Reports – Committee to Protect Journalists

Petition to Free Joshua

July 2, 2003 8:17 PM EDT

A partial list of people who have signed a petition to release the Eritrean journalist Fesshaye “Joshua” Yohannes. Go to the petition page and add your name. Or return to Free Joshua page.

Special Reports

July 2, 2003 8:17 PM EDT

Below is a list of some of the people who have signed the petition to free Joshua

Free Joshua Petition Names

July 2, 2003 8:17 PM EDT

Fesshaye “Joshua” Yohannes is being held in a secret location in Eritrea.

Hunting the Dictator

April 11, 2000 8:17 PM EDT

On February 3, Senegalese authorities indicted former Chadian leader Hissene Habré for torture and other crimes perpetrated by his government in Chad between 1982 and 1990. That same day, the “African Pinochet” was placed under house arrest in the upscale Dakar neighborhood where he has lived for the past decade. It was the first time…

Around the world: A regional look at the state of press freedom in 1995

May 3, 1996 8:17 PM EDT

Africa For the third consecutive year, Ethiopia held more journalists in jail–31 at year’s end–than any other country in Africa. Most were detained without charges.