February 06, 2025
Ghana: No Accountability After Ghanaian Journalists Attacked While Covering Illegal Mining Investigation
Armed men, some wearing military camouflage, attacked journalist Ohemeng Tawiah with stones and machetes on December 20, 2024, after Tawiah and his camera operator, Joseph Kusi,… Read more »
February 05, 2025
Mozambique: Blogger Killed, Editor Missing As Mozambique's Press Freedom Crisis Deepens
"Help. I got shot and they keep shooting...I am dying." Read more »
September 11, 2015
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Government Bans Screening of Documentary On Rape
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on September 3, 2015, that it had banned the screening of a documentary about rape and a doctor who treats rape victims. Read more »
November 05, 2013
Ethiopia: Address Plight of Jailed Journalists, Says Advocacy Group
As media leaders and officials of regional institutions gather in Addis Ababa this week for the African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF), the Committee to Protect Journalists calls on… Read more »
August 23, 2012
Ethiopia: In Ethiopia, Feteh Editor Jailed During Trial
Ethiopian authorities must immediately release Temesghen Desalegn, editor of the leading weekly Feteh, who was ordered jailed today pending his trial on defamation, the Committee… Read more »
January 25, 2006
Zimbabwe: 'Voice of the People' Trustees Charged With Broadcasting Without a License
Six trustees of the independent news production company Voice of the People were charged today with broadcasting without a license, which carries a potential two-year prison… Read more »
