August 25, 2022
Zimbabwe: Four Zimbabwean Journalists Beaten, Forced to Delete Footage By Ruling Party Supporters
Zimbabwean authorities should investigate the brutal assault of four journalists working for private media outlets, bring the perpetrators to justice, and ensure that party… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Arrest Newspaper Distributor in Place of Journalist in Hiding
Authorities in Nigeria should immediately drop any criminal libel investigation into journalist Ifreke Nseowo or TheMail Newspaper and pay damages to the newspaper distributor whom… Read more »
Guinea: Five Guinean Journalists Attacked By Demonstrators While Covering Protests
Guinean authorities should investigate the attacks on five journalists while they covered protests, hold those responsible to account, and ensure the press can work freely and… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Zimbabwe: Censorship Board Bans Danish Documentary About Opposition Leader
Zimbabwean authorities must lift the ban on the documentary film "President" by Danish journalist Camilla Nielsson and not abuse censorship laws for political ends ahead of next… Read more »
August 15, 2022
South Sudan: Journalist Diing Magot Released On Bail, Charged
South Sudanese authorities should immediately drop all legal proceedings against journalist Diing Magot and allow her to work without fear of arrest or intimidation, the Committee… Read more »
Mozambique: Two Journalists Attacked By Police While Covering Officer's Funeral
Mozambican authorities must investigate and hold to account police officers who assaulted two broadcast reporters and ensure that journalists are able to report freely and without… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Soldiers Beat Broadcast Journalist Maada Jessie Jengo
On July 2, 2022, four Sierra Leone soldiers slapped, punched, and kicked broadcast journalist Maada Jessie Jengo on various parts of his body, and also slashed his face with a… Read more »
August 09, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Journalists Daniel Aloterembi and Fify Kibwana Attacked Outside Kinshasa Court
Congolese authorities should thoroughly investigate the recent attacks on journalists Daniel Aloterembi and Fify Kibwana and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Journalist Pacifique Mahamba in Hiding Amid Police Search
Congolese authorities should drop any investigation into the work of journalist Pacifique Mahamba and let him work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Journalist Jean Christian Bafwa Kabaseke Receives Death Threat Over Coverage of Militant Group
Congolese authorities should take seriously the threats against journalist Jean Christian Bafwa Kabaseke and ensure his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday Read more »
August 05, 2022
Zimbabwe: Police Charge 2 Journalists With Publishing False Information
Zimbabwean authorities should immediately drop all charges against journalists Wisdom Mdzungairi and Desmond Chingarande and allow them to work freely, the Committee to Protect… Read more »
Nigeria: Authorities Fine 4 Broadcasters Over Reporting On Security Issues
Nigerian authorities should immediately drop the fines recently issued to four media outlets, and should ensure that the press can work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Politician Shoves Journalist Abdulai Gbla in Parliament
On June 28, 2022, Abdul Muniru Lansana, a member of Sierra Leone's parliament, pushed Abdulai Gbla, CEO of the privately owned broadcaster Gbla TV Online, as the journalist filmed… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Ethiopia: Journalists Face Growing Hostility as Civil War Persists
Ethiopia's 21-month-old civil war is accelerating the deterioration of press freedom in the Horn of Africa nation. The conflict between the federal government and the rebel forces… Read more »
Ethiopia: Journalist Temesgen Desalegn Denied Bail, Ordered to Remain in Detention
Ethiopian authorities should release journalist Temesgen Desalegn immediately and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. Read more »
July 29, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: Journalist Noël Konan Jailed Overnight, Fined Over a Tweet
On July 18, 2022, a court in Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast, convicted investigative reporter Noël Kouadio Konan of defamation under Article 89 of the country's press law… Read more »
Central African Republic: Journalist Erick Ngaba Threatened Over Report On Opposition Leader
Central African Republic authorities should investigate threatening messages sent to journalist Erick Ngaba and ensure his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Journalist Henry Hererimana Serushago in Hiding After Beating, Threats From M23 Rebels
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo should ensure the safety of journalist Henry Hererimana Serushago and take steps to protect reporters covering conflicts… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Zimbabwe: Journalists Barred From Covering First Lady
On July 19, 2022, a spokesperson for Zimbabwean First Lady Auxullia Mnangagwa barred four journalists from covering an event featuring Mnangagwa, according to news reports, a… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Kenya: Six Journalists and Press Freedom Advocates On Their Fears Ahead of General Elections
Kenyans are preparing to head to the polls August 9 for a national election that is predicted to be tightly contested. Deputy President William Ruto is vying for the presidency… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Arrest, Briefly Detain 5 Staff Members of Peoples Gazette in Abuja
Nigerian authorities should cease harassing employees of the Peoples Gazette and reform the country's laws to decriminalize defamation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Ethiopia: Journalist Abebe Bayu Detained 1 Day After Colleague Yayesew Shimelis Arrested
Ethiopian authorities should unconditionally release journalist Abebe Bayu and all other members of the press held for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said… Read more »
Senegal: Ruling Party Member Calls for Attacks On Walfadjri Media Company, Journalists
Senegalese authorities should investigate a call by Talla Sylla, a member of the ruling Alliance for the Republic (APR) party's youth branch, to burn down the privately owned… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Foundation for Investigative Journalism Receives Threatening Messages
On May 15 and June 3, 2022, the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), a privately owned Nigerian investigative news website, received threatening messages to the outlet's… Read more »
July 05, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Journalist Chilassy Bofumbo Acquitted - Two Other Reporters Remain Behind Bars
A judge at the High Court in Mbandaka, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's western Équateur province, on Tuesday acquitted and released journalist Chilassy… Read more »