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.
Imprisoned Journalists
567 días y contando: Un renombrado periodista guatemalteco sigue tras las rejas
A pesar de las esperanzas de que un nuevo presidente anticorrupción libere a José Rubén Zamora, su futuro sigue siendo incierto mientras espera un nuevo juicio en prisión.
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.
The Nightmare before New Year’s: The Story of Bahaa Eldin Ibrahim
Egyptian journalist Bahaa Eldin Ibrahim was a man spending time with his family on vacation until he was suddenly detained for his association with his employer Al-Jazeera. After almost 6 years his family and colleagues are fighting for justice.
567 days and counting: Renowned Guatemalan journalist still behind bars
Despite hopes a new anti-corruption president would free José Rubén Zamora, his future remains uncertain ahead of a new trial scheduled for Feb. 20. The award-winning investigative journalist and publisher has been imprisoned for more than a year and a half in a high-profile case that has drawn attention from press freedom groups, U.S. government officials and Guatemala’s new president.
The Fearless Reporting of Elahe Mohammadi
Elahe Mohammadi wanted to write about the funeral for a young woman who died in police custody and to interview the mourning family as they buried their loved one. Instead, the newspaper reporter for Ham Mihan in Tehran was arrested, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, an international press advocacy organization.
‘Our family is suffering’: In Baku, one Azerbaijani journalist still awaits justice
Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov previously spent time with family, reporting on corruption and running two news sites before being unjustly imprisoned in Baku, where he is currently serving a 13-year sentence. Outside of prison, Aslanov’s wife and daughter fear for their family’s safety and have been advocating for him to be released.
The Russian War Kills 15 Journalists, Scatters Others to Safe Haven A Few Remain in Ukraine, Russia, Continue Work Underground
The war in Ukraine forced many independent journalists from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus to stop working and flee to safer locations; others in Ukraine never made it that far before being imprisoned by Russian forces or killed in the fighting,…
Ukrainian reporter jailed in Crimea sent to crowded cell block to make room for prisoners of war, says U.S.-funded employer Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Vladislav Yesypenko, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent sentenced to six years in prison for his reporting in Russian-occupied Crimea, has recently been moved to a dirtier, more crowded prison floor.
One Reporter’s Story Shows Outlook For Release Of Kurdish Journalists Worsens Under Turkey’s Authoritarian Path
Nedim Turfent, already imprisoned for six years, lost more privileges this year