US condemns use of Internet shutdowns to prevent freedom of expression online

03 may 2021 - 06:47:38
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States has condemned the use of partial or complete government-imposed Internet shutdowns, among [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Civil society organizations call for release of journalists imprisoned in 10 African countries

08 april 2020 - 07:57:13
Paris, France (PANA) - Eighty-one civil society organizations grouped in a coalition on Tuesday sent a letter to 10 African [...] Full text...

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CPJ calls on Gambian authorities to immediately drop charges against two journalists

31 january 2020 - 19:44:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Media rights group, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged the Gambian authorities to immediately [...] Full text...

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CPJ says 25 journalists killed in 2019, Syria, Mexico deadliest countries

17 december 2019 - 19:49:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The global press freedom watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Tuesday in its latest report released [...] Full text...

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CPJ says number of jailed journalists reaches 250

11 december 2019 - 09:32:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The number of journalists imprisoned for their reporting globally reached at least 250 for the fourth [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian among six journalists awarded at CPJ’s 29th annual function in New York

22 november 2019 - 14:29:44
New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists  (CPJ) on Thursday awarded six journalists from Brazil, India, Nicaragua, [...] Full text...

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CPJ decries global impunity in journalist murders

29 october 2019 - 13:40:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Impunity in the cases of murdered journalists remains firmly entrenched in over a dozen countries, including [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge UN to highlight Cameroon crisis at Central Africa briefing

04 june 2019 - 04:40:19
New York, US (PANA) – Nine human rights organisations are urging members of the United Nations Security Council to focus [...] Full text...

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Pretoria addresses detention of prominent journalists

08 november 2018 - 09:34:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) on Thursday expressed deep concern over the [...] Full text...

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UNGA meeting spotlights the ‘press behind bars’

29 september 2018 - 11:07:11
New York, US (PANA) - Regularly threatened, attacked and killed, journalists are also being imprisoned in record numbers around the [...] Full text...

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UN envoy praises courage, dedication of Somali journalists on World Press Freedom Day

03 may 2018 - 18:58:32
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Marking World Press Freedom Day, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Media watchdog calls for release of DRC journalist

05 april 2018 - 09:36:41
New York, US (PANA) - Media watchdog the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is asking the authorities in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia arrests at least five journalists during state of emergency

27 march 2018 - 12:37:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Ethiopian authorities to release five journalists who [...] Full text...

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CPJ calls for immediate release of Somaliland journalist

22 february 2018 - 11:40:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Somaliland authorities should immediately release Mohamed Aabi Digaale, the Hargeisa bureau chief for the London-based broadcaster [...] Full text...

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CPJ urges Ethiopia to drop charges against blogger

17 february 2018 - 11:10:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the Ethiopian authorities to drop an incitement [...] Full text...

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CPJ urges Gambia to act on ECOWAS Court ruling

15 february 2018 - 14:46:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Media watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has called on the Gambian government to act on [...] Full text...

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CPJ welcomes release of 2 Ethiopian journalists

14 february 2018 - 22:45:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday welcomed the release of two Ethiopian journalists, Eskinder [...] Full text...

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CPJ calls on Kenyan government to obey court order

03 february 2018 - 19:17:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the Kenyan government to obey a court [...] Full text...

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CPJ names global 'Press Oppressors'

09 january 2018 - 12:33:25
New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists has named its global Press Oppressors - world leaders who [...] Full text...

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Media watchdog demands release of Nigerian journalist

09 january 2018 - 11:28:04
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Media watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is asking the Nigerian authorities to immediately release Timothy [...] Full text...

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Somaliland journalists sentenced to two years in prison on propaganda charges

09 january 2018 - 11:16:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Somaliland regional court has sentenced journalists Mohamed Abdilaahi Dabshid and Ahmed Dirie Liltire to two [...] Full text...

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Somaliland journalists detained, accused of "false news"​

21 december 2017 - 13:43:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somaliland authorities should immediately release Ahmed Sa'ed and Abdirahman Mohamed Ege, the Committee to Protect Journalists [...] Full text...

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At least 42 journalists killed in 2017 - CPJ

21 december 2017 - 12:13:06
New York, USA (PANA) - At least 42 journalists were killed in the course of their work in 2017, the [...] Full text...

