Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Novashov was convicted of spreading false information about the Russian military and sentenced to eight months of correctional labour, along with a one-year ban on journalistic activities.

Despite being a registered refugee since 2011 in Malaysia, freelance Pakistani journalist Syed Fawad Ali Shah was secretly deported in August 2022 and is now detained in Pakistan facing several cases related to his reporting on corruption within law enforcement agencies.

The new disinformation law carries a prison term of up to three years for those convicted of publicly spreading false information that causes concern, fear, or panic.

The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Guatemalan authorities to stop any investigation of columnists and employees of ‘elPeriódico’ newspaper, release its president José Rubén Zamora unconditionally, and allow the newspaper’s staff to work freely.

“It is deeply disturbing that a journalist was killed while covering the gun violence that has become a sickening reality of living in the United States.”

“Prosecuting journalists on charges unrelated to journalism is clear intimidation,” – CPJ

The ten journalists – nine of whom have been under pre-trial arrest since October – face up to 15 years in prison if found guilty under Turkey’s anti-terrorism laws.

Mozambican journalist Rosario Cardoso faces the wrath of police officers after he questioned them about soliciting kickbacks during an evening patrol.