Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

“Journalists in Russia are going to have a far harder time to do reporting and get that reporting out to other citizens… on the external side, it’s harder for journalists globally to get information into Russia on things that are going on, not just in Russia, but around the world”.

The Ethiopian Media Authority has revoked the accreditation of “The Economist” reporter Tom Gardner, for allegedly failing “to live [up to the] standards of conduct for journalists.”

Radio journalists – Albert Muhila, Dieu Agba, and Patrick Gbondo who work for Radio Mwana Mboka – are released on bail, after spending over a week in jail, for allegedly insulting high-ranking government official.

The founder of “EaglesForeSight”, Olamilekan Hammed Adewale Bashiru, is detained by Nigeria’s Department of State Security (DSS), for reposting a widely shared article about the Ogun State Governor’s alleged criminal record.

Megale told CPJ he believes Cantuária assaulted him in retaliation for the journalist mentioning the council member’s 16-year jail sentence for child rape during a broadcast report about another rape case.

Guatemalan authorities should drop all charges and stop using laws intended to protect women from violence to target and intimidate reporters.

CPJ is alarmed by the passage of Cuba’s new penal code, which further criminalises the work of independent journalists on the island by banning foreign funding and puts their existence and sustainability at dire risk.

Crimea-based journalist Iryna Danilovich went missing on 29 April and was later found to be detained by Russian occupying forces. She faces a possible eight years in prison if convicted of “illegal handling” of explosives.