Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Peru’s Manuel Calloquispe faces threats and assaults to expose environmental damage from illegal Amazon mining
Despite the danger, Calloquispe, a freelancer for ‘El Comercio’, ‘Latina Televisión’, and environmental news site ‘Inforegión’, presses ahead with his investigations and scoops.
Media outlets in Benin and Burkina Faso suspended
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.
India blocks “The Kashmir Walla” website and social media accounts
‘The Kashmir Walla’ described the blocking of its accounts as “opaque censorship” and “gut-wrenching.”
Two exiled Russian journalists reportedly poisoned
“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 police attack Congolese journalists in Ethiopia
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 ignoring legal requirements
Ethiopian authorities arbitrarily detain ‘Alpha Media’ founder Bekalu Alamrew, and confiscate his equipment.
Bangladesh to replace draconian Digital Security Act with new law
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.
Ukrainian journalist Volodymyr Sedov assaulted after investigating crime
Unidentified individuals attacked Sedov on 12 July, knocking him unconscious and trampling on his right hand, breaking two of his fingers.