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    Katy Katopodis' PRCA Ethics & Practices Board appointment underscores its critical role
    Katy Katopodis' PRCA Ethics & Practices Board appointment underscores its critical role
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    Burkina Faso suspends more foreign media over killings coverage

    By Alessandra Prentice 29 Apr 2024

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    Tunisia jails journalist Mohamed Boughalleb for 6 months

    By Tarek Amara 18 Apr 2024

    Freelance journalist Erick Kabendera, who is detained in Tanzania. Credit: CPJ/Jamii Forums.
    Tanzania switches track, charges Kabendera with economic crimes

    7 Aug 2019

    Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed Mkhaitir.
    Mauritanian blogger freed after being held for nearly six years

    5 Aug 2019

    A screenshot of Dar es Salaam police chief Lazaro Mambosasa, left, speaking at a July 30 press conference. Mambosasa said that police have detained freelancer Erick Kabendera. Credit: CPJ/YouTube/Kwanza TV.
    Tanzania detains freelancer Kabendera over 'citizenship'

    31 Jul 2019

    A local market in Dar es Salaam, pictured in May. A group of armed men forcefully took an investigative journalist, Erick Kabendera, from his home outside the city on July 29. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Said Khalfan.
    Journalist Erick Kabendera abducted in Tanzania

    30 Jul 2019

    Members of the National Youth Service Corp carry the body of their colleague, the reporter Precious Owolabi, in Abuja on July 23. Owolabi was shot while covering protests in the Nigeria capital. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Kola Sulaimon.
    Channels TV reporter dies from injuries after shooting at Nigeria protest

    29 Jul 2019

    3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office
    3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

    Bizcommunity.com  23 Jul 2019

    Image credit: Juliana Malta on Unsplash
    Wan-Ifra explores how news media is adapting business models to promote press freedom

    22 Jul 2019

    Ugandan police officers are seen in Kampala on April 23, 2019. Police recently arrested Joseph Kabuleta for allegedly posting “offensive communication against the person of the President” online. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Isaac Kasamani.
    Ugandan commentator arrested over Facebook post critical of president

    18 Jul 2019

    Maxence Melo Mubyazi from Tanzania's Jamii media.
    Tanzanian among annual press freedom awards honourees

    17 Jul 2019

    Justice must be done for death of journalist Azory Gwanda
    Justice must be done for death of journalist Azory Gwanda

    16 Jul 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    Donor-funded journalism is on the rise in Africa: why it needs closer scrutiny

    12 Jul 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    Fake news and the role of the ordinary citizen

    12 Jul 2019

    Sudanese protesters are seen with their smartphones in Khartoum on April 21, 2019. CPJ has called on South African telecommunications company MTN Group to end its role in Sudan’s internet shutdowns. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Ozan Kose.
    MTN Group urged to end participation in internet shutdowns in Sudan

      12 Jul 2019

    In an interview today, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Palamagamba Kabudi said that journalist Azory Gwanda (pictured), who has been missing since 2017, is dead. Credit: CPJ/Mwananchi.
    In BBC interview, Tanzanian foreign minister says journalist Azory Gwanda is dead

    11 Jul 2019

    Ethiopians read newspapers in Addis Ababa on June 24. Following what the government refers to as a failed attempted coup, access to the internet was cut and journalists were arrested. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Tiksa Negeri.
    In era of reform, Ethiopia still reverts to old tactics to censor press

      10 Jul 2019

    Security forces are seen on June 22 in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Two journalists have been arrested and the internet has been cut throughout the country following elections on June 22. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Sia Kambou.
    Internet shutdown in Mauritania, media arrests

    8 Jul 2019

    Burkina Faso's presidential palace is seen in Ouagadougou on March 20, 2019. The president and Constitutional Council have the power to prevent the enactment of revisions of the country's penal code that could result in jail time for reporters. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Olympia de Maismont.
    Burkina Faso parliament criminalises false news, reporting on terrorism

    4 Jul 2019

    Central African Republic gendarmes and police officers are seen on January 2, 2016, in Bangui. Police in Bangui allegedly assaulted two French reporters from AFP recently. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Issouf Sanogo.
    Police arrest, assault 2 AFP journalists in Central African Republic

    3 Jul 2019

    Somaliland.
    Somaliland bans two privately owned TV stations

    1 Jul 2019

    A newspaper stand is seen in Mwanza, Tanzania, on September 19, 2015. Tanzania is currently considering legal amendments that could negatively affect press freedom. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Daniel Hayduk.
    CPJ urges Tanzania lawmakers to revise proposed legislative amendments

