Dawit Kebede, editor in chief of the Ethiopian newspaper Arwamba Times, has been released after almost two years in prison. Kebede has decided to remain in Ethiopia and has petitioned the federal government for a license in order for him to...
A Turkish court has denied an appeal of a court order for the confiscation of the unpublished book “İmamın Ordusu” or The Imams Army, written by politically outspoken (and arrested) journalist Ahmet Şık. The court claimed that the unpublished draft...
A Ghanaian journalist has filed a complaint with police against Kennedy Agyapong, an opposition MP, for threatening to kill him. The MP's threat against Bature Iddrisu, the managing editor of Bilingual Free Press, was reportedly delivered during a...
A journalist was attacked by a mob while covering the recent elections in Mbale district, south-eastern Uganda. Gerald Mutembu, who works for Wavah Broadcasting Service (WBS), was filming a scuffle between different groups fighting over the alleged...
The offices of Journalistic Freedoms Observatory (JFO), an Iraqi media watchdog, were raided by around 30 armed men on Wednesday. The men took away computers, cameras, video cameras, bulletproof jackets and archives from the office. The director of...
The first independent TV station in Northern Iraq, Naliya Radio and Television (NRT), was forced off air after up to 50 masked gunmen stormed its headquarters, destroying all broadcasting equipment and setting the building on fire. The TV station,...
Two protesters were killed on Tuesday in a clash between pro-government demonstrators and anti-government demonstrators in the capital San'a. The shooting also left 10 protesters wounded. Seven government parliamentarians have resigned from their...
Journalists and human rights groups in Colombia have received alarming threats from Aguilas Negras, an extreme right wing paramilitary group. The groups and individuals received a document signed by the "Central Command of the Black Eagles" warning...
Ivorian police have issued summonses for questioning to several newspaper editors, local journalists report. The summons were sent to editors seen to be favourable towards former presidential candidate Alassane Ouattara. The police accused the...
Clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces over the past few days have left at least 200 dead and many more wounded. The government has reacted strongly against demonstrators, with reports of gunfire and restricted hospital...
Journalist Hilal Al-Ahmadi was killed by unidentified gunmen outside his house in Mosul as he headed to work on 17 February. Ahmadi was a freelance journalist whose articles often drew attention to corruption and lack of social services in the...
In a bid to stifle anti-government protests, the Iranian government has intensified its censorship, especially of online media, and arrested journalists covering demonstrations. Opposition websites and independent news websites have come under...