By Tom Rhodes/CPJ East Africa Representative The Committee to Protect Journalists and 18 other organizations are urging Burundi authorities to investigate attacks on journalists and human ri... Read more
By Sue Valentine/Africa Program Coordinator Rwanda’s progress towards a more liberal media environment has been short-lived. In May Fred Muvunyi, the head of the Rwanda Media Commissio... Read more
Abuja, Nigeria, June 5, 2015 – At least four journalists have been attacked in Nigeria, and one forced to flee his state, in the past week, according to news reports and one of the journalis... Read more
June 3, 2015 President Muhammadu Buhari State House, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria C/O: Senior Special Assistant to the President Special Adviser to the President Your Excellency,... Read more
By Courtney C. Radsch/CPJ Advocacy Director Last week, I met a Cameroonian journalist who worked in the Congo until he fled following a series of threats and an attack on his home by armed m... Read more