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Iranian journalist arrested, others summoned

September 8, 2009 5:24 PM EDT

New York, September 8, 2009—Iranian authorities arrested one journalist today while security forces summoned at least 15 who were among the signatories of a recent petition demanding the release of detained journalists, local press reported.

In Tunisia, court orders transfer of syndicate board

September 8, 2009 4:49 PM EDT

New York, September 8, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a Tunisian court’s decision to recognize a pro-government board of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (NSTJ). Police today physically evicted members of the previous independent board from the syndicate’s offices, according to local journalists.

Gabon election marred by media censorship

September 1, 2009 5:21 PM EDT

New York, September 1, 2009–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Gabonese government censorship and restrictions on media coverage of Sunday’s presidential elections, including denials of accreditation to at least four international journalists.

Zambian paper’s staff summoned on contempt charges

August 31, 2009 5:45 PM EDT

New York, August 31, 2009–A magistrate in Zambia issued a summons today for the entire editorial staff of the southern African country’s largest independent newspaper to appear in court on Wednesday on contempt charges, according to local journalists and news reports. The ruling was prompted by an op-ed commenting on the prosecution of the paper’s…

Ugandan paper’s cartoon of president draws interrogation

August 28, 2009 4:20 PM EDT

New York, August 28, 2009–A Ugandan newspaper’s critical caricature of President Yoweri Museveni led police to interrogate three journalists today on allegations of sedition, according to a defense attorney and local journalists.

Four from Uganda’s Monitor face criminal charges

August 25, 2009 5:14 PM EDT

New York, August 25, 2009–Four journalists from Uganda’s largest independent newspaper are facing criminal prosecutions, joining four others already charged since 2007, according to local journalists and news reports.

Iran charges journalists with ‘lying’

August 25, 2009 4:34 PM EDT

New York, August 25, 2009–The fourth session of the mass trial of more than 100 opposition figures, including journalists, took place in Tehran today. The Committee to Protect Journalists is particularly dismayed by procedural irregularities and the fact that the trial is only open to state-owned media.

Journalist faces jail for blogging on Russian explosion

August 21, 2009 4:16 PM EDT

New York, August 21, 2009–Prosecutors in Abakan, the capital of the Republic of Khakassia in southern Siberia, should drop their defamation charges against online editor Mikhail Afanasyev, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The charges are tied to a blog entry about Monday’s explosion at Russia’s largest hydroelectric plant that killed dozens of workers,…

Uganda’s Museveni issues warning to news media

August 19, 2009 1:19 PM EDT

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda lashed out at private broadcasters last week, accusing them of unethical reporting. The comments come in the midst of two important, ongoing developments: mounting public criticism of Museveni’s policies and the government’s criminal prosecutions of six journalists for their coverage.

After al-Qaeda report, Kenyan police harass Star

August 18, 2009 12:07 PM EDT

New York, August 18, 2009–The Committee to Protect Journalist is concerned Kenyan police are attempting to intimidate journalists at the private daily, The Star, to reveal their sources for a June 20 article that said the Kenyan Anti-Terrorism Police Unit had lost crucial files about an accused al-Qaeda member.