    27 Jun 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    Media continues to tell the 'Forbidden Stories'

    19 Jun 2019

    How Twitter has been used in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis
    How Twitter has been used in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis

      18 Jun 2019

    The Uganda High Court is in Kampala on May 14, 2018. CPJ today called for Ugandan authorities to intervene and end the criminal case against editor Pidson Kareire. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Isaac Kasamani.
    Ugandan editor charged with criminal libel

    18 Jun 2019

    CPJ joins call for UN to scrutinise human rights situation in Eritrea
    CPJ joins call for UN to scrutinise human rights situation in Eritrea

    14 Jun 2019

    RIP Raymond Louw
    RIP Raymond Louw

    5 Jun 2019

    Al-Jazeera studio.
    Sudan's military rulers shut down Al-Jazeera Khartoum bureau

    3 Jun 2019

    Jamal Khashoggi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom
    Jamal Khashoggi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom

    3 Jun 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    #FairnessFirst: A picture tells a thousand words, but should it?

      3 Jun 2019

    Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns
    Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns

      29 May 2019

    The National Assembly is seen in Abuja, Nigeria, on August 7, 2018. Authorities recently announced strict new requirements for obtaining press credentials to cover the assembly. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde.
    Nigeria's restrictive new press accreditation process

    28 May 2019

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    Freelance journalist Erick Kabendera, who is detained in Tanzania. Credit: CPJ/Jamii Forums.
    Tanzania switches track, charges Kabendera with economic crimes

    7 Aug 2019

    Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed Mkhaitir.
    Mauritanian blogger freed after being held for nearly six years

    5 Aug 2019

    A screenshot of Dar es Salaam police chief Lazaro Mambosasa, left, speaking at a July 30 press conference. Mambosasa said that police have detained freelancer Erick Kabendera. Credit: CPJ/YouTube/Kwanza TV.
    Tanzania detains freelancer Kabendera over 'citizenship'

    31 Jul 2019

    A local market in Dar es Salaam, pictured in May. A group of armed men forcefully took an investigative journalist, Erick Kabendera, from his home outside the city on July 29. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Said Khalfan.
    Journalist Erick Kabendera abducted in Tanzania

    30 Jul 2019

    Members of the National Youth Service Corp carry the body of their colleague, the reporter Precious Owolabi, in Abuja on July 23. Owolabi was shot while covering protests in the Nigeria capital. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Kola Sulaimon.
    Channels TV reporter dies from injuries after shooting at Nigeria protest

    29 Jul 2019

    3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office
    3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

     23 Jul 2019

    Image credit: Juliana Malta on Unsplash
    Wan-Ifra explores how news media is adapting business models to promote press freedom

    22 Jul 2019

    Ugandan police officers are seen in Kampala on April 23, 2019. Police recently arrested Joseph Kabuleta for allegedly posting “offensive communication against the person of the President” online. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Isaac Kasamani.
    Ugandan commentator arrested over Facebook post critical of president

    18 Jul 2019

    Maxence Melo Mubyazi from Tanzania's Jamii media.
    Tanzanian among annual press freedom awards honourees

    17 Jul 2019

    Justice must be done for death of journalist Azory Gwanda
    Justice must be done for death of journalist Azory Gwanda

    16 Jul 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    Donor-funded journalism is on the rise in Africa: why it needs closer scrutiny

    12 Jul 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    Fake news and the role of the ordinary citizen

    12 Jul 2019

    Sudanese protesters are seen with their smartphones in Khartoum on April 21, 2019. CPJ has called on South African telecommunications company MTN Group to end its role in Sudan’s internet shutdowns. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Ozan Kose.
    MTN Group urged to end participation in internet shutdowns in Sudan

     12 Jul 2019

    In an interview today, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Palamagamba Kabudi said that journalist Azory Gwanda (pictured), who has been missing since 2017, is dead. Credit: CPJ/Mwananchi.
    In BBC interview, Tanzanian foreign minister says journalist Azory Gwanda is dead

    11 Jul 2019

    Ethiopians read newspapers in Addis Ababa on June 24. Following what the government refers to as a failed attempted coup, access to the internet was cut and journalists were arrested. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Tiksa Negeri.
    In era of reform, Ethiopia still reverts to old tactics to censor press

     10 Jul 2019

    Security forces are seen on June 22 in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Two journalists have been arrested and the internet has been cut throughout the country following elections on June 22. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Sia Kambou.
    Internet shutdown in Mauritania, media arrests

