Senegalese journalist Pape Alé Niang released again from custody under tight bail restrictions cpj.org/2023/01/senega…
#Senegal: Pape Alé Niang, director of the privately owned Senegalese news website Dakarmatin, was released January 10 on bail under the condition that he refrains from traveling or speaking about his case. cpj.org/2023/01/senega…
“The continued legal harassment of journalist Pape Alé Niang showcases the lengths Senegalese authorities are willing to go to intimidate the press and only further entrenches concerns over the country’s slide from democratic governance,” said @angelaquintal, @CPJAfrica.
#Senegal: “Barring [Pape Alé] Niang from speaking about his case & restricting his movement as conditions for his release lay bare authorities’ intentions to constrain the press. All charges & restrictions on his freedom should be dropped at once,” said @angelaquintal, @CPJAfrica
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Iranian journalists face long prison terms, lashes, and harsh restrictions over protest coverage cpj.org/2023/01/irania…
Iranian authorities have arrested at least 88 journalists since September 2022, when mass protests erupted across the country following the death of a 22-year-old woman, #MahsaAmini, after morality police arrested her. cpj.org/2022/09/names-…
Of the 88 journalists arrested since September 2022, #Iran authorities have charged nearly all with “spreading propaganda against the ruling system” and “colluding and acting against national security.” cpj.org/2023/01/irania…
#Peru: Journalist Pablo Torres told CPJ he believed he was targeted for reporting on alleged corruption and mismanagement by the local government in #Bellavista. cpj.org/2023/01/two-pe…
“Peruvian police must conduct a swift and transparent investigation to determine whether attackers targeted La Ribareña journalists Luis Angulo and Pablo Torres for their work,” said @cmdelaserna, CPJ’s program director.
#Peru: At a news conference on January 10, @ANP_periodistas President Zuliana Lainez said at least 72 journalists had been harassed or attacked since protests broke out in December, following the impeachment and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo.
#Peru: On January 7, police officers threatened to kill Aldair Mejía, a photographer for @EFEnoticias who was covering anti-government demonstrations in the city of Juliaca. Officers later shot Mejía in the leg with pellets, breaking his right tibia. cpj.org/2023/01/dozens…
In a letter to @Twitter, CPJ & @RSF_en express concern over the rapid deterioration of basic human rights standards and responsible platform governance.
The rapid deterioration of human rights standards & responsible platform governance at Twitter are contributing to a hostile environment for journalists, which could put them in physical danger & threaten the public’s right to access important information. cpj.org/cpj-rsf-send-l…
As a critical communication tool in both open and repressive countries, Twitter must play a constructive role in ensuring that journalists and the public at large are able to receive and impart information without fear of reprisal.
#Myanmar: On January 4, junta authorities released at least six jailed journalists as part of a wider amnesty of over 7,000 prisoners to mark the nation’s Independence Day.
On January 5, authorities at a court in Minsk, #Belarus, detained Yekaterina Yanshina, a journalist and human rights activist with the Russian human rights center Memorial, while she attended the trial of four people affiliated with the banned Belarusian human rights group Viasna
#Belarus: Authorities accused journalist Yekaterina Yanshina of disrupting trial proceedings by taking photographs and reporting, charged her with disorderly conduct, and on January 6, a Minsk court ordered her to be detained for 15 days.