Niger: Niger Reinstates Prison Sentences for Journalists for Defamation, Insult

Nigerien authorities must decriminalize defamation and ensure that the country's cybercrime law does not unduly restrict the work of the media, the Committee to Protect Journalists… Read more »

Egypt: Fleeing Prolonged Media Crackdown, Ethiopian Journalists Struggle in Exile

When Belete Kassa’s friend and news show co- host Belaye Manaye was arrested in November 2023 and taken to the remote Awash Arba military camp known as the "Guantanamo of the… Read more »

Burundi: Burundi Regulator Warns Iwacu Press Group After Police Assault 2 of Outlet's Journalists

Burundian authorities must desist from intimidating the independent news outlet Iwacu Press Group and swiftly investigate recent police attacks on two of the outlet's journalists,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Church Members Assault DRC Journalists Néhémie Paluku and Esaïe Mbusa

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo should ensure a credible investigation into the June 3 assaults on reporters Esaïe Mbusa and Néhémie Paluku,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Journalist Tatiana Osango Assaulted After Interview Criticizing DRC President

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo should impartially investigate the June 5 assault of broadcast journalist Tatiana Osango and ensure those responsible are held… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Police Briefly Detain Journalist Sandiso Phaliso, Force Him to Delete Crime Scene Photographs

South African police arrested freelance journalist Sandiso Phaliso while he was photographing a crime scene in the country's legislative capital of Cape Town on April 25 and held… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Journalist Makawi Mohamed Ahmed and Brother Killed During RSF Attack

The Committee to Protect Journalists is shocked by reports that journalist Makawi Mohamed Ahmed, a reporter at the official state news agency of Sudan (SUNA), and his brother… Read more »

Sudan: CPJ Urges Investigation Into Killing of Sudanese Journalist Razek, 3 Family Members After RSF Raid

The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Sudanese authorities to launch a full investigation into the killing of journalist Muawiya Abdel Razek, hold those responsible to… Read more »

Sudan: CPJ Calls for Immediate Release of Sudanese Journalist Tariq Abdallah

The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that the Sudanese paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) detained journalist Tariq Abdallah almost two weeks ago,… Read more »

Cameroon: CPJ Alarmed By Cameroonian Authorities' Use of Administrative Detention Law

The Committee to Protect Journalists is highly concerned by a Cameroonian administrator's use of a law granting him the ability to indefinitely detain journalist Engelbert Mfomo in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Regulator Suspends Bosolo TV Program Over Election Commentary

On May 15, 2024, the Democratic Republic of Congo's media regulator, the Superior Audiovisual and Communications Council, known by its French acronym CSAC, ordered the privately… Read more »

Eritrea: CPJ Joins Call for Renewing Mandate of UN Special Rapporteur On Eritrea

The Committee to Protect Journalists on Tuesday joined 30 other non-governmental organizations in urging member and observer states of the United Nations Human Rights Council to… Read more »

Guinea: Guinea Revokes Broadcast Licenses of 6 Media Outlets

Guinean authorities should immediately reinstate the media licenses for six blocked outlets and allow them to resume broadcasting freely after months of censorship, the Committee… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunis Court Sentences 2 Journalists to 1 Year in Prison, Prevents Hearing Coverage

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tunisian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release radio journalists Borhen Bssais and Mourad Zghidi after a Tunis court… Read more »

Uganda: Opposition Leader's Bodyguards Assault, Harass Three Journalists

Ugandan authorities should thoroughly investigate and hold to account those responsible for attacking journalists Zainab Namusaazi, Gertrude Mutyaba, and Magaret Kayondo, the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Journalist Jamil Mabai Detained By Religious Police While Seeking Interview

Nigerian authorities should swiftly and comprehensively investigate the detention of freelance journalist Jamil Mabai by religious police in northern Katsina State and hold them to… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia Police Arrest Journalist Houssem Hajlaoui Over Social Media Posts Amid Crackdown

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tunisian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Houssem Hajlaoui, co-founder and publisher of local independent news… Read more »

Angola: Angola Journalist William Tonet's Home Invaded By Gunman As Defamation Case Continues

Angolan authorities should credibly investigate a break-in at the home of prominent journalist William Tonet and drop the criminal defamation charges he faces, the Committee to… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Soldiers Threaten to Kill Journalist Parfait Katoto Over Broadcasts

Congolese authorities should take swift and comprehensive actions to investigate all threats against journalist and Radio Communautaire Amkeni Biakato (RCAB) director Parfait… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisian Police Arrest 5 Journalists, Interrupt France 24's Broadcast Amid Crackdown

Tunisian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalists Sonia Dahmani, Borhen Bssais, and Mourad Zghidi, drop all charges against them, and stop preventing… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Journalist Juliet Kyarisiima Beaten and Robbed While Covering Land Dispute

Ugandan authorities must credibly investigate an assault on broadcast journalist Juliet Kyarisiima, hold the perpetrators to account, and ensure that journalists covering public… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Journalist Blaise Mabala Freed After 4 Months in Jail Over Insult to Governor

The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the acquittal and release of journalist Blaise Mabala after more than four months in detention and calls for authorities in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Police Secretly Arrest Journalist Daniel Ojukwu Over Critical Report

Authorities in Nigeria should immediately release journalist Daniel Ojukwu and stop intimidating and arresting members of the press who investigate the government's spending of… Read more »

Guinea: Guinea Suspends Journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita and Inquisiteur Website for 6 Months

Guinea's media regulator should lift its suspension of the Inquisiteur outlet and journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita and allow the press to report on matters of public interest… Read more »

Niger: Journalist Idrissa Soumana Maïga Detained for 'Undermining National Defense' in Niger

Nigerien authorities must immediately release Idrissa Soumana Maïga, editor of the privately owned newspaper L'Enquêteur, and allow him to report freely, the Committee… Read more »