Four staff members of Nicaragua’s La Prensa charged with conspiracy, two in detention
CPJ has documented the Nicaraguan government’s crackdown on independent media and actions against La Prensa and its staff.
Italian authorities demand prison sentence for three journalists in defamation lawsuit
The reports by La7 and Il Fatto Quotidiano are still online
Canadian broadcaster CBC closes China bureau after visa delays
With CBC’s departure, there are no Canadian media outlets with a permanent presence in China.
Kyrgyzstan freezes Radio Azattyk bank account under money laundering laws
The freeze can be appealed in the courts.
DRC soldiers attack journalist David Ramazani, police detain Janvier Bamunoba
According to a report by Amnesty International, military authorities have used their power to undermine people’s rights with impunity.
An award-winning Myanmar journalist has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for terrorism
Authorities first arrested Myo San Soe on August 29, 2021.
A study indicates that South Africa is resilient to Chinese attempts to influence the media
The Chinese government still attempts to influence South Africa’s media environment.
Trial of Jimmy Lai delayed by Hong Kong
Authorities accuse Lai of colluding with foreign forces.
El Salvadoran journalists sue the NSO Group in the United States over alleged surveillance by Pegasus
Pegasus was used to breach the phones of at least 22 people associated with El Faro,
The Taliban step up war on media by silencing FM broadcasts of Radio Azadi and VOA’s
The media landscape has been heavily impacted by the Taliban takeover.
An Australian law making Facebook and Google pay for news has been successful
The tech firms inked more than 30 deals with media outlets compensating them for content.
Algeria’s judicial harassment of independent media director must stop, RSF says
Harassment of journalists has increased significantly in Algeria since the Hirak opposition movement emerged in February 2019.
Joliba TV suspension is lifted by Mali
Malian authorities this year have refused to grant accreditation to foreign journalists.
VOA and RFE/RL broadcasts are banned by the Taliban
The press freedom watchdog called on the Taliban to “cease their intensifying crackdown” on media in Afghanistan.
A ban on the French state broadcaster is a blow to the freedom of the press in Burkina Fas
Burkina Faso is the second West African country, after Mali, to take the French broadcaster off the air.
RSF fume after Greek PM calls media freedom criticism ‘crap’
Greece fell from number 70 in 2021 to 108,
The new Turkish media law has raised concerns
A new law gives Turkey fresh ammunition to censor the media and silence dissent.
Organizations rally in support of media outlets under attack
As of November, the war has killed 43 journalists in Ukraine.
India's NDTV is being taken over by a billionaire
Adani's foray into the news business prompted the resignation last month of prominent NDTV journalist Ravish Kumar.
Journalist Wilder Alfredo Córdoba shot and killed in southern Colombia
Córdoba, director of the independent online news outlet Unión Televisión in the town of La Unión, was shot three times.