CPJ

September 7, 2024

Nicaragua deports 135 political prisoners, including journalist

September 07, 2024 – Nicaragua –  Nicaraguan authorities expelled 135 political prisoners, stripping them of citizenship and relocating them to Guatemala, a move brokered through US […]
September 5, 2024

Kyrgyz Authorities Threaten to Block Independent Outlets Over Presidential Reporting

September 05, 2024 – Kyrgyzstan –  The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) issued a warning urging Kyrgyz authorities to reverse threats of blocking two independent online […]
September 5, 2024

Myanmar soldiers shoot dead 2 journalists in raid on home

August 23, 2024 – Source: CPJ — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Myanmar authorities to immediately and credibly investigate Wednesday’s killing of journalists Win Htut […]
September 3, 2024

Russia Labels Exiled Journalist Galina Timchenko a “Foreign Agent” as Media Repression Intensifies

September 03, 2024 – Russia –  The Russian Ministry of Justice has officially branded Galina Timchenko, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the independent news site Meduza, as […]
August 30, 2024

Russian journalist Sergey Mikhaylov sentenced to 8 years in prison

August 30, 2024 – Russia –  The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the sentencing Friday of Russian journalist Sergey Mikhaylov to eight years in prison on “fake news” charges and […]
August 29, 2024

Sudanese Paramilitary Group Kidnaps Journalist, Demands Escalating Ransom

August 29, 2024 – Sudan –  Freelance journalist Aladdin Abu Harba, based in East Nile, Khartoum, was abducted by armed men affiliated with the paramilitary Rapid […]
August 29, 2024

Pakistani Journalist Muhammad Bachal Ghunio Shot Dead in Sindh Amid Rising Threats to Press

August 29, 2024 -Pakistan –  On August 27, 2024, Awaz TV reporter Muhammad Bachal Ghunio, aged 35, was brutally shot dead by unidentified gunmen while working […]