Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

In March 2022, Russian lawmakers adopted changes to the country’s laws, imposing fines and prison terms for discrediting the military and the actions of government agencies abroad, or spreading “fake” information about them. Badmayev faces up to three years in prison if convicted.

Authorities must thoroughly investigate the killing of journalist Wilder Alfredo Córdoba. Local journalists covering corruption in Colombia’s small cities and towns too often face deadly retaliation for their reporting.

CPJ joined eight civil society groups and press freedom organizations in a letter to the communications working group of the Brazilian transitional government, urging the incoming federal administration to adopt measures to protect press freedom and the safety of journalists.

Indonesia’s new code imposes prison terms of up to three years for insulting the country’s president or vice president.

Two radio stations accused of exchanging insults aimed at each other’s owners, have been suspended for fanning political tensions in the region.

Journalists were assaulted and briefly detained while covering the ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions in China.

“Kyrgyz authorities must immediately reverse this measure, which caps months of judicial harassment of Temirov and his outlet, Temirov Live, and cease harassing and obstructing the work of independent news outlets” – CPJ

Police seized electronic devices including laptops, mobiles phone, memory cards, and pen-drives during the raids.