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November 30, 2024

Journalist Emmanuel Monychol Akop’s Detention Sparks Outcry in South Sudan

November 30, 2024 – Sudan – Emmanuel Monychol Akop, editor-in-chief of The Dawn Daily in Juba, was detained without charge by South Sudan’s National Security Service […]
November 30, 2024

Re‑Arrest of Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan Highlights China’s Crackdown

November 29, 2024 – China – Shanghai authorities detained Zhang Zhan—widely known for her reporting from Wuhan in early 2020—under the charge of “picking quarrels and provoking […]
November 29, 2024

European Parliament Condemns Hong Kong Crackdown, Demands Release of Jimmy Lai and Journalists

November 29, 2024 – China/Europe – The European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted a resolution condemning Hong Kong and Chinese authorities for the ongoing erosion of fundamental rights […]
November 29, 2024

Military Detains Leading Investigative Journalist, Sparking Outcry in Nigeria

November 29, 2024 – Nigeria – Investigative journalist and FIJ founder Fisayo Soyombo was detained by the Nigerian Army’s 6th Division during an anti–illegal oil-bunkering raid at […]
November 29, 2024

The Fate of Viktoriia Roshchyna: Russia’s Torture and Killing of a Ukrainian Journalist

November 29, 2024 – Russia/Ukraine – Ukrainska Pravda freelance writer Viktoriia Roshchyna, aged 27, disappeared on August 3, 2023, while reporting in occupied Zaporizhzhia for stories on […]
November 29, 2024

Police Assault Journalists During Protest Crackdown in Tbilisi

November 29, 2024 – Georgia – Georgian police violently cracked down on journalists covering anti-government protests in Tbilisi, prompting alarm from media watchdogs and human rights […]