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Ugandan police arrest at least 8 journalists covering opposition MP Bobi Wine
September 20, 2018 4:18 PM ET
Nairobi, September 20, 2018--Police in Uganda detained at least eight journalists covering the return of opposition MP Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, from the U.S, according to media reports and local journalists. The arrests are the latest incident of Ugandan security personnel assaulting, harassing, or arresting journalists...
Abuja court dismisses case against Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri
September 17, 2018 2:36 PM ET
New York, September 17, 2018--An Abuja magistrate's court today struck out a case against Jones Abiri, publisher and editor-in-chief of the newspaper, Weekly Source, Samuel Ogala, a lawyer who represents Abiri, told CPJ. The court ruled that it did not have jurisdiction over the state where the alleged wrongdoing...
CPJ calls on EU to keep up pressure on Hungary amid press freedom concerns
September 12, 2018 12:04 PM ET
Brussels, September 12, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today welcomed the vote by members of the European Parliament in favor of a resolution against Hungary for breaching EU values, and called on the bloc to keep up pressure on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government....
Egypt sentences photojournalist Shawkan to five years
September 8, 2018 7:58 AM ET
Washington, D.C., September 8, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned an Egyptian court's sentencing of photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, also known as "Shawkan," to five years in prison, and called on authorities to release him immediately and remove any restriction on his release on appeal....
Two TOLO News journalists killed in Afghanistan double bombing
September 5, 2018 3:35 PM ET
Washington, D.C., September 5, 2018--At least two journalists were killed today in a double bombing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, according to news reports. TOLO News published that its reporter Samim Faramarz and cameraman Ramiz Ahmadi were killed by the second blast while covering the first, which occurred at...
CPJ condemns conviction in Myanmar of Reuters's Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo
September 3, 2018 12:17 AM ET
Bangkok, September 3, 2018--A Myanmar court today sentenced two Reuters news agency reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, to seven years each in prison for violating the Official Secrets Act, Reuters reported....
CPJ demands release of journalists arrested over documents in Northern Ireland
August 31, 2018 12:21 PM ET
New York, August 31, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on police in the United Kingdom to immediately release producer Trevor Birney and journalist Barry McCaffrey, who were arrested on suspicion of stealing confidential documents today, according to the Belfast Telegraph and other news reports....
Cambodian journalists released on bail but espionage charges remain
August 21, 2018 12:27 PM ET
Bangkok, August 21, 2018--Two former Radio Free Asia journalists were granted bail in Cambodia today by Phnom Penh's Municipal Court, according to news reports. Uon Chhin, a videographer, and Yeang Sothearin, previously a news editor at the U.S. Congress-funded station, were arrested on November 14, 2017 and held in...
CPJ welcomes repeal of Malaysia's "fake news" law
August 16, 2018 10:53 AM ET
Washington, D.C., August 16, 2018--The Malaysian parliament today repealed a law imposing criminal penalties for "fake news" that had been enacted earlier this year by the previous government of Prime Minister Najib Razak, according to news reports....