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CPJ says 262 journalists in jails around the world

13 december 2017 - 20:38:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - For the second year in a row, the number of journalists imprisoned for their work hit [...] Full text...

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CPJ calls for release of journalist detained in Cameroon

09 december 2017 - 19:10:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for the immediate release of journalist Patrice Nganang, [...] Full text...

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CPJ compiles report on journalists in prison

09 december 2017 - 19:06:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has compiled a report on the number of imprisoned [...] Full text...

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CPJ joins coalition to establish sports, human rights center

01 december 2017 - 15:47:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has joined a coalition working towards establishing an independent Centre [...] Full text...

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CPJ releases Global Impunity Index on journalists’ killing; Somalia tops

01 november 2017 - 11:41:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A lack of justice in the murders of journalists can perpetuate a cycle of violence and [...] Full text...

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US: CPJ wants prosecution of three Cameroonian journalists halted

14 october 2017 - 12:38:28
New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Cameroonian authorities to immediately halt the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ condemns Somaliland court for jailing journalist

11 october 2017 - 18:12:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday condemned the conviction and sentencing of Somaliland journalist Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ calls for release of cartoonist in Equatorial Guinea

07 october 2017 - 16:15:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Authorities in Equatorial Guinea should immediately release cartoonist and blogger Ramón Nsé Esono Ebalé, the Committee [...] Full text...

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US: Media watchdog demands release of Zimbabwe journalist

04 october 2017 - 10:06:56
New York, US (PANA) - Media watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Zimbabwean authorities to immediately release [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ calls for immediate release of Somaliland journalist

27 september 2017 - 18:52:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Somaliland authorities should immediately release journalist Mohamed Adan Dirir, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said [...] Full text...

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US: Cameroon uses anti-terror law to silence critical press, says CPJ

20 september 2017 - 12:33:55
New York, US (PANA) - Cameroon’s broadly worded anti-terror law is being used by authorities to arrest and threaten local [...] Full text...

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Congo: Media watchdogs appeal to Congo to free detained Editor

19 september 2017 - 11:19:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Two media watchdogs, Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Sans Frontières, have appealed to Congolese President [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ urges Somali authorities to investigate killing of journalist

16 september 2017 - 10:31:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Somalia to thoroughly investigate the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ to release report on threats to journalists in Cameroon

16 september 2017 - 10:22:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will release its report titled, "Journalists Not Terrorists: In Cameroon, [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ welcomes release of Cameroonian journalists

03 september 2017 - 16:41:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The global press freedom watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has welcomed the release of scores [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ wants charges against DRC journalist dropped

02 september 2017 - 20:30:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo should drop all charges against journalist Jeef Mwingamb [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ wants investigation into harassment of Kenyan journalists

18 august 2017 - 16:46:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Authorities in Kenya should credibly investigate incidents of harassment against journalists covering the aftermath of disputed [...] Full text...

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CPJ urges authorities in DR Congo to investigate raid on media house

10 august 2017 - 21:04:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should thoroughly and credibly investigate police raid on [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ demands investigation of assault against Kenyan journalist

10 june 2017 - 19:57:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Kenyan authorities should credibly investigate and swiftly bring to justice those responsible for attacking and threatening [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ calls for immediate release of Somaliland journalist

03 june 2017 - 14:19:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Authorities in the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland should immediately release detained journalist, Mohamed Adan Dirir, the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ calls for immediate release of Somaliland journalist

15 april 2017 - 12:47:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Somaliland authorities should immediately release jailed Hangool News journalist Abdirahman Arab Da'ud and cease intimidation of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Media watchdog says Chad journalists in hiding after threats

07 march 2017 - 12:07:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Media watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists, has asked the Chadian domestic intelligence officers to cease harassing [...] Full text...

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US: 'Zimbabwean journalists charged with insulting Mugabe'

07 march 2017 - 10:16:19
New York, US (PANA) - Zimbabwean authorities should immediately drop all charges against News Day editor Wisdom Mdzungairi and reporter [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says journalists among wounded in Mogadishu hotel attack

26 january 2017 - 18:39:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - At least four journalists were wounded in Wednesday attack on a hotel in the Somali capital [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ wants charges against two Nigerian media workers dropped

20 january 2017 - 16:36:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Nigerian authorities should drop all charges against Dapo Olorunyomi, publisher of the news website Premium Times, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ denounces Gambian authorities for denying entry to seven journalists

