Hostile Attacks, Surveillance a Threat to El Salvador's Media
Respected news websites such as El Faro and Revista Factum, which specialize in reporting on corruption, are among those targeted with accusations ranging from money laundering to false reporting.
Tunisia Journalists Accuse State of Intimidation
The demonstrators gathered outside government headquarters in Tunis, some wearing red tape across their mouths, while others shouted, "No to repression of journalists" and "We demand an independent free press."
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.
BBC offices raided in India in latest Modi assault on press freedom
The BBC’s offices in Mumbai and New Delhi were searched for the second day running on 15 February in an investigation into supposed tax evasion by the British public broadcaster
Albanian TV crew threatened at gunpoint, camera operator assaulted
During a joint press freedom mission to Albania in November 2022, CPJ and other press freedom organizations found that the safety of journalists continues to be an issue in the country.
Journalist Alexander Álvarez shot and killed in Paraguay
Elida Favole, a spokesperson for the attorney general’s office in Asunción, the capital, told CPJ via messaging app that three prosecutors are investigating the killing.
Indian Tax Authorities Search BBC Offices for Second Day
The searches began weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary on communal riots that swept through the western state of Gujarat in 2002, killing at least a 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was its head.
Russian Journalist Gets Six Years for Accusing Russia of Ukraine Theater Bombing
Kyiv accused Russia of bombing the theater, while Russia said it had been blown up by Ukrainian nationalists.
Sweden: The settlement which closed a gag lawsuit risks negatively impacting press freedom
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) fears the deal will negatively impact media freedom and urges the Swedish authorities to take new measures against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP).
RSF calls on US authorities to drop charges against a journalist arrested while covering a press conference
The United States is ranked 42nd out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2022 World Press Freedom Index.
Azerbaijani photojournalist Vali Shukurzade sentenced to 30 days in jail
Administrative sentences are not subject to further appeal in Azerbaijan, Sadygova said, adding that she plans to file a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights.
In India, Power of Podcasts Keeps Listeners Connected
So in 2018, the team launched Suno India to bring attention to underreported stories in a format easily accessible to broad audiences: Podcasts.
Afghan Journalists Win Case Against UK Government Over Relocation
The journalists' lawyers told London's High Court in December that the government had "betrayed the debt of gratitude" owed to them by refusing to relocate them after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021.
Somali Media Activist Defiant Over Court Sentence
Abdalle Ahmed Mumin said prison officials freed him after informing him that previous arrests and court appearances had compensated for the two months handed down by the judge.
The independent Russian TV channel Dozdh (TV Rain) obtains the Journalism Trust Initiative certification
This certification proves the utility of JTI in front of despotic regimes.
RSF reports many press freedom violations since Türkiye’s earthquake
The earthquake killed around 20 journalists in Antakya, Gaziantep and Adiyaman. The overall death toll is currently put at around 32,000.
French journalist Erwan Chartier, Le Poher staff receive death threats
CPJ’s emails to the public prosecutor’s office in Brest in charge of the investigation, Résistance Républicaine, and Germain through the press department of the Reconquête party did not receive any replies.
Belarus authorities detain journalist Vyacheslau Lazarau on undisclosed charges
Authorities previously fined Lazarau in 2018 and 2019 for “illegal production of media products,” those reports said.
Journalists covering Turkey earthquake detained and harassed
CPJ emailed Turkey’s Interior Ministry and the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office for comment but did not receive any reply.
Dozens of Radio Channels Stop Broadcasting in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
The Afghan Independent Journalists Union (AIJU), a Kabul-based local media monitor, released the figures Monday to mark World Radio Day.