Maty Sarr Niang, a journalist for the independent news site Kéwoulo, was released on March 12 after being detained for nearly 10 months. Her case was considered to be a signal of Senegal’s democratic backsliding.
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Silencing Truth: The Persecution of Russian Journalist Ivan Safronov
Less than two years before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ivan Safronov, a well-respected military correspondent, was arrested to show Russian journalists that they were no longer allowed to report on the military. Following his arrest, Putin tightened press restrictions in Russia, forcing Safronov’s fiancé to flee the country. Still, even after his appeal was denied and Safronov continues to serve his 22-year sentence in Siberia, his letters to friends remain optimistic.
As Assange faces extradition to US, experts see threats to press freedom
As Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s legal team makes its last appeal to prevent an extradition to the United States over Espionage Act charges, press freedom experts said they are concerned about how the this case could harm journalists’ First Amendment rights.
One year after Khashoggi’s murder, vigil outside Saudi embassy demands justice
WASHINGTON – One year ago, Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and never emerged. The global impact of his murder was reflected Wednesday night as crowds gathered outside the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi…
White House protest calls on Trump administration to issue report, apply sanctions for the murder of Washington Post journalist
February 8th is the deadline for President Trump’s administration to provide a report on what happened to slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and how the U.S. will respond. On Thursday the Committee to Protect Journalists and other organizations gathered in front of the White House to demand that President Trump hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder of Khashoggi.
Ukrainian reporter for U.S. news outlets imprisoned by separatists
Dangerous Reporting: A series of profiles about foreign journalists imprisoned, in hiding, or silenced by courts for reporting on the most sensitive subjects in their countries By CANDICE SPECTOR Capital News Service COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – When her son didn’t…
Drone-flying Vietnamese reporter sentenced to seven years
Dangerous Reporting: A series of profiles about foreign journalists imprisoned, in hiding, or silenced by courts for reporting on the most sensitive subjects in their countries By ASIA HESTER Capital News Service COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – The last text message…