20 january 2017 - 13:35:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has denounced Gambian authorities for denying entry to seven international [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Congolese authorities to release journalist

14 january 2017 - 09:29:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Congolese authorities should immediately release Ghys Fortuné Dombé Bemba, the editor of the privately-owned newspaper, Talassa, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Gambian authorities to lift ban on three radio stations

06 january 2017 - 15:46:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Gambian authorities to allow three independent radio [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns imprisonment of two journalists in Ethiopia

05 january 2017 - 14:35:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ranked among worst jailers of journalists worldwide, Ethiopia has sent two more scribes from the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Angola to drop charges against two journalists

30 december 2016 - 15:56:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Angolan authorities to immediately drop charges against two [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says killing of journalists eased in 2016 from record levels

19 december 2016 - 15:55:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The number of journalists killed in the line of duty is declined in 2016 from recent [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for release of website's co-founder in Tanzania

15 december 2016 - 16:01:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Tanzanian security forces should immediately and unconditionally release Maxence Melo, the co-founder of popular online discussion [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says record number of journalists in jail globally

13 december 2016 - 17:19:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Turkey's unprecedented crackdown on the media brought the total number of jailed journalists worldwide to the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns South Sudan over expulsion of AP journalist

08 december 2016 - 16:10:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities should immediately reverse the expulsion of Associated Press (AP) reporter Justin Lynch and [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Uganda to drop all charges against journalist

01 december 2016 - 15:34:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ugandan authorities should immediately and unconditionally drop all charges against Kenya Television Network (KTN) reporter and [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for release of Gambian journalist, broadcast executive

21 november 2016 - 17:13:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Gambian authorities should immediately release a journalist and the head of the state-owned broadcaster who have [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Ethiopia to release detained journalists

17 november 2016 - 16:43:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ethiopia should immediately release all journalists detained amid an intensifying crackdown on the media, the Committee [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ decries mounting press freedom crisis in Burundi

26 october 2016 - 15:50:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed alarm about the ''deteriorating situation for the media'' [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for immediate release of Ethiopian blogger

04 october 2016 - 16:28:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release prominent blogger Seyoum Teshome, the Committee to Protect Journalists [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ wants thorough investigation into killing of Somali journalist

28 september 2016 - 13:08:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Somali authorities should thoroughly and credibly investigate the fatal shooting of radio journalist, Abdiaziz Ali, and [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ wants ban on two radio stations in Tanzania lifted

01 september 2016 - 15:45:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Tanzanian authorities should immediately lift a ban on two privately owned radio stations and allow them [...] Full text...

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Zambia: CPJ demands reinstatement of broadcasting licences to Zambian media stations

25 august 2016 - 09:07:46
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Zambian regulators to immediately reinstate the broadcasting [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Nigerian military threatens journalist

19 august 2016 - 15:13:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Nigerian military should cease threatening freelance journalist Ahmad Salkida with prosecution for not acting as [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ expresses concern over missing journalist in Burundi

06 august 2016 - 16:33:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed deep concern about the welfare of a Burundian [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ welcomes IOC's mechanism on press freedom violations

05 august 2016 - 13:14:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has welcomed the creation of a press freedom complaints mechanism [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says another journalist arrested in South Sudan

27 july 2016 - 14:55:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in South Sudan to immediately release [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for the release of detained journalist in South Sudan

19 july 2016 - 16:39:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Authorities in South Sudan should immediately and unconditionally release South Sudanese journalist Alfred Taban, the Committee [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for immediate release of two detained journalists in Congo

18 july 2016 - 15:03:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the arbitrary detention of two radio journalists by [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ wants credible investigation into shooting of Journalist in Lesotho

14 july 2016 - 13:26:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lesotho authorities should launch a credible investigation into the shooting of veteran editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri, and [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO chief denounces killing of journalist in Somalia

08 june 2016 - 22:48:13
New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ms. Irina Bokova on [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Somali govt. must investigate killing of journalist

07 june 2016 - 13:16:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said Somali authorities should thoroughly investigate the killing on [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights office reacts to denial of observer status for CPJ

31 may 2016 - 14:42:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN human rights office on Tuesday expressed concern over a decision last week by [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Uganda to restore access to social media sites

13 may 2016 - 14:09:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Ugandan authorities should immediately restore access to social media websites and refrain from censoring any [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Ugandan authorities to stop intimidating journalists

