Category: Press Freedom

By CPJ South Sudanese authorities should immediately unblock the websites of at least four media outlets, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Juba-based journalist Ngor Garang told CPJ that…
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Nairobi, July 18, 2017–South Sudanese authorities should immediately release Adil Faris Mayat, the director of the country’s public broadcaster, South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation, the Committee to Protect Journalist said today.…
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Nigerian authorities should drop all charges against Luka Binniyat and release the journalist from jail immediately, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. A judge ordered the journalist to be…
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By Julie Posetti Editor’s Note: The nature of threats against journalists are changing as the virtual world spills into the physical. The experiences of Filipino journalist Maria Ressa show how reporters now…
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By RSF Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is concerned about the Ugandan government’s creation of a team of experts to closely monitor social networks, fearing that it will be used to…
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By CPJ Nairobi, July 5, 2017– Kenyan authorities should ensure that proposed social media guidelines do not prevent journalists from reporting critically or close the space for public debate ahead…
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The detention and beating of a DW correspondent in Nigeria has prompted a protest note from Germany’s foreign broadcaster. Deutsche Welle has called on Nigeria “to hold the police officers…
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“Everyone has the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas without fear or interference”- Unknown. Throughout the world journalists, bloggers, media organizations and others are seen facing harassment…
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Africa Media Development Foundation condemns the continuous harassment and intimidation of journalists in Africa. The recent being the conviction of three leaders of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate on charges of…
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