Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Indonesia adopts new criminal code that undermines press freedom
Indonesia’s new code imposes prison terms of up to three years for insulting the country’s president or vice president.
Radio stations owned by DRC politicians closed down
Two radio stations accused of exchanging insults aimed at each other’s owners, have been suspended for fanning political tensions in the region.
Shanghai police detain foreign journalists covering anti-lockdown protests
Journalists were assaulted and briefly detained while covering the ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions in China.
Kyrgyz authorities deport investigative journalist Bolot Temirov to Russia
“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 in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir raid homes of seven journalists
Police seized electronic devices including laptops, mobiles phone, memory cards, and pen-drives during the raids.
Filming opposition leader’s impending arrest lands Muvi TV staff in detention
Journalist Innocent Phiri and camera operator Obvious Kapunda, who filmed the raid of an opposition politician’s home, were detained overnight by Zambian police, and only released after paying an admission of guilt fine.
U.S. FBI-led investigation of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing a welcome first step
Abu Akleh was shot and killed on 11 May 2022 while reporting on an Israeli military raid in the Palestinian West Bank city of Jenin.
DRC authorities kick out French journalist Sonia Rolley
Experienced French journalist Sonia Rolley is not only denied accreditation to report in the DRC, she is deported from the country without her passport and belongings.