10 may 2016 - 13:44:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ugandan authorities should cease attempting to intimidate journalists in an effort to keep them from covering [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ wants charges against Nigerian journalist dropped

04 may 2016 - 16:24:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nigerian authorities should drop all criminal charges against journalist Jacob Onjewu Dickson and release him without [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns Djibouti for expelling BBC journalists ahead of elections

07 april 2016 - 13:08:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Djibouti should ensure that journalists can report on presidential elections without harassment or fear of expulsion, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says 3 journalists assaulted in Congo Brazzaville

25 march 2016 - 15:10:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said that three international journalists who were covering the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says six men sentenced for killing journalist in Somalia

24 march 2016 - 15:03:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A military court in Mogadishu, Somalia, has upheld sentences imposed on six people convicted in connection [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ wants communications blackout lifted in Congo

23 march 2016 - 13:48:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The government of the Republic of Congo should immediately lift the total communications blackout it imposed [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for release of detained Nigerian publisher

11 march 2016 - 16:28:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nigerian authorities should immediately release magazine publisher Yomi Olomofe on bail, the Committee to Protect Journalists [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Rights groups say ailing journalist arbitrarily detained should be freed

10 march 2016 - 09:28:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia should free an ailing journalist who has been arbitrarily detained since July 2015 and drop [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for investigation into abduction, torture of South Sudanese Journalist

09 march 2016 - 13:25:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities should immediately launch an independent, thorough investigation into the abduction and torture of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Somali court sentences man to death for murdering 5 journalists

07 march 2016 - 14:57:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said that a military court in Mogadishu, Somalia, has [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ demands investigation of alleged threat against Nigerian journalist

26 february 2016 - 16:53:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Nigerian authorities should investigate claims that a businessman threatened freelance journalist Augustina Armstrong-Ogbonna over her investigation [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says court convicts suspect for murdering journalist in DR Congo

24 february 2016 - 13:25:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said that a court in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns Uganda for blocking social media during voting

19 february 2016 - 12:25:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned Ugandan authorities for restricting access to social media [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ wants charges against Ugandan journalist dropped

18 february 2016 - 13:58:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Ugandan authorities to ''immediately drop all charges'' [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns killing of Guinean journalist

06 february 2016 - 14:49:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the shooting to death of Guinean journalist, El-Hadj Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges DR Congo to lift suspension order on two TV stations

06 february 2016 - 14:37:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the decision by the government of DR Congo [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ welcomes striking out of Criminal Defamation Laws in Zimbabwe

04 february 2016 - 11:50:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has welcomed the Zimbabwe Supreme Constitutional Court striking out of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns Equatorial Guinea for Gbagbo trial coverage ban

03 february 2016 - 11:45:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has strongly condemned the decision of the government in Equatorial [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Burundi arrests 2 foreign correspondents in wider crackdown

30 january 2016 - 11:30:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Burundi to stop harassing journalists [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Uganda to allow radio station resume broadcasts

29 january 2016 - 13:29:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Ugandan authorities to immediately allow the privately-owned radio [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Tanzania imposes permanent ban on newspaper

22 january 2016 - 13:34:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Tanzania to end their harassment [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for release of 2 detained journalists in Djibouti

16 january 2016 - 13:36:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Djibouti to “immediately release” two [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says press in Uganda face restrictions, attacks

16 january 2016 - 11:53:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed concern that journalists in Uganda are being prevented [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges South Sudan to release detained journalist

08 january 2016 - 12:43:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on South Sudanese authorities to immediately release journalist [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ reports 71 journalists killed, 199 others imprisoned in 2015

07 january 2016 - 17:37:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Some 71 journalists were killed worldwide in direct relation to their work in 2015, the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for immediate release of detained Somali journalist

07 january 2016 - 13:04:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The media watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Somalia to ''immediately [...] Full text...

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US: 'Somalia intelligence agency detains journalist for weeks'

06 january 2016 - 23:50:18
New York, US (PANA) - Somali authorities should immediately release journalist Abdirisak Omar Ahmed or disclose any charges against him, [...] Full text...

