Reporters Without Borders has called on the European Union not to hand over aid worth 122 million euros to Eritrea, after a serious deterioration in conditions for political prisoners and as authorities were launching a new wave of arrests of journalists.
Reporters Without Borders has called on the European Union not to hand over aid worth 122 million euros to Eritrea, after a serious deterioration in conditions for political prisoners and as authorities were launching a new wave of arrests of journalists.
There are 13 journalists in prisons in Eritrea, the CPJ said, and the Eritrean authorities “have refused to disclose the whereabouts, legal status, or health of any of the journalists they have imprisoned.”
There are 13 journalists in prisons in Eritrea, the CPJ said, and the Eritrean authorities “have refused to disclose the whereabouts, legal status, or health of any of the journalists they have imprisoned.”
Reporters Without Borders has written to the 27 European UnionReporters Without Borders has written to the 27 European UnionReporters Without Borders is worried about the abduction of Canadian freelance journalist Amanda Lindhout, Australian freelance photographer Nigel Brennan and Somali photographer Abdifatah Mohammed Elmi. Gunmen kidnapped them and their driver Mahad yesterday near Mogadishu for reasons that are not yet clear.
Reporters Without Borders is worried about the abduction of Canadian freelance journalist Amanda Lindhout, Australian freelance photographer Nigel Brennan and Somali photographer Abdifatah Mohammed Elmi. Gunmen kidnapped them and their driver Mahad yesterday near Mogadishu for reasons that are not yet clear.
On the eve of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Committee to Protect Journalists urges the AU to actively defend and uphold press freedom across the continent.
On the eve of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Committee to Protect Journalists urges the AU to actively defend and uphold press freedom across the continent.
Amnesty International USA Group 19 (Palo Alto, CA) launched a website to free imprisoned Eritrean journalists
Amnesty International USA Group 19 (Palo Alto, CA) launched a website to free imprisoned Eritrean journalists
We are writing to express our deep concern about the whereabouts, legal status and health of Eritrean journalists Tesfalidet Kidane Tesfazghi and Saleh Idris Gama of Eritrean state broadcaster Eri-TV. Official statements and videotape indicate that your government has been holding them incommunicado after their arrests by Kenyan authorities late last year during fighting in Somalia.
We are writing to express our deep concern about the whereabouts, legal status and health of Eritrean journalists Tesfalidet Kidane Tesfazghi and Saleh Idris Gama of Eritrean state broadcaster Eri-TV. Official statements and videotape indicate that your government has been holding them incommunicado after their arrests by Kenyan authorities late last year during fighting in Somalia.
Reporters Without Borders voiced relief on learning that the Ethiopian government today heeded international pleas and pardoned 38 opposition members, including four journalists, who had been given jail terms ranging from six months to life on 16 July.
Reporters Without Borders voiced relief on learning that the Ethiopian government today heeded international pleas and pardoned 38 opposition members, including four journalists, who had been given jail terms ranging from six months to life on 16 July.
The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 110 countries, is writing to convey its concern regarding the ongoing detention of journalists in Eritrea.
The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 110 countries, is writing to convey its concern regarding the ongoing detention of journalists in Eritrea.
Reporters Without Borders appealed today to the federal high court to show clemency towards 38 government opponents, including four journalists, for whom prosecutor Abraha Tetemke requested the death penalty on 9 July. The court is to pass sentence on 16 July.
Reporters Without Borders appealed today to the federal high court to show clemency towards 38 government opponents, including four journalists, for whom prosecutor Abraha Tetemke requested the death penalty on 9 July. The court is to pass sentence on 16 July.
Media rights activists doubt why so many journalists continue to be in prison in Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, among other countries without trial.
Media rights activists doubt why so many journalists continue to be in prison in Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, among other countries without trial.
Reporters Without Borders today condemned the continuing detention of four journalists employed by Khartoum-based daily newspapers, who were arrested in Dongola, in the state of Shamiliyah (North), on 13 June while on their way to cover a protest against the building of a dam in the Kijbar region.
Reporters Without Borders today condemned the continuing detention of four journalists employed by Khartoum-based daily newspapers, who were arrested in Dongola, in the state of Shamiliyah (North), on 13 June while on their way to cover a protest against the building of a dam in the Kijbar region.
ETHIOPIA – Convicted by high court, four journalists face prison sentences or, in two cases, death penalty
ETHIOPIA – Convicted by high court, four journalists face prison sentences or, in two cases, death penalty
The Committee for Journalists (CPJ), a New York-based press watchdog, on Tuesday said it was concerned over moves by Germany to fund journalism training for state-controlled media while the independent press is shut down and more than a dozen publishers and editors are imprisoned.
The Committee for Journalists (CPJ), a New York-based press watchdog, on Tuesday said it was concerned over moves by Germany to fund journalism training for state-controlled media while the independent press is shut down and more than a dozen publishers and editors are imprisoned.