January 14
Kenya: Tanzanian Journalist Maria Sarungi Tsehai Briefly Abducted in Kenya
CPJ calls on the Kenyan government to conduct a comprehensive investigation after four unknown men assaulted and abducted prominent Tanzanian journalist and human rights activist… Read more »
July 16, 2024
Kenya: Kenyan Journalist Catherine Wanjeri Wa Kariuki Shot in Leg Covering Protests
Kenyan authorities must conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the July 16 shooting of journalist Catherine Wanjeri wa Kariuki as she covered ongoing protests in the… Read more »
July 08, 2024
Kenya: Kenya Court Rules Police Unlawfully Killed Pakistani Journalist Arshad Sharif
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes a Kenyan court's Monday ruling that Kenyan authorities violated Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif's right to life and that his death… Read more »
June 25, 2024
Kenya: CPJ Calls On Kenyan Authorities to Respect Press Freedom Amid Ongoing Protests
Kenyan authorities must investigate reports of several journalists attacked while covering protests, desist from intimidating the media, and ensure reliable and secure access to… Read more »
January 08, 2024
Kenya: CPJ Calls for Investigation of Attack On 5 Kenyan Journalists Reporting a Raid On Nairobi Bar
In response to news reports that private security personnel assaulted and harassed at least five journalists covering a January 5 raid on a bar in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, by… Read more »
June 21, 2023
Kenya: Govt Minister Moses Kuria Insults, Threatens Nation Media Group
In response to Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Trade and Industry Moses Kuria's derogatory remarks and threats of economic sanctions against the privately owned Nation Media Group,… Read more »