Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

In separate incidents Benin’s media regulator has indefinitely suspended the operations of ‘La Gazette du Golfe’, while ‘Radio Oméga’ in Burkina Faso is off the air.

‘The Kashmir Walla’ described the blocking of its accounts as “opaque censorship” and “gut-wrenching.”

“German and Georgian authorities should treat these allegations with the utmost seriousness and do all they can to safeguard the lives of journalists living in exile” – CPJ

DRC journalists Louis France Kuzikesa and Will Claes N’lemvo were assaulted by men who identified themselves as members of a Congolese police unit responsible for the protection of senior state officials, and said that Kuzikesa was too critical of President Tshisekedi.

Ethiopian authorities arbitrarily detain ‘Alpha Media’ founder Bekalu Alamrew, and confiscate his equipment.

The Committee to Protect Journalists urged the government to ensure that journalists are fully consulted in drafting the new Cyber Security Act and that it complies with international human rights laws.

Unidentified individuals attacked Sedov on 12 July, knocking him unconscious and trampling on his right hand, breaking two of his fingers.

Jiménez told CPJ that this was not the first time he has been threatened by individuals with Cuban accents.