    8 Jul 2019

    Burkina Faso's presidential palace is seen in Ouagadougou on March 20, 2019. The president and Constitutional Council have the power to prevent the enactment of revisions of the country's penal code that could result in jail time for reporters. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Olympia de Maismont.
    Burkina Faso parliament criminalises false news, reporting on terrorism

    4 Jul 2019

    Central African Republic gendarmes and police officers are seen on January 2, 2016, in Bangui. Police in Bangui allegedly assaulted two French reporters from AFP recently. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Issouf Sanogo.
    Police arrest, assault 2 AFP journalists in Central African Republic

    3 Jul 2019

    Somaliland.
    Somaliland bans two privately owned TV stations

    1 Jul 2019

    A newspaper stand is seen in Mwanza, Tanzania, on September 19, 2015. Tanzania is currently considering legal amendments that could negatively affect press freedom. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Daniel Hayduk.
    CPJ urges Tanzania lawmakers to revise proposed legislative amendments

    27 Jun 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    Media continues to tell the 'Forbidden Stories'

    19 Jun 2019

    How Twitter has been used in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis
    How Twitter has been used in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis

     18 Jun 2019

    The Uganda High Court is in Kampala on May 14, 2018. CPJ today called for Ugandan authorities to intervene and end the criminal case against editor Pidson Kareire. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Isaac Kasamani.
    Ugandan editor charged with criminal libel

    18 Jun 2019

    CPJ joins call for UN to scrutinise human rights situation in Eritrea
    CPJ joins call for UN to scrutinise human rights situation in Eritrea

    14 Jun 2019

    RIP Raymond Louw
    RIP Raymond Louw

    5 Jun 2019

    Al-Jazeera studio.
    Sudan's military rulers shut down Al-Jazeera Khartoum bureau

    3 Jun 2019

    Jamal Khashoggi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom
    Jamal Khashoggi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom

    3 Jun 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    #FairnessFirst: A picture tells a thousand words, but should it?

     3 Jun 2019

    Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns
    Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns

     29 May 2019

    The National Assembly is seen in Abuja, Nigeria, on August 7, 2018. Authorities recently announced strict new requirements for obtaining press credentials to cover the assembly. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde.
    Nigeria's restrictive new press accreditation process

    28 May 2019

    Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri, left, and Alagoa Morris, pictured in Abuja after Abiri's release from detention in 2018. A court on May 22, 2019 charged Abiri on three counts and ordered him detained. Credit: CPJ/Alagoa Morris.
    Re-arrest of editor Jones Abiri in Nigeria

    27 May 2019

    Libreville, Gabon, is seen on January 16, 2017. The country's media regulator recently suspended two newspapers over defamation claims. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Mike Hutchings.
    Gabon media regulator suspends two newspapers over defamation claims

    22 May 2019

    Prison guards are seen at Somaliland's Hargeisa prison on March 29, 2011. Television reporter Abdirahman Keyse Mohamed was recently arrested by police in Somaliland and is being held without charge in a prison in Las Anod. Credit: CPJ/AP/Katharine Houreld)
    Somaliland journalist injured during arrest, jailed without charge

    22 May 2019

    A banner of Tanzanian President John Magufuli hangs on a wall around a tanzanite mine, in April 2018. CPJ and other organizations are calling on the Human Rights Council to address a crackdown on journalists, human rights defenders, and other groups in the country. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Joseph Lyimo.
    Human Rights Council should address Tanzania crackdown

    15 May 2019

    Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine appears for his bail application via a video link from prison, on a television screen in a court in Kampala, Uganda, on May 2, 2019. Uganda's media regulator suspended staff from 13 broadcast outlets for covering his arrest. Credit: CPJ/AP/Ronald Kabuubi.
    Ugandan regulator suspends staff from 13 outlets that covered Bobi Wine

    10 May 2019

    A billboard for Nigeria's incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, who won re-election in February. Credit: CPJ/Jonathan Rozen.
    Nigerian journalists speak out on press freedom

     8 May 2019

    Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a press conference in Addis Ababa, in August 2018. Since Abiy's election, conditions for Ethiopia's journalists have improved, but some challenges remain. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Michael Tewelde.
    How the media is faring in Ethiopia

     7 May 2019

    Pendulum is swinging towards creeping restrictions across Africa
    Pendulum is swinging towards creeping restrictions across Africa

     3 May 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    A mixed bag of media freedom in southern Africa - SAEF

    3 May 2019

    How South Africa ranks in the press freedom stakes
    How South Africa ranks in the press freedom stakes

     3 May 2019

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