Africa
2019
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Ugandan editor charged with criminal libel and 'offensive communication'
June 14, 2019 4:24 PM ET
Nairobi, June 14, 2019 -- Authorities in Uganda should end the criminal proceedings against Pidson Kareire, managing editor of privately owned news website The Drone Media, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
CPJ calls on Liberian authorities to ensure access to internet and social media services
June 7, 2019 5:27 PM ET
Abidjan, June 7, 2019--Starting this morning, social media services including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and WhatsApp were disrupted throughout Liberia, according to data from the internet advocacy group NetBlocks and local journalists who spoke with the Committee to Protect Journalists. NetBlocks also reported disruptions to the Associated Press website...
South African court rules Malema, EFF violated Electoral Code of Conduct in Karima Brown doxxing incident
June 6, 2019 4:00 PM ET
Johannesburg, June 6, 2019--The Johannesburg High Court ruled today that opposition politician Julius Malema and his political party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, had breached the country's Electoral Code of Conduct by doxxing veteran journalist Karima Brown, according to a copy of the judgment seen by the Committee to Protect...
Nigerian journalist Kofi Bartels says police beat him, threatened him with sexual assault
June 6, 2019 3:50 PM ET
New York, June 6, 2019 -- Nigerian authorities must investigate and hold accountable the police officers responsible for allegedly assaulting and threatening journalist Kofi Bartels, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Presidential hopeful Soro should drop complaint against Ivory Coast journalist
June 6, 2019 3:14 PM ET
Abidjan, June 6, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Ivory Coast politician Guillaume Soro to withdraw a criminal complaint against Sidi Tehra, director of the privately owned weekly L'Essor Ivoirien, and champion the reform of the country's penal code to ensure that journalists are not imprisoned for...
Journalists assaulted, news vehicle burned at Kenyan high school
June 5, 2019 12:45 PM ET
Nairobi, June 5, 2019 -- Kenyan authorities should thoroughly investigate the attack on a Kenya Television Network news team at a Machakos county high school and hold the perpetrators to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Somali journalist Ali Adan Mumin jailed despite court order for release
May 31, 2019 2:20 PM ET
EDITOR'S NOTE: Immediately after publishing this article, CPJ learned that Ali Adan Mumin has been released from jail. The journalist was released on the condition that he could be summoned by police for questioning at any time, according to Somali Journalists Syndicate cofounder Abdalle Ahmed Mumin and Goobjoog Media...
Nigeria charges Weekly Source editor Jones Abiri under cybercrimes, terrorism acts
May 22, 2019 11:59 AM ET
Berlin, May 22, 2019 --A federal court today charged Jones Abiri, the publisher and editor-in -chief of the Weekly Source, under Nigeria's cybercrimes act, anti-sabotage act, and terrorism prevention act for crimes allegedly carried out in 2016, and ordered the journalist to be detained, according to his lawyer, Samuel...
New accreditation requirements restrict press access to Nigeria's National Assembly
May 21, 2019 2:45 PM ET
Berlin, May 21, 2019 -- Authorities in Nigeria should withdraw new media accreditation requirements for accessing the National Assembly, the country's legislature, and ensure that future regulations do not unduly limit freedom of the press and access to information, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Somaliland journalist injured during arrest, jailed without charge
May 17, 2019 4:30 PM ET
Nairobi, May 17, 2019 -- Authorities in the breakaway state of Somaliland should immediately release television reporter Abdirahman Keyse Mohamed, also known as Tungub, and investigate the police officer who fired a shot that injured the journalist during his arrest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....