Journalist Karol Noroña leaves Ecuador after death threat
CPJ’s email to the Attorney General’s office in Quito about these cases did not receive a response.
Brazil Police Say Gang Leader Likely Ordered Killing of British Journalist
According to police, Villar was the leader and key financier of an armed criminal group engaged in illegal fishing in the Amazon.
Authorities: TV Reporter, Girl Fatally Shot in Florida
A central Florida television journalist and a girl were fatally shot Wednesday afternoon near the scene of a fatal shooting from earlier in the day, authorities said.
Attempt by Ecuador’s government to silence investigative journalism
Sanguña was referring to President Lasso’s televised address on 14 February, when he referred to La Posta’s investigative reporters as “media terrorists” and accused them of being linked to drug trafficking.
Judge Orders Investigation of Guatemalan Journalists
Polish journalist held on spying charges takes his case to the European Court of Human Rights
Poland’s secret service claims Gonzalez used his role as a journalist as a cover for espionage, but officials have not publicly disclosed any supporting evidence.
Congolese journalists face death threats as M23 rebels advance, flee for safety
M23 members threatened to kill them and other journalists that had reported information they viewed as favorable to the DRC military
A Malian journalist must be protected from death threats
Konaté works as a cameraman for international media outlets.
Georgia’s parliament urged to reject “foreign agents” bill
The ruling Georgian Dream party has already announced that it will support it.
All parties to Nord-Kivu conflict asked to respect journalists’ work
A ceasefire between the FARDC and the M23 rebels, who took up arms again in 2021, was supposed to take effect in Nord-Kivu on 7 March
3 Gang Members Indicted in 2nd Plot to Kill Iranian American Journalist
Alinejad, an outspoken critic of the Iranian government, hosts a current affairs TV show out of New York for VOA’s Persian language service.
Afghan Journalists Navigate a Changed Landscape
Restrictions against media increased last year.
Ukrainska Pravda journalists receive menacing messages online after report on politician
Tkach’s car was torched in Kyiv in 2020, and Musaieva has received death threats over her work, as CPJ has documented.
Algerian journalist aged 77 held 48 hours, charged over satirical column
He issued an apology for last week’s column, claiming that it had been misunderstood and that he had not intended to hurt or offend anyone
A Malian journalist must be protected from death threats
Konaté works as a cameraman for international media outlets.
Rappler should be shut down according to some Filipinos
Ressa’s bold newsroom has won praise and support from journalists and human rights organizations around the world.
In Myanmar ‘We Have Lost Our Freedom of Expression’
The current environment makes it difficult for journalists to work, and as a result, the right of access to information is diminishing.
Belarusian authorities sentence journalist Andrzej Poczobut to 8 years in prison, detain journalist Anastasia Sharkevich
Belarus was the world’s fifth-worst jailer of journalists, with at least 26 journalists behind bars at the time of CPJ’s December 1, 2022, prison census.
Access to VOA and RFE/RL websites restricted in Afghanistan
CPJ emailed the regulator and contacted Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid for comment via messaging app, but did not receive any replies.
RSF calls on US authorities to drop charges against a journalist arrested while covering a press conference (Copy)
The United States is ranked 42nd out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2022 World Press Freedom Index.