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Iranian journalist, columnist, and commentator Hosein Razzagh is imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin prison after being convicted on anti-state and false news charges in several different cases. Razzagh covers politics, human rights, and corruption for local news websites and shares news and commentary X, where he counts at least 48,000 followers. Razzagh was arrested on August 21,…
Overview Belarusian authorities detained former journalist Andrei Tolchyn in September 2023. He is being held on charges of creating or participating in an extremist group If convicted, he faces up to seven years in prison. Tolchyn was previously a freelance camera operator. Belarusian authorities have jailed an increasing number of journalists for their work since 2020, when…
Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, a correspondent for Jeune Afrique, was arrested on September 8, 2023, over the news website’s report about the military intelligence’s possible involvement in the murder of an opposition politician, which the outlet said Bujakera did not write. As of late 2023, he was awaiting trial on charges of spreading falsehoods and forgery….
Russian authorities have detained journalist Roman Ivanov since April 2023 on charges of spreading “fake” information about the Russian army. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison. Ivanov, a reporter with independent news website RusNews, also manages a Telegram channel, Chestnoe Korolyovskoe, which has 1,900 subscribers. He has posted on local news,…
Overview Belarusian journalist Alyaksandr Mantsevich is serving a four-year prison sentence after being convicted in November 2023 on charges of discrediting Belarus. Belarusian authorities detained him in March 2023. Mantsevich was editor-in-chief of regional independent newspaper Rehiyanalnaya Gazeta. The paper was “a leading” outlet covering news in the country’s northwest and had extensively reported on…
Overview Former Belarusian journalist Pavel Padabed is serving a four-year prison sentence after being convicted in June 2023 on charges of participating in an extremist group. He was detained in January 2023. Padabed, a camera operator, worked with independent media outlets. Belarusian authorities have jailed an increasing number of journalists for their work since 2020, when the…
Stanislas Désiré Tchoua, who owns three media outlets, was sentenced in August 2023 to one year in prison for defamation over a critical article he published about a lawmaker with Cameroon’s ruling party. He faces a further four years’ imprisonment if he fails to pay a fine of 5 million Central African francs (US$8,086). Tchoua…
Overview Former Belarusian journalist Larysa Shchyrakova is serving a prison sentence of three and a half years after being convicted in August 2023 on charges of discrediting Belarus and facilitating extremism. Authorities detained her in December 2022. Shchyrakova worked as a freelance journalist from 2007 until February 2022, when she announced she was leaving journalism amid continued government harassment…
Overview Belarusian journalist Andrey Famin is serving a seven-year prison sentence after being convicted in June 2023 on charges of calling for sanctions, participating in gross violations of public order, and creating an extremist group. Belarusian authorities detained him in October 2022. Belarusian authorities have jailed an increasing number of journalists for their work since 2020, when…
Blogger Aleksandr Nozdrinov is serving a prison sentence of eight-and-a-half years after being convicted by a Russian court of spreading “fake” information about the Russian army. Russian authorities detained him in March 2022. Nozdrinov covers alleged corruption by local authorities, with a particular focus on the activities of traffic police officers, on the YouTube channel…