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US: 2015, fourth most deadly year on record for journos

06 january 2016 - 21:59:45
New York, US (PANA) - Some 71 journalists were killed in direct relation to their work in 2015, making it [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says 69 journalists killed in 2015

29 december 2015 - 11:20:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Media watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), on Tuesday said 69 journalists were killed in relation [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Ethiopia arrests second journalist in 1 week

28 december 2015 - 13:05:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Ethiopia to release journalist Getachew [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls on Ethiopian government to release journalist

23 december 2015 - 11:36:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the authorities in Ethiopia to release journalist [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Sudan to drop charges against two journalists

22 december 2015 - 14:49:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Sudanese authorities to drop all charges against [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: CPJ calls on Sierra Leone to release newspaper editor

18 december 2015 - 23:22:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Sierra Leone to release Jonathan [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls on Nigerian parliament to reject "Frivolous Petitions Bill''

17 december 2015 - 12:44:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the upper chamber of Nigeria's parliament (the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: 'China, Egypt imprison record number of journalists'

16 december 2015 - 06:54:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Egypt is second only to China as the world’s worst jailer of journalists in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ welcomes arrest of 3 soldiers linked to murder of Norbert Zongo

15 december 2015 - 15:19:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has welcomed the arrest of three soldiers in Burkina Faso, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says 10 countries are 'worst jailers of journalists' worldwide

15 december 2015 - 12:36:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has released its latest prison census report, naming 10 countries [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges South Africa to revise cybercrime bill

11 december 2015 - 18:04:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the South African government to revise provisions in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Somali journalist killed in car bomb

04 december 2015 - 12:44:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has disclosed that a Somali journalist, Hindia Haji Mohamed, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ honours Ethiopian journalists for courageous work

26 november 2015 - 14:07:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has given an award to a group of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns arrest of Somali Journalist

23 november 2015 - 12:18:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the arrest of a Somali Journalist, Jama Yusuf [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns detention of Kenyan journalist

11 november 2015 - 12:33:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the arrest of a Kenyan journalist, John Ngirachu, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan journalist detained for reporting graft

10 november 2015 - 17:49:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Police arrested a newspaper editor, John Ngirachu in Nairobi Tuesday, raising a storm of media [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for release of detained journalist in Burundi

10 november 2015 - 16:30:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Tuesday called on Burundian authorities to release radio journalist [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Somalia tops countries where journalists are murdered, killers go free

02 november 2015 - 13:42:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Monday said Somalia topped the list of countries where journalists [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns arrest of Burundian journalist in DR Congo

20 october 2015 - 15:42:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the arrest and detention of a Burundian journalist, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns Kenyan parliament over repressive media bill

16 october 2015 - 18:20:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned Kenyan Parliament for passing a bill that will [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ welcomes acquittal of bloggers in Ethiopia

16 october 2015 - 18:17:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday welcomed the acquittal by an Ethiopian court of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns arrest of 2 journalists in Somalia

06 october 2015 - 15:32:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned Somali authorities for arresting two journalists working for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Kidnapped newspaper columnist freed unharmed

12 september 2015 - 09:55:18
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian newspaper columnist, Donu Kogbara, who was abducted by gunmen in the southern oil city of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: CPJ urges authorities to find, free abducted columnist

03 september 2015 - 09:56:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the Nigerian authorities to do their utmost [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for investigation into murder of journalist in Mozambique

29 august 2015 - 14:48:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for investigations into the murder of a Mozambican [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns arson attack on independent radio station in Burkina Faso

28 august 2015 - 12:54:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned an arson attack on the independent Radio Manegmoogo [...] Full text...

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Kenya: CPJ condemns killing of S/Sudanese journo

21 august 2015 - 08:36:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the killing of Peter Julius Moi, a reporter [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns South Sudanese president for threatening to kill journalists

17 august 2015 - 18:46:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Monday condemned statements made by South Sudan's President Salva Kiir [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ calls on Gambia to free journo, drop charges against him

12 august 2015 - 09:57:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has written a letter to Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns closure of 3 media outlets in South Sudan

06 august 2015 - 15:15:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the closure of three media outlets by authorities [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Ivorian publisher charged with defamation, insult

06 august 2015 - 09:02:03
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the Ivorian authorities to immediately drop [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns attack on Burundian journalist in Bujumbura

04 august 2015 - 16:24:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned an attack against Burundian journalist Esdras Ndikumana by [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Gambian journalist abducted again, days after he was freed

