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 »
October 06, 2023
Angola: CPJ Calls On Angolan Authorities to Release Journalist Carlos Alberto
The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Angolan authorities to immediately release journalist Carlos Alberto, who was taken into custody on September 29 to serve a… Read more »
Uganda: CPJ Urges Uganda to Investigate Assaults On Journalists Covering Opposition Leader Bobi Wine
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an investigation into reports that Ugandan security personnel assaulted and detained multiple journalists covering the return home of… Read more »
South Sudan: CPJ Calls for Transparency in South Sudan Investigation Into 2017 Killing of Journalist Christopher Allen
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday welcomed the South Sudan government's creation of a committee to investigate the 2017 killing of British-American freelancer… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Ethiopia: Three Journalists Detained in Ethiopia, Transferred to Military Camp
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to immediately release three journalists detained in late August and early September, and expressed… Read more »
October 04, 2023
Africa: CPJ Calls for Burkina Faso to Reverse Suspension of Jeune Afrique
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday called on Burkinabè authorities to lift its suspension of the French news magazine Jeune Afrique, reverse their suspension… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Nigeria: Two Nigerian Journalists Charged With Cybercrime Over Corruption Reports
Authorities in Nigeria should swiftly drop all charges against journalists Aiyelabegan Babatunde AbdulRazaq and Oluwatoyin Luqman Bolakale and allow them to work freely, the… Read more »
Angola: Angolan Editor Daniel Frederico Faces Criminal Defamation Charges
Authorities in Angola must drop charges of criminal defamation and insult against journalist Daniel Frederico and stop criminalizing his reporting, the Committee to Protect… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Niger: Niger Journalist Samira Sabou Arrested By Unidentified Men
The Committee to Protect Journalists called for the immediate release of Nigerien online journalist Samira Sabou after her arrest by unidentified men on September 30. Read more »
September 29, 2023
Morocco: Morocco Expels French Journalists Quentin Müller and Thérèse Di Campo
Around 3 a.m. on September 20, about 10 plainclothes police officers arrested French journalists Quentin Müller and Thérèse Di Campo in their hotel in Morocco's… Read more »
September 22, 2023
Gambia: Gambian Journalist Bakary Mankajang Arrested, Charged Over Reporting On Killings
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate and unconditional release of journalist Bakary Mankajang after his arrest by Gambian police in connection with his… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: CPJ Condemns Charging, Detention of DRC Journalist Stanis Bujakera
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the charging and ongoing detention of journalist Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala and calls on Congolese authorities to immediately and… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Ethiopia: Three Ethiopian Journalists Beaten and Detained While Covering Protest in Tigray
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to hold to account security personnel who assaulted at least three journalists and to desist from… Read more »