Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Ethiopian journalist languishing in jail
The founder of Gurage Media Network, Beyene Wolde, is arrested and detained but weeks later has not been charged.
Angolan authorities harass owner of privately owned website
The continued harassment of journalists covering topical national issues for ‘Camunda News’, leaves the owner David Boio, with no choice but to suspend operations.
Belarus: Journalists Maryna Zolatava and Valeryia Kastsiuhova handed long prison sentences
Zolatava, editor-in-chief of TUT.BY, was handed 12 years in prison; Kastsiuhova, editor of website ‘Nashe Mneniye’, received ten years. Both were convicted on charges relating to harming national security and incitement to hatred.
Maldives parliament considers amendment restricting journalists’ coverage of elections
Critics warn that the proposed amendment will restrict journalists’ ability to cover elections, which will undermine the public’s fundamental right to information.
Several journalists detained in Belarus
“The latest wave of searches and detentions in Belarus is a clear indication that the country’s crackdown on the media continues unabated” – CPJ
Never-ending criminalisation over the reporting of Senegalese opposition politician’s rape case
Senegalese reporter Pape Ndiaye is charged with “spreading false news”, just a few months after the controversial arrest of journalist Pape Alé Niang.
Dorica Mtenje arrested over article she did not author
Malawian journalist Dorica Mtenje is charged with defamation and offensive communication over an article she was not involved in writing.
Reporting on religious rifts in Ethiopia results in arrests
Journalists from online broadcaster Ethio Salem – Amanuel Asfaw and Meseret Tamiru – arbitrarily detained, for criticising government’s handling of the split in Ethiopia’s Orthodox church.