22 july 2015 - 17:55:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said that it holds Gambian authorities responsible for [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ demands release of 2 journalists in Zambia

17 july 2015 - 15:58:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the arrest of Journalists Fred M'membe and Mukosha [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Kenya falls short on promises for press freedom

16 july 2015 - 15:26:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday released a special report on Kenya, saying the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Gambia to disclose whereabouts of radio manager

10 july 2015 - 17:43:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Gambian authorities to disclose the whereabouts, health, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ welcomes release of five journalists in Ethiopia

09 july 2015 - 17:39:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has welcomed the release from prison of five journalists by [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ to release special report on press freedom in Kenya

08 july 2015 - 13:27:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will release a special report entitled: "Broken promises: How Kenya [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns assault on Nigerian journalists investigating smuggling

02 july 2015 - 14:03:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned an attack on two journalists resulting into serious [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ welcomes release of journalist in Swaziland

30 june 2015 - 19:32:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Tuesday welcomed the decision by Swaziland Supreme Court to release [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ concerned about violence against journalists in Burundi

26 june 2015 - 16:40:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Friday expressed concern about growing violence against journalists in [...] Full text...

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US: CPJ welcomes arrest of suspect behind Somali kidnapping

14 june 2015 - 06:40:11
New York, US (PANA) - Media watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has welcomed the arrest in Canada on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns attack on four journalists in Kenya

13 june 2015 - 16:46:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Condemning an attack against four journalists who were covering a peaceful protest in western Kenya, the [...] Full text...

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Senegal:CPJ wants release of Rwandan journalist held in Burundi

13 june 2015 - 16:31:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Burundian authorities to set free a Rwandan [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says 4 journalists attacked in Nigeria in a week

06 june 2015 - 16:13:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has disclosed that at least four journalists have been attacked [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges Buhari to prioritize press freedom in Nigeria

03 june 2015 - 18:33:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Wednesday called on Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to prioritise press [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls on Burkina Faso to lift suspension of political broadcast

20 may 2015 - 15:08:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Burkina Faso to [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns attacks against Burundi's media

18 may 2015 - 15:25:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned a series of attacks on Burundian news outlets [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says gunmen kill radio journalist in Somalia

04 may 2015 - 15:55:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA ) - The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has disclosed that unidentified armed men killed [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns crackdown on media outlets in Burundi

30 april 2015 - 16:10:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New-York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the harassment of journalists and news outlets [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns murder of Congolese journalist

24 april 2015 - 15:37:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the murder of Soleil Balanga, a journalist [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns assault on dozens of journalists in Nigeria

17 april 2015 - 15:35:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned attacks against dozen journalists in Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Somali journo shot by gunmen

15 april 2015 - 11:06:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the shooting attack on a Somali photographer in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ launches new campaign for free press

27 march 2015 - 13:30:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Thursday launched a new campaign to raise awareness [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls on Angola to drop all charges against journalist

26 march 2015 - 15:37:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Angolan authorities to drop [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Journalist assaulted, others detained in DR Congo

18 march 2015 - 13:54:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said that a freelance Belgian reporter, Alexis Bouvy, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Ethiopia denies sick journalist medical care in jail

17 march 2015 - 13:47:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Ethiopian authorities have denied medical attention to journalist Temesghen [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says journalist detained, three others fined in Somalia

04 march 2015 - 15:10:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) has said that Mohamed Bashir Hashi, a journalist in Somalia, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns ban on newspaper in South Sudan

11 february 2015 - 15:23:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the ban slammed against South Sudan's independent newspaper, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: CPJ tasks Nigerian authorities over denial of visas to journos seeking to cover elections

04 february 2015 - 09:50:46
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With over 40 journalists yet to secure their visas to Nigeria for the 14 and 28 [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Tanzania bans circulation of regional weekly

28 january 2015 - 15:47:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has disclosed that Tanzanian authorities banned the circulation of the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns killing of five journalists in South Sudan

28 january 2015 - 11:46:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has strongly condemned the killing of five journalists in South [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ welcomes release of six Eritrean journalists

24 january 2015 - 11:04:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has welcomed the release from jail of six Eritrean journalists [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says DRC stops internet access, cellphone services amid protests

23 january 2015 - 15:25:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has revealed that authorities in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Burundian journalist arrested, charged for not revealing source

