Togo: Togo Detains TV5 Monde Journalist, Forces Deletion of Protest Videos

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Togolese authorities to investigate and hold accountable the gendarmes who detained journalist Flore Monteau and forced her to delete… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Detains Prominent Journalist Despite Court-Ordered Bail

Ethiopian authorities should immediately release journalist Tesfalem Waldyes, founder and editor-in-chief of the privately owned news outlet Ethiopia Insider, the Committee to… Read more »

Egypt: Egyptian Journalist Rasha Qandeel Charged With Spreading 'False News' After Political Reports.

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Egyptian authorities to end the prosecution of journalist Rasha Qandeel, who was summoned May 25, interrogated, and charged with… Read more »

Eritrea: CPJ, 31 Others Call for UN Scrutiny of Eritrea's Human Rights Record

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 31 Other non-governmental organizations in calling on the United Nations Human Rights Council to condemn grave human rights violations… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Journalist Shot By Police Officer While Covering Insecurity Protest

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must identify and hold to account the police officer who shot journalist Samy Kambere Malikidogo while covering a public… Read more »

Central African Republic: Central African Republic Journalist Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé Detained

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Central African Republic to drop their prosecution of journalist Landry Ulrich Nguéma… Read more »

Liberia: In Liberia, Armed Men Attack Smile FM Employee, Police Shutter Station for 2 Weeks

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Liberian authorities to swiftly investigate the May 5 raid on Smile FM by a dozen armed men who beat a member of staff and occupied… Read more »

Central African Republic: Central African Republic Journalist Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé Detained

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Central African Republic to drop their prosecution of journalist Landry Ulrich Nguéma… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Photojournalist Al-Shykh Al-Samany Saadaldyn Killed in Drone Strike

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an investigation into the May 18 killing of Sudanese freelance photojournalist Al-Shykh Al-Samany Saadaldyn Mousa Abdulla, also known… Read more »

Somalia: 'Alarming Escalation' - At Least 41 Journalists Targeted Since March in Somalia

Somali security personnel have arrested, assaulted, or harassed at least 41 private-media journalists since mid-March, in what local press rights groups have called a "painful… Read more »

Niger: 3 Nigerien Journalists Detained After Broadcast On Russia Military Cooperation

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerien authorities to swiftly and unconditionally release journalists Hamid Mahmoud, Massaouda Jaharou, and Mahaman Sani, with the… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Supreme Court Upholds Journalist René Capain Bassène's Lifetime Prison Sentence

Senegalese authorities should end the persecution of journalist René Capain Bassène, whose lifetime prison sentence was upheld by the Senegal Supreme Court in a May 3… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Journalist Hassan Fadl Al-Mawla Mousa Killed As RSF Seize Town

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an investigation into the May 2 killing of Sudanese journalist Hassan Fadl Al-Mawla Mousa, who was shot dead as the paramilitary… Read more »

Morocco: Morocco Deports 2 Journalists Trying to Enter Western Sahara

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Moroccan authorities to stop suppressing independent reporting from the occupied Western Sahara, after two Italian freelance… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Journalist Emtithal Abdel Fadil Detained for 3 Days, Banned From Travel

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Sudan's military to lift its travel ban on Emtithal Abdel Fadil, a reporter for the local independent Al-Jarida newspaper, which the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Police Raid Addis Standard, Detain 3 Managers

The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by Ethiopian police raids on the privately owned news outlet Addis Standard's office and an employee's home, their confiscation of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Journalist Émérite Amisi Musada Reports Being Abducted, Tortured Over War Coverage

The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the mistreatment of Congolese journalist Émérite Amisi Musada, who was abducted by men in civilian clothes on April… Read more »

Ghana: CPJ Urges Ghana's President Mahama to Reverse Impunity, Improve Press Freedom

On his 100th day in office, the Committee to Protect Journalists urged Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama to ensure swift and conclusive investigations into cases of attacks… Read more »

Senegal: Journalists Arrested in Senegal As Prime Minister Announces 'Zero Tolerance' for False News

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to stop the legal harassment of journalists and to deliver on President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye's promise… Read more »

Mali: Malian Journalist Detained After Criticizing Ministry of Justice

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Malian authorities to immediately release journalist Alfousseini Togo after he was arrested and detained April 9 on charges of… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Journalist Ahmed Mohamed Saleh Sayyidna Killed By Shelling in El-Fasher

Sudanese journalist Ahmed Mohamed Saleh Sayyidna was killed on Monday, April 14, in a shelling attack on El-Fasher, a city in North Darfur, amid ongoing fighting between the… Read more »

Tunisia: Jailed Tunisian Commentator Sonia Dahmani Faces 10-Year - Sentence After Charges Elevated to Felony

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate release of political commentator Sonia Dahmani after the Tunis Court of Appeals reclassified charges against her as a… Read more »

Ethiopia: At Least 7 Journalists Detained in Ethiopia On Terror Allegations

Ethiopian authorities should drop terrorism investigations into at least seven journalists from the privately owned Ethiopian Broadcasting Service (EBS) who were detained over what… Read more »

Zambia: Zambian Journalist Attacked, Facing Criminal Charges After Covering Ruling Party Supporters

Zambian authorities should drop all charges against Wave FM Zambia journalist Hope Chooma and direct resources to holding to account those responsible for assaulting him and… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's Counterterrorism Bill Called 'Significant Threat to Press Freedom'

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio should not sign the country's counterterrorism bill into law and must ensure any new legislation will not be used to target the press, the… Read more »