COMOROS | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO | REPUBLIC OF CONGO | DJIBOUTI | EQUATORIAL GUINEA | ERITREA | ETHIOPIA
GABON | THE GAMBIA | GUINEA | GUINEA-BISSAU | IVORY COAST | KENYA | LESOTHO | LIBERIA
MALAWI | MALI | MOZAMBIQUE | NIGER | NIGERIA | REPUBLIC OF CONGO | RWANDA | SENEGAL
SIERRA LEONE | SOMALIA | SOUTH AFRICA | SWAZILAND | TANZANIA | TOGO | UGANDA | ZAMBIA | ZIMBABWE
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SPECIAL REPORTS
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| • CPJ names the ten most censored countries • On Assignment: A guide to reporting in dangerous situations • Journalist deaths spike to record in 2007 • Journalists in prison: CPJ's 2007 census • In the Horn of Africa Where Press Freedom and Democracy Are Out of Step Analysis from the Africa section of Attacks on the Press in 2007 Attaques contre la presse en 2007 Version française (pdf) |
REGIONAL NEWS ALERTS
CPJ asks AU head to uphold press freedom
LETTER
January 30, 2008
ANGOLA
Radio journalist sentenced one-month prison term
CASE
December 28, 2007
Two journalists beaten by police
CASE
November 29, 2007
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BENIN
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BURKINA FASO
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BURUNDI
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CAMEROON
Third broadcaster in a week closed over coverage
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June 2, 2008
Journalist abducted by suspected security agents
CASE
March 3, 2008
Third broadcaster closed within a week over coverage
February 28, 2008
Leading Cameroonian TV station indefinitely closed
Version française
February 22, 2008
Journalists detained during investigative reporting
CASE
February 10, 2008
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Newspaper publisher pardoned after serving 43 days of 6-month prison term
CASE UPDATE
February 23, 2008
Editor sentenced to jail for defamation
January 29, 2008
Journalist imprisoned over corruption editorial
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January 15, 2008
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CHAD
CPJ urges Chad to repeal repressive media law|
LETTER
June 6, 2008
Lone foreign correspondent forced out of Chad
March 21, 2008
Chad’s media faltering in wake of deadly unrest
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LETTER
March 3, 2008
Chadian police take radio station off the air
Version française
January 17, 2008
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COMOROS
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
DRC journalists remain in ‘illegal’ detention
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LETTER
June 20, 2008
Three sentenced in Congolese journalist’s murder
Version française
May 22, 2008
Journalist alleges beating by Angolan diplomat
Version française
April 21, 2008
Investigative reporter held for 34 days over corruption story
CASE
January 9, 2008
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REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Government suspends newspaper over story critical of President
CASE
December 18, 2007
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DJIBOUTI
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA
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ERITREA
CPJ Special Report:
A Death in Eritrea
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Political turmoil consumed Paulos Kidane's career and ultimately took his life.
October 3, 2007
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ETHIOPIA
Journalists freed; magazine’s edition withheld by police
CASE
May 7, 2008
Ethiopian police detain editor, impound magazine over pop icon story
May 5, 2008
Two newspaper editors, publisher arrested for libel
March 6, 2008
Licenses allowed to two freed journalists
February 6, 2008
Ethopia urged to grant publishing licenses
LETTER
January 30, 2008
Government blocks freed journalists from launching newspapers
January 2, 2008
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GABON
Cameraman hospitalized after police beating
CASE
April 25, 2008
Environmental publication banned
CASE
March 14, 2008
Newspaper suspended over report on president’s wealth
March 12, 2008
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THE GAMBIA
CPJ urges Gambia to abide by ruling, free Ebrima Manneh
June 6, 2008
RFI back on the air after 10-day ban
CASE UPDATE
February 11, 2008
Gambia blocks RFI broadcasts
January 22, 2008
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GUINEA
CPJ condemns ban of Guinean paper over editorial
Version française
May 28, 2008
Two Guinean newspapers suspended, reporters banned
January 4, 2008
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GUINEA-BISSAU
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IVORY COAST
Government ban of RFI lifted after 3 months
CASE
May 6, 2008
Ivorian government indefinitely suspends RFI
February 5, 2008
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KENYA
One suspect in custody for Trent Keegan’s murder
June 26, 2008
CPJ mourns death of photographer in Kenya
