Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Justice remains elusive for Ahmed Hussein-Suale’s family
The lack of accountability in the death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela is being seen as a marker of a broader pattern of impunity for crimes against journalists in Ghana.
Belarus: New law allows for bans on foreign media
The new law enables the Ministry of Information to ban the activities of foreign media in Belarus “in the event of unfriendly actions by foreign states against Belarusian media”.
Ecuador on edge: Political paralysis and spiking crime pose new threats to press freedom
The country’s political turmoil, security crisis, and risks to press freedom escalate as elections approach.
Senegalese reporter Maty Sarr Niang remains behind bars
Conditions of Pape Ndiaye and Serigne Saliou Gueye’s provisional release, requires them to report to the prosecutor’s office once a month and prevents them from leaving the country.
Governor of DRC’s Equateur province defies court order
Radio Télévision Sarah remains off air, despite a local appeal court decision authorising that the privately owned station be allowed to reopen and its equipment be returned.
Liberian publication summoned to defend report on alleged court corruption
“FrontPageAfrica” is compelled to apologise for story they carried on the case of alleged bribery in the country’s judicial system.
High court dismisses private prosecution of journalist
A South African high court calls former president Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution of prosecutor Billy Downer and writer Karyn Maughan an abuse of process.
Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani detained on undisclosed charges
The activist was arrested after publishing her first satirical cartoon on Instagram since 2020.