Algeria Algeria media boss sentenced to six months in prison Algiers – The director of an Algerian radio station and news website was sentenced to six months in prison... Read more 8 Jun, 2022
Countries Arrested Ethiopian journalists ‘incited violence’, police say Addis Ababa – Ten media workers arrested in Ethiopia stand accused of fomenting ethnic and religious conflict as well as... Read more 2 Jun, 2022
Countries Dozen journalists held in Ethiopia crackdown Nairobi – At least a dozen journalists have been detained in a wave of arrests in Ethiopia, media workers... Read more 27 May, 2022
Countries Nine media workers arrested in Ethiopia raids, outlets say Nairobi – At least nine media workers in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region have been arrested by local authorities, their... Read more 23 May, 2022
Countries Mozambique approves tough anti-terror bill Maputo – Mozambique’s parliament on Thursday approved a tough new anti-terror law that imposes stiff prison sentences for convicted jihadists,... Read more 20 May, 2022
Countries Ethiopia expels The Economist correspondent Nairobi – Ethiopia has expelled The Economist’s correspondent from the east African country, accusing him of taking a “misguided... Read more 17 May, 2022
World Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli forces in West Bank Jenin – Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh was shot dead by Israeli troops on Wednesday as she covered... Read more 11 May, 2022
Countries Ethiopia urged to free two journalists facing anti-State charges Addis Ababa – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Ethiopia to free two journalists that it... Read more 3 May, 2022
Arts and Leisure Biden, Trevor Noah headline White House journalists’ gala dinner Washington – The president and the jokes were back, as the gloves – and Covid masks – came off... Read more 1 May, 2022
Countries Morocco jails activist for ‘offending’ king Rabat – A Moroccan court on Monday handed a four year jail sentence to an activist who “offended” King Mohammed... Read more 26 Apr, 2022