Amid tensions ahead of Kenyan vote, journalists face violence and threats
August 7, 2017 12:52 PM ET
When a fight broke out during a political rally for Kenya's Orange Democratic Movement in Kakamega county on May 4, Shaban Makokha was taking pictures for his newspaper, the Daily Nation. Makokha told CPJ that when police arrived to...
Pro-government group harasses journalists in Malaysia
October 17, 2016 12:06 PM ET
Bangkok, October 17, 2016 - Malaysian authorities should swiftly bring to justice those responsible for harassing three journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Members of a pro-government group threatened journalists covering a confrontation between a group associated...
Kenyan journalist covering police detained, harassed
November 4, 2014 1:49 PM ET
Nairobi, November 4, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Kenyan police to stop harassing and threatening a journalist in Kisumu city, western Kenya. Last month, police threatened and briefly detained Justus Ochieng, a reporter for the privately owned...
Photographers attacked: Two weeks in southern Africa
June 5, 2013 12:39 PM ET
From Cape Town to Lilongwe, four photographers on routine news assignments in major southern Africa cities were assaulted by security officials in the past two weeks. The details differ, but the heavy-handed actions in each case reflect a belief...
Kenyan reporter, 27, found dead in his home
April 1, 2013 4:15 PM ET
Nairobi, April 1, 2013--A correspondent for The Star daily newspaper was found dead Sunday morning in his house in the coastal city of Mombasa, local journalists told CPJ. A housemate found reporter Bernard Wesonga with blood on his nose...