Impunity List

"The Al Jazeera network continues to incite violence around the Temple Mount. I have appealed to law enforcement agencies several times to close the Al Jazeera office in Jerusalem. If this is not possible because of legal interpretation, I will work to enact the required legislation to expel Al Jazeera from Israel." Benjamin Netanyahu said in a July 2017 Facebook post from Jerusalem that Al-Jazeera incites violence, aiming to justify shutting its Israeli offices. Benjamin Netanyahu - 2017 Prime Minister of Israel   Notable Actions Undermining Press Freedom under Netanyahu:  Restricting Access for Foreign Journalists Israel...

"We'll probably just execute them." General Prayuth Chan-ocha made the statement at junta headquarters, targeting journalists to deter critical reporting. prayut chan-o-cha - 2015 Privy Councillor of Thailand   Notable Actions Undermining Press Freedom under Prayut Chan-O-Cha Threats of Extreme Punishment Against Journalists In 2015, Prayut shockingly declared he would “probably just execute” journalists who did not “report the truth,” signaling an overt threat to media autonomy. Martial Law and Article 44 Powers to Censor Media After the 2014 military coup, Prayut governed under martial law and issued sweeping orders under Article 44 of the interim constitution,...

“If anybody among journalists does not know that this country has killed people, we will demonstrate it one day, one time. …Freedom of the press does not mean you work against the country.” The statement was made by President Salva Kiir at Juba airport, aimed at silencing critical journalists to silencing dissent during peace talks. SALVA KIIR - 2015 President of South Sudan   Notable Actions Undermining Press Freedom under Salva Kiir Mayardit: Threatening Journalists with Death In 2015, Kiir warned that journalists who report “against the country” could be killed. Days later, reporter Peter Moi...

“Any journalist who thinks that he or she can write whatever he or she wants and go free is making a big mistake. If anybody is caught, he will be severely dealt with.” The statement was made on Gambian state TV by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, aimed at independent journalists to intimidate them into silence.   Yahya Jameh - 2000 Former President of the Republic of The Gambia.   Read More: https://cpj.org/2001/03/attacks-on-the-press-2000-the-gambia/