Press Freedom
CPJ Updates
- In Nigeria, three journalists injured by gunfire while covering political rally
- Mozambican journalist arrested, held in military prison
- Palestinian security forces arrested two journalists in West Bank in late December
- Indian government expels two foreign journalists for visa violations
- In Canada, police block media from covering break up of indigenous pipeline protest
- Italian journalists harassed and assaulted by far-right extremists
- Nigeria's military raids Daily Trust offices, arrests editor
- Gabon shuts down the internet and broadcasting services following coup attempt
- Unknown assailants ransack broadcaster's office in Gaza
Reporter Without Borders
- Ghanaian investigative reporter shot dead while driving in Accra
- China: Three journalists sentenced to prison terms
- International community urged to push harder for Azerbaijani blogger’s release
- Cameroonian journalist’s arbitrary detention referred to UN Working Group
- Press freedom violations recounted in real time January 2019
- Call for international inquiry into triple murder of Russian journalists in CAR
- RSF decries Montenegrin journalist’s 18-month jail sentence
- China: RSF and NGO coalition demand release of citizen-journalist, jailed for life
Saudi Arabia
WaPo Publisher Calls for Explanation About Jamal Khashoggi
Fred Ryan, Publisher and CEO of The Washington Post, made the following statement regarding Jamal Khashoggi:
“It has been two weeks since Jamal Khashoggi disappeared in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. The government of Saudi Arabia owes the Khashoggi family and the world a full and honest explanation of everything that happened to him, and we support the requests from Jamal’s family and the United Nations for an independent international investigation. The Saudi government can no longer remain silent, and it is essential that our own government and others push harder for the truth. Until we have a full account and full accountability, it cannot be business as usual with the Saudi Government.”