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Sudanese protesters are seen with their smartphones in Khartoum on April 21, 2019. CPJ has called on South African telecommunications company MTN Group to end its role in Sudan’s internet shutdowns. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Ozan Kose.

MTN Group urged to end participation in internet shutdowns in Sudan

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In an interview today, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Palamagamba Kabudi said that journalist Azory Gwanda (pictured), who has been missing since 2017, is dead. Credit: CPJ/Mwananchi.

In BBC interview, Tanzanian foreign minister says journalist Azory Gwanda is dead

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Ethiopians read newspapers in Addis Ababa on June 24. Following what the government refers to as a failed attempted coup, access to the internet was cut and journalists were arrested. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Tiksa Negeri.

In era of reform, Ethiopia still reverts to old tactics to censor press

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A newspaper stand is seen in Mwanza, Tanzania, on September 19, 2015. Tanzania is currently considering legal amendments that could negatively affect press freedom. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Daniel Hayduk.

CPJ urges Tanzania lawmakers to revise proposed legislative amendments

27 Jun 2019

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Media continues to tell the 'Forbidden Stories'

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CPJ joins call for UN to scrutinise human rights situation in Eritrea

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Jamal Khashoggi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom

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Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri, left, and Alagoa Morris, pictured in Abuja after Abiri's release from detention in 2018. A court on May 22, 2019 charged Abiri on three counts and ordered him detained. Credit: CPJ/Alagoa Morris.

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Pendulum is swinging towards creeping restrictions across Africa

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Image via : A woman is reflected next to a poster outside a community hall hosting a night vigil for kidnapped photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed, on January 18, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Community members, friends, family and colleagues of photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed held a night vigil at the Lenasia South Civic Centre. Mohamed was abducted in Syria on 10 January while working with the aid mission Gift of the Givers. (Photo by Gallo Images / Dino Lloyd)

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Jonah Dylan 2 May 2019

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In an interview today, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Palamagamba Kabudi said that journalist Azory Gwanda (pictured), who has been missing since 2017, is dead. Credit: CPJ/Mwananchi.

In BBC interview, Tanzanian foreign minister says journalist Azory Gwanda is dead

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Ethiopians read newspapers in Addis Ababa on June 24. Following what the government refers to as a failed attempted coup, access to the internet was cut and journalists were arrested. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Tiksa Negeri.

In era of reform, Ethiopia still reverts to old tactics to censor press

Muthoki Mumo 10 Jul 2019

A newspaper stand is seen in Mwanza, Tanzania, on September 19, 2015. Tanzania is currently considering legal amendments that could negatively affect press freedom. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Daniel Hayduk.

CPJ urges Tanzania lawmakers to revise proposed legislative amendments

27 Jun 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Media continues to tell the 'Forbidden Stories'

19 Jun 2019

CPJ joins call for UN to scrutinise human rights situation in Eritrea

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14 Jun 2019

RIP Raymond Louw

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5 Jun 2019

Jamal Khashoggi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom

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3 Jun 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

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Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri, left, and Alagoa Morris, pictured in Abuja after Abiri's release from detention in 2018. A court on May 22, 2019 charged Abiri on three counts and ordered him detained. Credit: CPJ/Alagoa Morris.

Re-arrest of editor Jones Abiri in Nigeria

27 May 2019

Pendulum is swinging towards creeping restrictions across Africa

Pendulum is swinging towards creeping restrictions across Africa

Peter Penar and Carolyn Logan 3 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

A mixed bag of media freedom in southern Africa - SAEF

3 May 2019

How South Africa ranks in the press freedom stakes

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Image via : A woman is reflected next to a poster outside a community hall hosting a night vigil for kidnapped photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed, on January 18, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Community members, friends, family and colleagues of photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed held a night vigil at the Lenasia South Civic Centre. Mohamed was abducted in Syria on 10 January while working with the aid mission Gift of the Givers. (Photo by Gallo Images / Dino Lloyd)

South African journalist Shiraaz Mohamed, kidnapped in January 2017, is shown alive in new video

Jonah Dylan 2 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

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Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

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Still missing: Azory Gwanda.

#WhereIsAzory campaign launched to find missing Tanzania journalist

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#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

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19 Mar 2019

Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, also known as Shawkan, center, is hugged by his parents at his home in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 4, 2019. Shawkan was released after five years in prison. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Amr Nabil.

Egyptian photojournalist Shawkan finally free

5 Mar 2019

An electoral worker prepares identity card and biometric verification readers, at the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano, northern Nigeria, on February 14, 2019. CPJ joined a call for Nigeria to ensure that internet and social media services remain connected during the upcoming elections. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Ben Curtis.

Nigeria urged not to cut social media during elections

15 Feb 2019

Zimbabwe must be held accountable for rights abuses

Zimbabwe must be held accountable for rights abuses

28 Jan 2019

The Accra International Conference Centre screened a documentary by undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in Accra, Ghana, on June 7, 2018. Ahmed Hussein Suale Divela, who was involved in the film, was murdered on January 16. Credit: CPJ - Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.

Investigative journalist Ahmed Divela shot dead in Ghana

18 Jan 2019

Protesters block the main route to Zimbabwe's capital Harare from Epworth township on January 14, 2019, after the government more than doubled the price of fuel. On January 15, CPJ joined more than 20 rights organizations and the #KeepItOn Coalition to call for authorities in Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media services. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Jekesai Njikizana.

CPJ joins call for Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media access

16 Jan 2019

Number of journalists murdered in reprisal for reporting nearly doubles

Number of journalists murdered in reprisal for reporting nearly doubles

4 Jan 2019

Hundreds of jailed journalists the new norm, CPJ census finds

Hundreds of jailed journalists the new norm, CPJ census finds

13 Dec 2018

87% of journalists in the Middle East, Africa and Asia view the industry negatively

87% of journalists in the Middle East, Africa and Asia view the industry negatively

12 Dec 2018

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Freedom of speech award for South Sudan journalist

29 Nov 2018

A screen shot from December 2017 displaying the front pages of Tanzanian newspapers Mwananchi and The Citizen, calling on the Tanzanian government to help find missing journalist Azory Gwanda.

Where is journalist Azory Gwanda?

22 Nov 2018

Angela Quintal of the CPJ. Image ©

My nasty encounter with Tanzanian repression

Angela Quintal 14 Nov 2018

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The best of times and the worst of times for journalism

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#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

Leigh Andrews 12 Nov 2018

Muthoki Mumo and Angela Quintal, Committee to Protect Journalists' Africa team.

Detained CPJ staffers released in Tanzania

9 Nov 2018

Media activist Angela Quintal reported to be safe

Media activist Angela Quintal reported to be safe

Louise Marsland 8 Nov 2018

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

Leigh Andrews 15 Oct 2018

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Threats to media freedom in Africa: some old methods and some new

George Ogola 4 Oct 2018

Free course: Working towards a free, independent African media

Free course: Working towards a free, independent African media

17 Sep 2018

CPJ produces safety kit for journalists

CPJ produces safety kit for journalists

13 Sep 2018

Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, looks on behind bars in his trial on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, on May 31, 2016. Shawkan was sentenced to five years in prison on September 8, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/CPJ.

Egypt sentences photojournalist Shawkan to five years

10 Sep 2018

Investigative journalism is evolving as newsrooms continue to shrink

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6 Sep 2018

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