Africa
2019
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Nigerian police beat two Inspiration FM journalists after covering protest in Uyo
October 9, 2019 2:17 PM ET
Owoidoho Udofia and Okodi Okodi, two journalists with the privately owned Inspiration FM radio station in Akwa-Ibom State, in southern Nigeria, on September 24, 2019, were forced by police to take off their shirts and roll on the ground, and were beaten with sticks after covering a protest in...
Journalists fined, one jailed over criminal defamation complaint in Chad
September 25, 2019 4:25 PM ET
Dakar, September 25, 2019 -- Authorities in Chad should not challenge the appeals of journalists Martin Inoua Doulguet and Abdramane Boukar Koyon, and should take immediate action to repeal legislation that criminalizes acts of journalism, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Somaliland authorities block HadhwanaagNews website, arrest 2 employees
September 18, 2019 8:49 AM ET
Nairobi, September 18, 2019 -- Authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland should immediately release two HadhwanaagNews employees and unblock the outlet’s website, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Tanzanian authorities charge Sebastian Atilio with false news over WhatsApp posts
September 16, 2019 1:06 PM ET
Nairobi, September 16, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today expressed concern over Tanzania’s use of false news and journalist accreditation laws to arrest Sebastian Atilio....
Police hold 2 journalists for 13 days without charge in Equatorial Guinea
September 9, 2019 4:06 PM ET
On August 27, 2019, police in Bata, in central Equatorial Guinea, arrested and detained presenter Milanio Ncogo and reporter Ruben Dario Bacale, both employees of the privately owned broadcaster Asonga TV, and held them without charge until September 8, according to Ncogo, who spoke to CPJ over messaging app....
Somaliland police raid Horyaal 24 TV offices, arrest owner Mohamed Osman Mireh
September 9, 2019 1:43 PM ET
Nairobi, September 9, 2019 -- Authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland should immediately free Mohamed Osman Mireh and allow Horyaal 24 TV to broadcast freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Nigerian publisher Agba Jalingo charged with treason
September 5, 2019 4:30 PM ET
Abuja, September 5, 2019 -- Nigerian authorities should drop all charges against publisher Agba Jalingo, release him from detention, and stop using the country’s state security laws to harass government critics, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Detained Tanzanian journalist Erick Kabendera in need of medical attention
August 30, 2019 11:45 AM ET
Nairobi, August 30, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today expressed concern about reports that detained Tanzanian journalist Erick Kabendera’s health is failing and called for Tanzanian authorities to release him immediately....
Nigerian publisher Agba Jalingo detained since August 22 without charge
August 28, 2019 10:28 AM ET
Abuja, August 28, 2019 – Nigerian authorities should immediately release publisher Agba Jalingo and halt their harassment of journalists reporting on alleged corruption and other issues of public interest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Police in Nigeria assault, arrest journalists covering #RevolutionNow protests
August 26, 2019 2:39 PM ET
On August 5, 2019, Nigerian police arrested and detained at least four journalists covering protests that took place across Nigeria in connection with the hashtag #RevolutionNow, according to journalists who spoke with CPJ and media reports....