22 january 2015 - 14:56:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said that authorities in Burundi have imprisoned the director [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Somali security forces arrest five journalists in two days

06 january 2015 - 16:39:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Somali security forces arrested five journalists in two separate incidents over the weekend in Mogadishu and [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for thorough investigation of Congolese journalist's murder

30 december 2014 - 18:02:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: 'At least 60 journalists killed in 2014'

23 december 2014 - 10:40:40
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Twenty-three per cent of the sixty journalists who were killed around the world in 2014 [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says two Somali journalists killed, three injured in bombings

09 december 2014 - 17:07:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Two Somali journalists have been killed and three wounded in a twin bombing that targeted a [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ's new report says legacy of Rwanda genocide includes media restrictions

08 december 2014 - 15:26:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Monday released a new report [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ welcomes African Court’s ruling on criminal defamation

06 december 2014 - 19:43:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The international press freedom watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has welcomed the ruling of the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ to release report on press freedom in Rwanda

01 december 2014 - 15:41:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Monday said it will [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO chief denounces murder of Somali radio journalist

25 november 2014 - 19:53:23
New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ms. Irina Bokova, on [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for potection of media institutions in Burkina Faso

31 october 2014 - 14:10:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Friday called for protection of the press in [...] Full text...

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US: US 'deeply concerned' by jailing of Ethiopian journo

31 october 2014 - 08:54:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has expressed deep concern over the 27 Oct. sentencing of Ethiopian journalist [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ wants rights of journalists respected in Zimbabwe

24 october 2014 - 17:42:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on police and [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ wants journalists, authorities to work together in Ebola-stricken nations

20 october 2014 - 15:40:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Monday said in Ebola-stricken [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ to release new report on impunity, press freedom

15 october 2014 - 17:00:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Wednesday it will release [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns expulsion of second journalist from Congo

01 october 2014 - 16:21:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –The New York-based global press freedom watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned Congolese authorities in [...] Full text...

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US: 4 journalists to receive CPJ's Int'l Press Freedom Awards

01 october 2014 - 15:42:52
New York, US (PANA) - Four journalists from Burma, Iran, Russia and South Africa will be honoured with the Committee [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ names 2014 International Press Freedom awardees

30 september 2014 - 17:53:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Tuesday named a South African journalist, Ferial Haffajee, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns Congo over local journalist's expulsion

26 september 2014 - 17:16:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned Congolese authorities in Brazzaville for expelling [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Journalist released after being held for more than 2 years in Somalia

24 september 2014 - 12:49:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has welcomed the release of German-American journalist, Michael [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Botswana under fire over journalist's arrest

15 september 2014 - 17:06:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Monday criticised Botswana for arresting [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ calls for release of detained South Sudanese journalist

10 september 2014 - 13:13:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Tuesday issued a statement, saying [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Somali security arrest journo after speaking out against censorship

04 september 2014 - 12:38:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somali journalist Hassan Gessey, a radio director at the independent Dalsan Radio, is being held without [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Police arrest editor in DR Congo

29 august 2014 - 13:29:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has said that Michael [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Somali authorities arrest three journalists

22 august 2014 - 12:39:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ), has expressed ''grave concern'' [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ launches journalist security guide in Kenya

19 august 2014 - 13:35:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), in collaboration with local [...] Full text...

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Kenya: South Sudan closes radio station, arrests editor

19 august 2014 - 12:06:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned South Sudanese authorities for shutting down the popular [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Police arrest Djibouti journalist covering demonstration

13 august 2014 - 14:39:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for the release of Mohamed Ibrahim Waiss, a [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ fears for DRC Journalists ahead of elections

12 august 2014 - 14:23:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has released a statement, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: CPJ urges S/Sudan to ensure journalist's safety

07 august 2014 - 11:56:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the authorities in South Sudan to ensure [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ expresses concern over the detention of journalist in Ethiopia

01 august 2014 - 13:43:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has expressed concern over [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Media groups slam jailing of journo, lawyer in Swaziland

28 july 2014 - 13:02:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Prominent media groups have slammed the Swaziland High Court’s decision to sentence one of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Publisher charged with defamation, refused bail

19 july 2014 - 11:47:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities should drop the charges against a publisher who has been held in police custody [...] Full text...

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South Africa: CPJ condemns journo's conviction

18 july 2014 - 11:50:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned Thursday's convictions for contempt of [...] Full text...

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