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September 19, 2024

Belarusian journalist Andrei Tolchyn released following presidential pardon

September 18, 2024 – Source: CPJ –  The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the September 17 release of Belarusian journalist Andrei Tolchyn, who received a presidential pardon after serving […]
September 19, 2024

Russia Issues Arrest Warrant in Absentia for Exiled Journalist Armen Aramyan

September 19, 2024 – Russia –  The Basmanny District Court in Moscow, on September 18, 2024, issued an arrest warrant in absentia for journalist and DOXA […]
September 17, 2024

Belarusian Journalist Andrey Gnyot Faces Extradition Threat in Serbia, Sparking International Backlash

September 17, 2024 – Belarus/Serbia –  Belarusian investigative journalist and filmmaker Andrey Gnyot—also known as Andrei Gnyot—remains under house arrest in Belgrade amid efforts by the Belarusian […]
September 16, 2024

Vietnam Jails Journalist Nguyen Vu Binh for Seven Years Over “Anti-State Propaganda”

September 16, 2024 – Vietnam –  A Hanoi court sentenced veteran journalist and blogger Nguyen Vu Binh to seven years in prison on charges of “making, […]
September 16, 2024

Post-Election Crackdown in Venezuela Sees Record Number of Journalists Jailed, Press Forced Underground

September 16, 2024 – Venezuela – In the wake of Venezuela’s contested July 28, 2024, presidential election, the country has witnessed an unprecedented wave of repression […]
September 16, 2024

Nigeria: WikkiTimes Publisher and Reporter Face Criminal Charges After Corruption Exposé

September 16, 2024, – Nigeria –  In a troubling escalation against press freedom, Nigerian authorities have brought criminal charges against Haruna Mohammed Salisu, publisher of WikkiTimes, […]
September 13, 2024

Two Journalists Killed in Pakistan as Violence Against Media Intensifies

September 13, 2024 – Pakistan –  Pakistan’s deteriorating press freedom climate worsened further with the recent killings of two journalists, Muhammad Bachal Ghunio and Nisar Lehri, […]
September 13, 2024

Crimean Journalist Remzi Bekirov Endures Continued Harassment and Solitary Confinement in Russian Prison

September 13, 2024 – Crimea –  Remzi Bekirov, an ethnic Crimean Tatar journalist from the Russian-occupied Crimea, continues to face severe harassment in jail as his […]
September 13, 2024

Tunisia Upholds Conviction of Sonia Dahmani Amid Crackdown on Election Coverage

September 13, 2024 – Tunisia –  In a concerning development for press freedom in Tunisia, an appeals court on September 10, 2024, upheld the conviction of […]