In February, three men threatened and attacked a three-person crew for Top Channel‘s investigative TV show Fiks Fare as they were documenting illegal mining.

As of Wednesday evening, Shams had not been presented in court and police had not confirmed his whereabouts, according to the person who spoke with CPJ.

At least 19 journalists, were behind bars in Russia on December 1, 2022, when CPJ conducted its most recent prison census.

A court reporter for the English-language news site Hong Kong Free Press filmed an incident on March 22 in which two men followed her for about an hour as she traveled to work.

As a reporter in the early 1990s, Bruce Shapiro had a “steady diet of difficult stories.” Criminal justice, police violence, interviews with Holocaust survivors and combat veterans.

AFP reported that Gershkovich’s family immigrated to the United States from Russia when he was a child.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for full justice for the journalist’s killing and announces its financial and expert aid to a unique project for protection of media professionals.

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).

His death triggered an outcry among press freedom defenders. RSF joined a coalition of civil society organisations and journalists’ associations in calling on the Rwandan authorities to guarantee an independent investigation.

In August 2022, police searched Yasaveyev ‘s home and took him in for questioning

The accused killer must be brought to trial without delay, RSF says.

CPJ’s calls to government spokesperson Abdou Kerim Fofana and Justice Minister Ismaila Madior Fall rang unanswered or did not connect.

CPJ emailed the Ankara chief prosecutor’s office for comment but did not immediately receive any response.