December 22, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Journalists Pascal Mulegwa and Réné Mobembo Attacked During Election Coverage, Broadcaster Ordered Off Air
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo must allow the press to report freely on the country's elections, swiftly investigate and hold accountable those responsible for… Read more »
December 20, 2023
Senegal: Four Allô Sénégal Journalists Detained, Charged With Defamation and Incitement Following Minister's Complaint
Senegalese authorities should unconditionally release four journalists from the online news outlet Allô Sénégal, who are detained on defamation and incitement… Read more »
December 14, 2023
Mozambique: CPJ Calls for a Thorough Investigation Into Killing of Mozambican Journalist João Chamusse
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for authorities in Mozambique to thoroughly investigate the killing of journalist João Chamusse outside his home in the KaTembe… Read more »
December 13, 2023
Algeria: Algerian Prosecutor Requests One-Year Sentence for Journalist Mustapha Bendjama
Algerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Mustapha Bendjama and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on… Read more »
December 12, 2023
Sudan: CPJ Urges Sudanese Paramilitary Forces to Cease Using Media Institutions As Detention Centers
The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that the Sudanese paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces (RSF), is using state-owned media buildings in Omdurman as… Read more »
December 07, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Police Seize ZBs Reporter Raphael Mlozoa's Phone, Delete Photos of Officers' Conduct
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Malawi Police Service to investigate and hold accountable officers who forcibly deleted photographs from the mobile phone of… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Mali: In Mali, 1 Journalist Killed, 1 Injured, 2 Kidnapped By Unidentified Gunmen
The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed and saddened by an attack on four journalists in northeastern Mali by unidentified gunmen last month, in which one journalist was… Read more »
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 08, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: CPJ Alarmed By Ongoing Detention of DRC Journalist Stanis Bujakera
The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the Democratic Republic of Congo authorities' insistence on keeping journalist Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala behind bars and urges… 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 »
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Journalist Blaise Mabala Accused of Insulting a Provincial Government Official
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately release and drop their criminal prosecution against journalists Blaise Mabala and Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, the… 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 16, 2023
Somalia: Somali Court Dismisses False News, Anti-State Case Against Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes an October 11 court decision to dismiss the criminal case against Somali journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul and calls on… 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 »
Congo-Kinshasa: CPJ Calls for Release of DRC Journalist, U.S. Resident Stanis Bujakera
The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo to allow the provisional release of journalist Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala and drop all… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia's New Era Newspaper Suspends Managing Editor After Editorial Criticizes Judiciary
The management of Namibia's New Era newspaper should immediately rescind the suspension of the paper's managing editor Johnathan Beukes and allow the state-owned media outlet to… 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 »
Sudan: CPJ Calls for Investigation Into Killing of Sudanese Journalist Halima Idris Salim
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Sudanese authorities to investigate and hold to account those responsible for the Tuesday, October 10 killing of Sudanese journalist… Read more »
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 11, 2023
Guinea: Private News Websites Restricted in Guinea for Over a Month
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Guinean authorities to investigate why the websites of privately owned news outlets Guinée Matin and Inquisiteur continue… Read more »