Articles by Journaliste en danger (JED)
Egypt: Dissolution ultimatum for independent groups
Independent organizations in Egypt face a looming crackdown. The government has threatened to enforce a draconian associations law that became law 12 years ago, but has seldom been enforced.
Somalia: Shabelle Media Network journalists held in underground prison alongside suspected terrorists
The chairman of Shabelle Media Network and the director of SkyFM have been detained in the National Intelligence and Security Agency’s underground prison, a place where suspected terrorists are being kept.
DRC media silenced by measure restricting political quotes in coverage
A new measure prohibits media outlets working in Kolwezi, Katanga Province, to broadcast political or administrative statements made by traditional leaders without their explicit authorization.
Demand the release of recently sentenced Al Jazeera staff
More than 100 groups and individuals worldwide call on Egyptian President el-Sisi to remove the unjust sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists.
DRC: Journalist released under amnesty law after 3-year detention
Patrick Palata had be persecuted for “participating in an insurrectionist movement”, as a result of his alleged contact with former DRC Armed Forces Officer Faustin Munene, who defected and then went into exile in the Republic of Congo in 2011.
African Commission adopts resolution on media attacks in Somalia
In the resolution, the ACHPR “strongly condemns the serious violations of the right to life committed against journalists and media practitioners” and appeals for “the immediate cessation of harassment and intimidation aimed at independent media organisations” in Somalia.
27-year jail sentence for Somali journalist in Ethiopia a “travesty of justice”
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange condemns the 27-year sentence imposed on Mohamed Aweys Mudey and notes that the Ethiopian media environment is characterized by the arrest of journalists.
Rights groups call for charges against Moroccan editor Ali Anouzla to be dropped
Journalist and editor Ali Anouzla was arrested on 17 September 2013 in connection with a 13 September news article published on the Arabic edition of news website Lakome. Ahead of a Rabat court hearing scheduled on 18 February, local and international rights organisations came together to call for the charges against him to be dropped.