Turkey adds journalist Can Dündar to list of wanted terrorists; at least 14 other journalists also listed
Dündar, who reported on alleged weapon smuggling from Turkey to Syria in 2014, was convicted of aiding Gülen’s organization in 2020.
Ethiopian authorities detain journalists Getenet Ashagre and Aragaw Sisay
CPJ emailed the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice and federal police spokesperson Jeylan Abdi for comment, but did not receive any replies.
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.
Congolese journalist Mills Tshibangu detained overnight in defamation case (Copy)
Tshibangu told CPJ that he was never presented with an arrest warrant and that police officers confiscated US$200 in cash from him before taking him to the prosecutor’s office.
Research: Deepfake 'News Anchors' in Pro-China Footage
Facebook said it took down a deepfake video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urging citizens to lay down their weapons and surrender to Russia.
Russia Outlaws Meduza News Site in Latest Media Crackdown
Those prosecuted for cooperating with an undesirable organization can face heavy fines or even multiyear jail terms.
Two refugee journalists in Turkey risk deportation to Syria
The Turkish embassy in Paris told RSF that there was “no question of extraditing or expelling” the two journalists.
Anti-journalist terror has grown in every way in two years of military rule in Myanmar
Myanmar is second only to China in the number of journalists held in its prisons
Kyrgyzstan: RSF condemns the deportation of Bolot Temirov to Russia
After his heavy-handed arrest in the court, Temirov disappeared without being allowed access to his lawyers for more than three hours.
Young Iranian journalist returns to Paris home after being jailed in Iran
After his arrest, Shamsoddinnezhad was charged with “association and collusion with intent to commit a crime against the nation’s security.”
Pakistan Bans Airing of Ex-PM Khan’s Speeches, Media Talks
the authority suspended the license of the ARY News channel for airing clips of Khan’s speech in “willful defiance” of the prohibition order.
Evidence suggests Pakistani shot reporter was targeted
Pakistan's government formed an investigation team to look into the matter, which caused uproar in the country.
More than a dozen journalists harassed, attacked during week of anti-government protests in Peru
Ydoña was quoted in those reports saying that the protesters “caught me, hit me, and threw rocks. I had to hang onto our vehicle so they wouldn’t drag me away.”
“Russia is trying to intimidate me”, Bellingcat reporter on wanted list tells RSF
Grozev is well known and respected for the quality of his investigative reporting on such sensitive subjects as the poisoning of Alexei Navalny
Mexican Journalists, Cultural Commentators Demand President End Provocations
According to Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Mexico is the world's deadliest country for journalists.
Unidentified men attack brother of exiled Bangladeshi journalist Zulkarnain Saer Khan
CPJ called and messaged Dhaka police spokesperson Roy Niyati and emailed Prime Minister Hasina’s office and the Awami League for comment, but did not receive any replies.
Chilean outlet Resumen targeted in burglary and failed arson attempt
Valenzuela filed a police report about the burglary with the Concepción police. When CPJ called the police for comment, a spokesperson said he could not provide information over the phone and that the attorney general’s office was investigating.
Pakistani journalist Imran Riaz Khan arrested for alleged hate speech
CPJ called Ashfaq and contacted him via messaging app for comment on Khan’s latest arrest but did not immediately receive any replies.
RSF is sending generators, other energy supply equipment to 91 Ukrainian media
Helping nearly 1,400 journalists and media outlets covering the war
Belarus orders 3 journalists detained for 15 days
On March 15, authorities searched Infa-Kurier’s office, seized technical equipment, and detained four of its journalists, including Stankevich and Rubchenya; the other two were later released.