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January 22, 2025

Sudanese Journalist Yahya Hamad Fadlallah Dies After Torture in Army Custody

January 22, 2025 – Sudan –  Sudanese journalist Yahya Hamad Fadlallah died on January 13, 2025, just days after being released from nearly a month-long detention […]
January 22, 2025

CPJ Urges Pakistan to Stop Harassment and Deportation of Afghan Journalists

January 22, 2025 – Afghanistan –  The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Pakistani authorities to immediately end the harassment, detention, and deportation of […]
January 22, 2025

Kurdish Journalist Eylem Babayiğit Detained in Turkey Over Terror Charges

January 22, 2025 – Turkey/Iraq/Kurdistan –  Turkish authorities detained Eylem Babayiğit, a Kurdish journalist and former contributor to the now-closed Özgür Gündem newspaper, during a raid […]
January 22, 2025

Stanford Will Not Discipline Student Journalist Arrested During Campus Protest

January 22, 2025 – Palestine/Israel/USA –  Stanford University has announced it will not pursue disciplinary action against student journalist Dilan Gohill, who was arrested in June […]
January 22, 2025

Bangladeshi Journalist Couple Files UN Complaint Over Arbitrary Detention

January 22, 2025 – Bangladesh –  Bangladeshi journalists Farzana Rupa and Shakil Ahmed, both formerly with the private broadcaster Ekattor TV, have filed a formal complaint […]
January 21, 2025

Tanzanian Journalist Maria Sarungi Tsehai Abducted and Released in Nairobi, Sparking Press Freedom Outcry

January 21, 2025 – Tanzania –  Tanzanian journalist and activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai was abducted in Nairobi, Kenya, by four unidentified men—some posing as police officers—before […]
January 21, 2025

Nigerian Police Accused of Ignoring Court Order to Pay N50 Million Compensation for Journalist’s Death

January 21, 2025 – Nigeria –  Human rights advocates and the family of slain journalist Alex Ogbu marked five years since his killing by accusing the […]