Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Somali journalists who covered prison riots sentenced to 16 months in prison
A regional court in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Somaliland, convicted journalists Mohamed Abdi Ilig and Abdijabar Mohamed Hussein of spreading false news. The pair had been part of a group of journalists arrested while reporting on a prison riot.
Journalists critical of Ethiopian government being arrested
11 media workers have been arrested in separate police raids on independent media outlets in Addis Ababa and Amhara.
Intelligence head orders the detention, stripping and beating of journalists
Journalists Cédar Sabiti, Samuel Matela, and Junior Batu Ngole were stripped and beaten by intelligence agents.
Afghan journalist Ali Akbar Khairkhah disappears in Kabul, Taliban cracks down on women reporters
The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Taliban authorities to investigate the disappearance of Afghan journalist Ali Akbar Khairkhah and ensure that local officials allow female journalists to do their jobs without interference.
Exiled Russian journalists charged with disseminating ‘fake news’ about war in Ukraine
A Russian court ordered the ‘arrest in absentia’ of journalists Ruslan Leviev and Michael Nacke over comments they made in a YouTube discussion that contradicted Russia’s official narrative about the war.
What Russia’s goal of an isolated internet means for press freedom
“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”.
Ethiopia kicks out “The Economist” correspondent
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.”
Three DRC journalists detained for insulting deputy prime minister
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.