni, over his… Read more »
June 08
Ghana: Under Ghana's President Mahama, Near-Total Impunity for Attacks On 17 Journalists
When Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama took office in January 2025, pledging to restore "an era of true media freedom," journalists had reason to hope that attacks on the press… Read more »
Egypt: CPJ, Partners Urge EU to Push Egypt On Rights and Press Freedom Reforms
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 14 other press freedom and human rights organizations on Monday, expressing concern over Egypt's failure to show meaningful progress on… Read more »
June 03
Egypt: Egypt Sentences Commentator Ahmed Douma to One Year in Prison
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of Egyptian political commentator Ahmed Douma, who was handed a one-year prison sentence on Wednesday over his criticism… Read more »
May 28
Nigeria: No Justice, Over Month After 15 Men Beat Nigerian Journalist Investigating Phone Scam
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to swiftly identify and hold to account at least 15 men who assaulted journalist Allwell Ene as he was… Read more »
May 27
Senegal: Senegalese Journalist René Capain Bassène Released After Over 8 Years in Detention
CPJ welcomes the release of journalist and writer René Capain Bassène, who had been detained since 2018 in Senegal. Bassène was sentenced to life in prison on… Read more »
May 25
Congo-Kinshasa: Drones Strike Radio Station in Rebel-Held DR Congo, With Threat to Kill Next Time
The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has joined a growing number of conflicts where drones are being used to target journalists, as two strikes hit a community radio… Read more »
Tunisia: CPJ Condemns Tunisia's Judicial Harassment of Sonia Dahmani After Fresh Conviction
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the continued judicial harassment of lawyer and media commentator Sonia Dahmani, amid escalating attacks on press freedom in Tunisia,… Read more »
May 13
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Journalist Detained Since January, Another in Hiding After Mining Impact Report
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to release journalist Stéphane Shisso, who was arrested in January after… Read more »
May 12
Tunisia: Beyond Decree 54 - Tunisia's Latest Measures to Silence the Press
For years, Tunisia was viewed as one of the few post-Arab Spring success stories for press freedom in the region. In the decade following the 2011 revolution, journalists gained… Read more »
May 08
Rwanda: Rwandan Youtuber Dies of Alleged Overdose On Day of Release From Prison
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an independent and credible investigation into the death of Rwandan YouTube commentator Aimable Karasira Uzaramba on Wednesday, the… 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 »
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 »
