Seychelles presidential press conference: Press freedom, land ownership, tracking for hikers
President Wavel Ramkalawan held his final live press conference for 2022 at the State House on Tuesday evening.
Haitian journalist Roberson Alphonse survives shooting attack in Port-au-Prince, missing radio host found dead in Les Cayes
In a separate incident, on Monday, authorities in the southern Haitian city of Les Cayes found the body of radio commentator Garry Tess.
Soccer Journalist Grant Wahl's Body Returned to US
Tributes to Wahl have poured in since his death and on Monday.
News anchor Ciro Gómez Leyva survives shooting attempt in Mexico City
Mexican authorities should immediately investigate the shooting attack on journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva.
Kazakh financial police arrest investigative journalist Mikhail Kozachkov
Kozachkov had recently received threats against him and his family.
At least 3 TV crews attacked while covering protests in northern Kosovo
CPJ’s emails to the press department of KFOR and EULEX did not receive an immediate reply.
Even journalists deemed close to the junta are no longer safe in Burma
The two journalists, Win Oo and Zaw Min Oo, were not on the military junta’s list of wanted journalists.
“Russia is trying to intimidate me”, Bellingcat reporter on wanted list tells RSF
Grozev is well known and respected for the quality of his investigative reporting on such sensitive subjects as the poisoning of Alexei Navalny
A cyberattack on Konde.co in Indonesia is strongly condemned
Konde.co has faced persistent harassment since it was founded in 2016.
Pakistani newspaper editor threatened over story about high-level corruption
Pakistani newspaper editor threatened over story about high-level corruption.
78 African journalists urge Senegal to free reporter, respect press freedom
Niang is currently hospitalised as a result of going on hunger strike and his health is beginning to deteriorate.
Reporters attacked during assault on Brazilian democracy by Bolsonaro supporters
At least seven cases of aggression against the media had already been reported in the first week of 2023
Vietnamese journalist Le Manh Ha harshly sentenced to 8 years in prison
Ha pleaded innocent to the charges at his trial and indicated he would appeal directly after the verdict was handed down
Iran targets French government as proxy to pressure Charlie Hebdo magazine
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounces Tehran’s use of blackmail in an attempt to put pressure on a French media outlet.
RSF urges Biden, Trudeau to raise journalist safety during summit in Mexico City
Mexico is ranked 127th in RSF’s 2022 Press Freedom Index.
New record number of journalists jailed worldwide
China continues to be the world’s biggest jailer of journalists.
With Media Under Fire, Organizations Rally to Offer Support
The union is also tracking deaths. As of November, the war has killed 43 journalists in Ukraine, including eight who were on assignment.
Journalists harassed, robbed by gunmen in Culiacán amid clashes between cartel and Mexican security forces
Mexico is the deadliest country in the Western Hemisphere for reporters.
South Sudan security forces detain 6 state media employees
The journalists are under investigation for allegedly leaking a video clip widely circulated on social media in December.
Benin journalist Virgile Ahouansè held for 2 days, charged with spreading false news
CPJ has previously documented how authorities use Benin’s digital code to jail journalists for their work.