CPJ

January 25, 2025

Crackdown in Turkey: Journalists and Politicians Face Terror Charges Amid Political Repression

January 25, 2025 – Turkey –  Turkey has ramped up a sweeping crackdown on political dissent, targeting pro-Kurdish and left-wing figures, including journalists, politicians, and public […]
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 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

Azerbaijani Authorities File New Charges Against Toplum TV Journalists, Arrest Another Reporter

January 21, 2025 -Azerbaijan –  Azerbaijani authorities filed six additional charges against four journalists from the independent media outlet Toplum TV and arrested another reporter, Farid […]