May 29, 2008
President dismisses bill compelling disclosure of sources
August 23, 2007
Journalists protest media bill compelling disclosure of sources
August 16, 2007
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LESOTHO
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LIBERIA
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MALAWI
Government agency shuts fledgling television station
November 2, 2007
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MALI
Politician assaults journalist over election coverage
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July 31, 2007
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MOZAMBIQUE
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NIGER
Niger renews suspension of RFI
March 13, 2008
Newspaper director imprisoned over critical editorials
CASE
February 26, 2008
Newspaper director freed after nearly four months in prison
CASE UPDATE
February 6, 2008
Editor and owner imprisoned for defamation
CASE
February 5, 2008
Two French journalists released after one month
CASE UPDATE
January 17, 2008
CPJ mourns the loss of Niger radio director
January 9, 2008
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NIGERIA
Film crew arrested along Niger Delta
April 14, 2008
Editor charged with sedition, jailed
January 25, 2008
Nigerian newspaper distributor arrested, charged
January 25, 2008
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REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Government suspends newspaper over story critical of President
CASE
December 18, 2007
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RWANDA
Rwanda’s press under increasing intimidation
LETTER
May 7, 2008
Rwandan newspaper editor flees, publication suspended
March 21, 2008
Newspaper publisher released after year in prison
CASE UPDATE
January 19, 2008
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SENEGAL
Press conditions worsening
LETTER
June 26, 2008
Third Senegalese journalist handed criminal libel sentence
in a week
May 22, 2008
CPJ condemns criminal defamation convictions
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May 15, 2008
Police hinder station’s coverage of violent protests
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March 31, 2008
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SIERRA LEONE
Opposition radio ordered shut down
CASE
May 8, 2008
CPJ calls on Sierra Leone to decriminalize libel laws
LETTER
March 17, 2008
Editor detained under defamation law
CASE
February 11, 2008
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SOMALIA
CPJ calls for an investigation into Somali journalist’s murder
June 9, 2008
Three radio stations raided, Shabelle director detained
March 3, 2008
Radio journalist released after 40 day detention
CASE
February 21, 2008
CPJ mourns the death of Somali reporter
January 28, 2008
CPJ asks Somali PM to end press freedom abuses
LETTER
January 28, 2008
Puntland reporter released after 25 days in jail
CASE UPDATE
January 17, 2008
Hiran governor arrests BBC reporter in central Somalia
CASE
January 15, 2008
Security forces arrest two Somaliweyn Radio staff
January 14, 2008
Three journalists detained by security forces across Somalia
January 7, 2008
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SOUTH AFRICA
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SWAZILAND
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TANZANIA
Tanzania detains popular Web site editors
February 29, 2008
Suspects held in Tanzanian newsroom attack
January 8, 2008
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TOGO
Government bans critical radio journalist from broadcast
CASE
February 18, 2008
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UGANDA
Gunmen torch printing press of Ugandan tabloid
July 1, 2008
CPJ condemns arrests of Ugandan journalists
April 28, 2008
Ugandan political radio shows allowed to resume broadcast
March 14, 2008
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ZAMBIA
Government extends ban on station’s call-in programs
CASE
January 10, 2008
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ZIMBABWE
Newspaper’s distributors beaten in Zimbabwe, papers burned
May 27, 2008
Zimbabwean editor, media lawyer charged, released
May 9, 2008
In Zimbabwe, editor jailed, media lawyer hospitalized in custody, photographer set free
May 8, 2008
Leading Zimbabwean lawyer detained
May 7, 2008
In Zimbabwe, Freelance journalist released on bail
May 2, 2008
In Zimbabwe, one is cleared while another is denied bail
April 23, 2008
Two journalists released, another arrested
April 16, 2008
Zimbabwean court acquits South African media workers
April 14, 2008
Foreign journalists on trial in Zimbabwe
April 11, 2008
Two South African journalists face charges
April 9, 2008
Times reporter released on bail, trial set for this week
April 7, 2008
Zimbabwe attorney general urges releases; New York Times reporter still held
April 4, 2008
CPJ alarmed at detention of New York Times correspondent
April 3, 2008
Draconian accreditation laws used to censor Zimbabwe elections
March 27, 2008
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