CPJ emailed the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice and federal police spokesperson Jeylan Abdi for comment, but did not receive any replies.

When Syeda received a phone call last month to say that her husband, Syed Fawad Ali Shah, was in a prison in Pakistan, she thought it was a trap.

In December, Bangladeshi journalist Abu Azad was abducted and severely beaten in the Rangunia region of Chattogram district after photographing brick kilns that were allegedly operating illegally.

A CPJ delegation will travel to Quito next week and meet with local journalists, editors, members of the national assembly, and authorities, including President Guillermo Lasso, to assess press freedom conditions.

Emails to the Federal Ministry of Justice, National Intelligence and Security Service, Oromia Communication Bureau, and Amhara Communication Bureau were unanswered or returned error messages.

CPJ’s emails to the Sofia prosecutor’s office and the chief prosecutor did not receive any replies.

CPJ emailed the chief prosecutor’s office of Diyarbakır for comment but did not receive any reply.

Hong Kong was once a model for press freedom in the Asia region, but since the security law came into force, at least 12 media outlets have closed, and several journalists have been arrested and criminally charged.

For Nader, the safety of her team in Afghanistan is a priority.

Janzen regularly covers the German far-right on his website, and he also gives expert commentary on the subject to media outlets.

Maldives Police Commissioner Mohamed Hameed told CPJ via messaging app that the investigation was ongoing