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January 16, 2025

CPJ Uncovers Flaws in Conviction of Senegalese Journalist René Capain Bassène

January 16, 2025 – Senegal – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has raised serious concerns over the conviction of Senegalese journalist René Capain Bassène, who […]
January 16, 2025

Palestinian Journalist Ahmed Abu al-Rous Killed in Israeli Airstrike, Death Toll Among Journalists Surpasses 205

January 16, 2025 – Palestine –  Palestinian journalist Ahmed Abu al-Rous was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Abu […]
January 16, 2025

Venezuelan Rights Advocate Carlos Correa Released After 9 Days in Custody

January 16, 2025 – Venezuela – Venezuelan authorities released prominent free speech advocate Carlos Correa, director of the NGO Espacio Público, after nine days in detention. […]
January 16, 2025

Dom Phillips’s Final Book, How to Save the Amazon, to Be Published Posthumously in May

January 16, 2025 – UK/Brazil –  British journalist Dom Phillips, who was tragically killed in the Brazilian Amazon alongside Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in June 2022, […]
January 15, 2025

Venezuela Detains Journalist Covering Protest on “Terrorism” Charges

January 15, 2025 – Venezuela – Venezuelan authorities detained journalist Leandro Palmar, news director of Luz Radio at the University of Zulia, and his assistant, Belises […]
January 15, 2025

Afghan Journalists Stress Lifeline of Safe Refuge Media Freedom Coalition

January 15, 2025 – Afghanistan –  The Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) recently spotlighted the critical role of safe refuge in enabling Afghan journalists to continue their […]
January 15, 2025

Sudan: CFJ Condemns Arrest of Journalist Ahmed Youssef Al-Tay Calls for His Immediate Release

January 15, 2025 – Sudan –  Sudanese security forces detained journalist Ahmed Youssef Al‑Tay in Al‑Dindir, Sennar State (southeast Sudan). He was arrested without warrants or […]
January 15, 2025

Russia Enacts Harsh New Laws Targeting Critics and Journalists, Drawing International Condemnation

January 15, 2025 – Russia –  The International Press Institute (IPI) has strongly condemned a new set of laws passed in Russia that significantly tighten state […]