Program Coordinator: Julia Crawford Research Associate: Alexis Arieff
Cases of Attacks on the Press in Africa in 2004 Cases of Attacks on the Press in Africa in 2003
Country Summaries
from CPJ's annual report, Attacks on the Press 2003.
Breaking News
Special Reports
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| Overview: Africa |
| Angola |
| Botswana |
| Burundi |
| Cameroon |
| Central African Republic |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Eritrea |
| Ethiopia |
| Gabon |
| The Gambia |
| Ivory Coast |
| Kenya |
| Liberia |
| Malawi |
| Mozambique |
| Niger |
| Nigeria |
| Rwanda |
| Senegal |
| Sierra Leone |
| Somalia |
| South Africa |
| Swaziland |
| Togo |
| Uganda |
| Zimbabwe |
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POSTED December 28, 2004
THE GAMBIA: CPJ concerned by repressive media legislation
POSTED December 21, 2004
THE GAMBIA: Veteran journalist shot dead
POSTED December 17, 2004
CAMEROON: CPJ protests continuing imprisonment of journalist
POSTED December 7, 2004
ZIMBABWE: CPJ outraged by restrictive new media law
POSTED December 2, 2004
TANZANIA: Court ruling keeps Zanzibar independent paper closed
POSTED November 30, 2004
RWANDA: Editor acquitted of "divisionism," convicted of defamation
POSTED November 23, 2004
RWANDA: Independent newspaper editor tried on criminal charges
POSTED November 16, 2004
IVORY COAST: Journalist killed covering violent clashes
POSTED November 12, 2004
BURKINA FASO: CPJ troubled by editor's detention
POSTED November 8, 2004
IVORY COAST: CPJ outraged by newspaper attacks, bans
POSTED November 5, 2004
GAMBIA: Cabinet decides to revoke controversial media law
POSTED October 20, 2004
IVORY COAST: French peacekeepers rescue missing journalist from rebel zone
POSTED October 15, 2004
SIERRA LEONE: CPJ condemns editor's prison sentence
POSTED October 4, 2004
IVORY COAST: Journalist missing in rebel zone for more than a month
POSTED October 4, 2004
ZIMBABWE: Independent journalists detained and charged
POSTED September 23, 2004
ZIMBABWE: Daily News directors cleared of publishing illegally
POSTED September 21, 2004
ERITREA: CPJ makes joint call for release of jailed journalists
POSTED September 17, 2004
NIGERIA: Editor arrested and detained
POSTED September 15, 2004
ERITREA: Government expels last foreign correspondent
POSTED September 10, 2004
NIGERIA: CPJ outraged by "alarming" government attack on magazine
POSTED September 8, 2004
ETHIOPIA: Imprisoned journalist released
POSTED September 7, 2004
SOMALILAND: Editor arrested and detained
POSTED September 2, 2004
BENIN: For first time since '96, journalists imprisoned for their work
POSTED August 19, 2004
THE GAMBIA: CPJ seeks investigations into unsolved arson attacks
POSTED August 18, 2004
ETHIOPIA: On the verge of release, editor convicted anew
POSTED August 12, 2004
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Radio Hosanna employees released, station still shuttered
POSTED August 9, 2004
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Imprisoned journalist receives suspended sentence
POSTED August 9, 2004
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC:
CPJ protests imprisonment, threats
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POSTED August 6, 2004
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Radio station shuttered; journalists arrested
POSTED August 6, 2004
IVORY COAST: Journalist granted provisional release, now fears for his safety
POSTED August 3, 2004
SENEGAL: Journalist freed from prison, criminal charges remain
POSTED July 27, 2004
ETHIOPIA: CPJ concerned by new draft of press law
POSTED July 23, 2004
CAMEROON: BBC journalists released
POSTED July 19, 2004
CAMEROON: Two BBC journalists under house arrest
POSTED July 14, 2004
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: CPJ condemns imprisonment of journalist
POSTED July 12, 2004
SENEGAL: CPJ calls for release of arrested editor
POSTED July 12, 2004
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: CPJ protests imprisonment of journalist
POSTED June 25, 2004
ZIMBABWE: CPJ condemns closure of private newspaper
POSTED June 15, 2004
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: As crisis mounts, CPJ urges government to respect press freedom
POSTED June 14, 2004
ZIMBABWE: Government announces suspension of private newspaper
POSTED June 10, 2004
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Bukavu radio stations resume broadcasting despite threats
POSTED June 10, 2004
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Two more journalists imprisoned
POSTED June 7, 2004
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Rebels target media in eastern section of country
POSTED June 4, 2004
CANADA/MOZAMBIQUE: Cardoso killer arrested in Canada after escape from prison
POSTED June 3, 2004
IVORY COAST: Key witness charged in case of missing journalist
POSTED June 2, 2004
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Journalist jailed for a week without charge
POSTED May 27, 2004
MALAWI: Police close radio station, detain journalists
POSTED May 25, 2004
ZIMBABWE: Journalists re-arrested
POSTED May 21, 2004
ZIMBABWE: Two journalists arrested
POSTED May 20, 2004
SOMALIA: CPJ concerned about jailed journalist
POSTED May 19, 2004
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Journalist released from prison
POSTED May 17, 2004
GUINEA: Authorities censor French weekly
POSTED May 5, 2004
BENIN: Jailed journalist granted provisional release
POSTED May 3, 2004
SOMALIA: Two journalists detained
POSTED April 26, 2004
IVORY COAST: French-Canadian journalist missing
POSTED April 21, 2004
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Two journalists granted provisional release
POSTED April 19, 2004
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Two more journalists detained
POSTED April 16, 2004
THE GAMBIA: CPJ condemns arson attack on newspaper
POSTED April 13, 2004
IVORY COAST: Journalist imprisoned
POSTED April 8, 2004
ETHIOPIA: Newspaper editor jailed
POSTED April 6, 2004
IVORY COAST: CPJ disturbed by recent attacks against journalists
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POSTED March 30, 2004
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Journalist freed from jail
POSTED March 29, 2004
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: CPJ concerned about jailed journalist and attacks on media
POSTED March 23, 2004
BENIN: CPJ condemns journalist's imprisonment
POSTED March 22, 2004
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Journalist sentenced to six months in jail
POSTED March 12, 2004
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: CPJ condemns journalist's continued imprisonment
POSTED March 11, 2004
SOMALIA: Journalist harassed over radio report
POSTED March 2, 2004
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Journalist imprisoned
POSTED February 26, 2004
ETHIOPIA: CPJ concerned about government intervention in journalists' association
POSTED February 19, 2004
CHAD: CPJ protests attack on journalist
POSTED February 17, 2004
UGANDA: Court strikes down repressive legislation
Threats to press freedom remain
POSTED February 12, 2004
KENYA: CPJ concerned about paralyzed journalist
POSTED February 11, 2004
ZIMBABWE: Daily News stops publishing
POSTED February 6, 2004
ZIMBABWE: Supreme Court upholds media legislation
POSTED February 5, 2004
LIBERIA: CPJ troubled by criminal charges against journalists
POSTED February 4, 2004
IVORY COAST: Military court sentences French journalist's killer to 17 years in prison
POSTED January 23, 2004
ZIMBABWE: Daily News reopens
POSTED January 22, 2004
ZIMBABWE: Fourth journalist arrested and charge POSTED January 14, 2004
NIGER: Fourth journalist arrested and charged
POSTED January 6, 2004
See news from Africa in 2003.
