Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge of propaganda, say press freedom groups
Loss of USAid funds will sow ‘chaos and confusion’ and force independent media outlets to shut down, says RSF Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze will...
Category : Press freedom
Philippines court voids order to shut down independent news site Rappler
Outlet, which was hit with order during Rodrigo Duterte administration, hails ruling after ‘eight years of harassment’ A court in the Philippines has voided a...
Bullets and teargas reportedly fired at journalists covering protests in Nigeria
At least 50 press arrested on Saturday in Abuja and almost 700 demonstrators detained since unrest began Nigerian security forces on Saturday fired bullets and...
Somalia arrests another journalist as press clampdown intensifies
Detention of reporters for covering sensitive news is having a ‘chilling’ effect on free media in Somalia, say rights groups The arrest of a journalist...
Burkina Faso bans more media over coverage of alleged massacre
The Guardian and Le Monde among latest outlets blocked, following on from BBC and VOA last week Authorities in Burkina Faso have suspended further foreign...
Malawian journalist arrested over article accusing businessman of corruption
Rights groups condemn arrest of Macmillan Mhone, who was charged with ‘publication of news likely to cause fear and alarm’ Human rights watchdogs have condemned...
French journalist arrested in Ethiopia accused of ‘conspiracy to create chaos’
Antoine Galindo is accused of conspiring with rebels, but press freedom groups say no evidence has been found and call for his immediate release Ethiopian...
Kidnappers free two of three journalists taken in Mexico, group says
Silvia Arce and Alberto Sánchez, who were kidnapped on Wednesday, freed unharmed Two of three journalists recently kidnapped in southern Mexico have been freed unharmed,...
Philippines radio journalist shot dead during live broadcast
Killer of Juan Jumalon, 57, pretended to be a listener to enter home studio in Misamis Occidental province A radio anchor in the southern Philippines...
France accused of attack on press freedom after journalist arrest
Ariane Lavrilleux, who reported on leaked documents alleging French intelligence used to target civilians in Egypt, is in custody France has been accused of an...
