A group of armed men wearing military uniforms beat and threatened the lives of Congolese journalists Parfait Katoto and Picard Luhavo
Luhavo and Katoto said the attacks caused body-wide pain and they’d sought treatment at local health centers.
Mexican reporter Rodrigo Bustillos has been threatened by gunmen
Mexico is the deadliest country in the Western Hemisphere for journalists.
Le Anh Hung, a Vietnamese blogger, has been sentenced to five years in prison
Hung was held in a mental hospital and on remand for over four years before his conviction.
Myanmar sentences a journalist with the BBC to three years of labor
A lawyer who represents journalists and is familiar with the case told VOA Burmese that the prosecutor did not provide evidence.
In response to the 2020 ship fire, a media coalition is seeking access to court-martial records
Media coalition expresses concerns about Navy’s legal basis for denying public access to court-martial records of Seaman Recruit Ryan Mays.
Attendees attack and insult two German reporters covering a public political discussion about energy prices
Gathmann said he believed the man to be part of the neo-Nazi supporters in attendance.
Journalist Richard Ngoyi was arrested and briefly detained for filming blind adults and children begging in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
police retained his phone, insisting the journalist compensate the blind adults and children before it was returned.
Independent Novaya Gazeta's last media license is revoked by the Russian government
Editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov, a Nobel Peace laureate for his efforts to uphold critical news reporting, expressed his anger at the decision in court.
Authorities in Sierra Leone fine and suspend Star broadcasters' licenses
Sierra Leone information minister denied that the suspension of the broadcasters’ licenses was connected to the airing of the talk show episode.
Authorities in Turkey arrest journalist Sinan Aygül after he refuses to pay a fine
The fine was issued in 2015 as a result of Aygül being found guilty for “insulting” Vahit Kiler, a parliamentary deputy of the governing Justice and Development Party,
Mansour Iranpour, an Iranian journalist, is serving a one-year sentence in prison
Iranpour’s conviction stemmed from his reporting criticizing local government officials.
While covering the protest in Chad, police beat journalist Aristide Djimaldé
Djimaldé told CPJ on Friday, September 9, that she has not yet returned to work and still felt pain in her arms from the attack.
A Belarusian journalist has been sentenced to a long prison term for treason
The arrest came amid a crackdown on independent journalists, opposition politicians, and rights activists.
Pakistani media restrictions concern the United States
"We continue to be concerned by significant restrictions on media outlets and civil society in Pakistan," State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters.
For decades, Dutch intelligence has surveilled investigative reporter Stella Braam
Braam said she was shocked when she read the documents, which revealed that intelligence agents had spoken to anonymous sources about her.
Azerbaijani journalist Avaz Zeynalli, lawyer Elchin Sadygov remanded for four months
Zeynalli previously served three years of a nine-year sentence handed down to him in 2012 on charges including bribery, extortion, and tax evasion deemed retaliatory by CPJ.
Badma Byurchiyev, a journalist from Russia, has been assaulted in Elista
Byurchiyev, who primarily covers politics and human rights issues, said he believes the beating was connected to his journalistic work.
EU assesses media mergers for editorial independence and pluralism
The EU is also worried about the allocation of some countries' state advertising to pro-government outlets to influence the media.
Reporting on violence resulted in the deaths of two journalists in Haiti
The victims were identified as Tayson Latigue and Frantzsen Charles.
Journalist Belkacem Haouam of Algeria has been arrested and is under pretrial detention
As of December 1, 2021, there were at least two journalists behind bars in Algeria.