Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Moreno was the director of independent online news outlet ‘Voces De Córdoba’, which published local news reports on Facebook, and a well-known community leader who received threats for years for his reporting on political corruption and drug-trafficking groups.

In what CPJ has found to be by far the deadliest country for journalists in the Western Hemisphere, there remains no legal protection from intrusive surveillance, no recourse for its victims, and no repercussions for those in public office who facilitated the spying.

“From the start, it has been clear that the case against Daler Imomali is about signalling that the critical public-interest journalism that he practiced will not be tolerated, and ratcheting up pressure on Tajikistan’s media to self-censor” – CPJ

Togolese newspaper “Liberté” continues publishing while appealing its 3-month suspension.

South African High Court orders journalist Thabo Makwakwa to return secret documents to South Africa’s State Security Agency.

Detained independent blogger Huynh Thuc Vy told her young daughter that guards had beaten and choked her at the Gia Trung Prison.

While the recent conviction of two hitmen is welcome, we lament the lack of implementation of the recommendations made by the Public Inquiry into Caruana Galizia’s assassination, and the exclusion of structured public consultation on proposed legal amendments relating to the safety of journalists and SLAPPs.

Moroccan journalists and families of imprisoned journalists speak to CPJ about their experiences facing government surveillance.