Russian State Media Attempt to Discredit Jailed American Journalist
In a rare joint statement Friday, Senators Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell condemned Gershkovich’s “wrongful detention” and called for his immediate release.
Russia Charges Wall Street Journal Reporter Gershkovich with Espionage
Afghan Women-Run Radio Resumes Broadcasts After Shutdown
Representatives from the Ministry of Information and Culture and the Vice and Virtue Directorate had shut down the station a week earlier.
How Africa's Sahel Region Is Becoming a Media Desert
For many Sahel reporters, though, that remains too difficult and risky at the moment.
Forcibly Returned to Pakistan, Journalist Now Fears for Life
Shah feels desperate, he told VOA one morning from his car outside an Islamabad court. “I only need protection. I only need protection,” he said. “In Pakistan, I cannot stay.”
Russian State Media Attempt to Discredit Jailed American Journalist
Zakharova claimed Gershkovich “engaged in activities totally unrelated to journalism.”
Greek crime reporter’s murder – do the authorities have something to hide?
A confidential police report containing evidence of connections between certain police officers (some of them high-ranking), politicians and organised crime networks was leaked to the media in February.
Even journalists deemed close to the junta are no longer safe in Burma
The two journalists, Win Oo and Zaw Min Oo, were not on the military junta’s list of wanted journalists.
More curbs on coverage of Turkish government’s handling of quake aftermath
The judicial censorship followed fines that the High Council for Broadcasting (RTÜK) imposed on three national TV broadcasters on 22 February for criticising the government’s disaster management, and a series of obstacles to coverage of the situation on the ground after the earthquake.
German journalist David Janzen’s home vandalized after reporting on far-right
Janzen regularly covers the German far-right on his website, and he also gives expert commentary on the subject to media outlets.
Documentary filmmaker Shahida Tulaganova denied entry to Uzbekistan
Tulaganova appeared in a documentary about Saipov’s death that was published on YouTube the day before she arrived in Uzbekistan.
Congolese journalist Mills Tshibangu detained overnight in defamation case
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.
Documentary filmmaker Shahida Tulaganova denied entry to Uzbekistan
CPJ emailed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan for comment, but did not immediately receive any reply.
In secret trial, Rwandan court simply fines driver of car that killed journalist
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.
Georgian authorities deny entry to Russian journalist Aleksandra Shvedchenko
CPJ emailed the Georgian Interior Ministry police and the State Security Service for comment, but did not receive any reply.
Mexican journalist Alan García’s whereabouts unknown after December abduction
According to CPJ data, at least three journalists were killed in Mexico for their work in 2022
Senegalese journalist Pape Ndiaye jailed on false news charges
CPJ’s calls to government spokesperson Abdou Kerim Fofana and Justice Minister Ismaila Madior Fall rang unanswered or did not connect.
Two Peruvian journalists injured in hit-and-run
CPJ’s phone calls to the San Pablo police and the press office of Peru’s attorney general did not receive any replies.
German journalist David Janzen’s home vandalized after reporting on far-right
Janzen regularly covers the German far-right on his website, and he also gives expert commentary on the subject to media outlets.
Recommendations from the Forum on Information and Democracy to promote pluralism online
Ensuring pluralism in content curation is a priority for the Forum on Information and Democracy