Top South African cop calls for spy probe into media, jailing of journalists
New York, October 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s doubling down on his call for lawmakers to endorse the surveilling of journalists by South Africa’s State Security Agency and for reporters to be jailed for misinformation. In a text exchange with CPJ on Thursday — following…
Elderly father of Guinean journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita abducted
Dakar, October 7, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Guinean authorities to ensure that Elhadj Adama Keita, father of exiled Guinean journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita, is safely returned home, following his abduction by unidentified men. On September 29, two men grabbed 75-year-old Adama Keita by the neck and forced him into a pickup vehicle…
In eastern DRC, journalist faces knife attack, threats, another detained 3 times
Kinshasa, October 6, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to protect journalists, following a knife attack, robbery, and death threats against Patient Chimusa and the repeated detention of Aimé Paluku in government-controlled eastern regions. “The attacks and threats endured by journalist Patient Chimusa, along with the…
DRC journalist Pacifique Muliri in hiding after threats over mining investigation
Kinshasa, September 24, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure the safety of journalist Pacifique Muliri, who has been in hiding since July, after receiving multiple calls and death threats related to his reporting on mining in eastern South Kivu province. From July 1 to 3,…
CPJ calls for immediate release of Somaliland journalist Abdiaziz Awl
Kampala, September 18, 2025 —The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Abdiaziz Saleban Sulub, also known as Abdiaziz Awl, and to end the ongoing harassment of the media. On September 12, police in Burao, in central Togdheer region, arrested Abdiaziz, a reporter…
In Niger, journalist faces up to 3 years jail for alleged defamation of PM
Dakar, September 17, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities in Niger to immediately release Ali Soumana, publishing director of the privately owned Le Courrier newspaper, after Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine complained of defamation. “Ali Soumana’s imprisonment illustrates that press freedom in Niger has declined since last year, when President Abdourahmane Tchiani reintroduced…
Spyware installed on Kenyan filmmakers’ phones in police custody
New York, September 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely alarmed by the installation of spyware on two Kenyan filmmakers’ phones while the devices were in police custody, and calls on authorities to drop a case against them and two other filmmakers and ensure that journalists are not further targeted for surveillance. Forensic analysis…
Tanzanian authorities suspend online forum for 90 days, weeks ahead of election
Nairobi, September 9, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tanzanian authorities to lift a 90-day suspension of the popular discussion and news platform JamiiForums and to ensure that media can operate freely in the countdown to October’s elections. “JamiiForums’ suspension is the latest sign of the Tanzanian government’s deepening suppression of public discourse and raises concerns about…
DRC authorities detain journalist Tuver Wundi after ouster by Goma rebels
Kinshasa, September 8, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on government and rebel authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to stop harassing reporter Tuver Wundi, who has been detained twice and dismissed from his job at the national broadcaster in the eastern city of Goma. “Detaining Tuver Wundi without just cause is a…
Ethiopian police detain 2 Sheger FM journalists, force station to delete report
Nairobi, September 5, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to unconditionally release Sheger FM radio editor Tigist Zerihun and reporter Mintamir Tsegaw, who were taken into custody on September 3 following the forced removal of Mintamir’s August 29 report on widespread protests over poor working conditions for healthcare workers, according to multiple news outlets. The Ethiopian Media Authority—the regulatory body responsible for…