German Ballet Director Suspended Over Feces Attack on Critic
The Hannover state opera house apologized for the incident and said Monday that it was immediately suspending ballet director Marco Goecke.
Russian authorities in Crimea deny medical treatment for jailed journalist Iryna Danylovych
At least 19 journalists, including Danylovych, were behind bars in Russia and Russian-occupied Crimea on December 1, 2022.
Congolese journalist John Ngongo Lomango arrested over conflict reporting
Two local journalists attempted to visit Ngongo in detention but ANR officers refused to admit them, they told CPJ.
Police assault at least 9 Bangladeshi journalists covering Supreme Court Bar Association elections
CPJ’s calls and messages to Roy Niyati, a spokesperson for the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, did not receive any replies.
Assailants Used Identities of China Critics to Call In Bomb Threats
A journalist for Radio Free Asia is among three critics of China critics whose identities were used in an elaborate plot to make false bomb threats.
Suspected North Korean Spies Impersonating VOA, Other Reporters Online
At least seven journalists from five news organizations were impersonated by someone with APT43, Mandiant Senior Analyst Gary Freas told VOA on Wednesday.
Social Media, A News Destination for The Young?
Among the newsrooms the company is producing TikTok videos for is The Associated Press.
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.
73 women journalists will spend 8 March behind bars
Of the 550 journalists and media workers who are currently imprisoned worldwide, 73 – more than 13% – are women, according to RSF’s press freedom barometer, a proportion that has doubled in the past five years.
South African court bans Independent Media outlets from publishing leaked intelligence report
South African court bans Independent Media outlets from publishing leaked intelligence report.
Turkey adds journalist Can Dündar to list of wanted terrorists; at least 14 other journalists also listed
Dündar, who reported on alleged weapon smuggling from Turkey to Syria in 2014, was convicted of aiding Gülen’s organization in 2020.
Ethiopian authorities detain journalists Getenet Ashagre and Aragaw Sisay
CPJ emailed the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice and federal police spokesperson Jeylan Abdi for comment, but did not receive any replies.
Egypt's Rights Chief calls for the release of an activist on a dry hunger strike
Abdel Fattah’s condition is fragile and his dry hunger strike puts his life at acute risk.
Congolese journalist Mills Tshibangu detained overnight in defamation case (Copy)
Tshibangu told CPJ that he was never presented with an arrest warrant and that police officers confiscated US$200 in cash from him before taking him to the prosecutor’s office.
Research: Deepfake 'News Anchors' in Pro-China Footage
Facebook said it took down a deepfake video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urging citizens to lay down their weapons and surrender to Russia.
Russia Outlaws Meduza News Site in Latest Media Crackdown
Those prosecuted for cooperating with an undesirable organization can face heavy fines or even multiyear jail terms.
Anti-journalist terror has grown in every way in two years of military rule in Myanmar
Myanmar is second only to China in the number of journalists held in its prisons
Kyrgyzstan: RSF condemns the deportation of Bolot Temirov to Russia
After his heavy-handed arrest in the court, Temirov disappeared without being allowed access to his lawyers for more than three hours.
Young Iranian journalist returns to Paris home after being jailed in Iran
After his arrest, Shamsoddinnezhad was charged with “association and collusion with intent to commit a crime against the nation’s security.”
Pakistan Bans Airing of Ex-PM Khan’s Speeches, Media Talks
the authority suspended the license of the ARY News channel for airing clips of Khan’s speech in “willful defiance” of the prohibition order.