Rwanda

Dear Mr. President: As an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to upholding the principles of press freedom worldwide, we would like to express our concern about the increasing intimidation by your government of Rwanda's independent media in the run-up to parliamentary elections scheduled for later this year.

New York, March 21, 2008—The founder and editor of the private bimonthly newspaper Umuco went into hiding Tuesday, a day before a police raid on his residence in Kigali. A police statement said Bonaventure Bizumuremyi faces prosecution on defamation charges for “insulting the president.” Police spokesman Willy Higiro made an...

CPJ research indicates that the following journalists have disappeared while doing their work. Although some of them are feared dead, no bodies have been found, and they are therefore not classified as "Killed." If a journalist disappeared after being held in government custody, CPJ classifies him or her as "Imprisoned"...

Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Chad Comoros DRC Equatorial    Guinea...

Tension remained high between the independent news media and President Paul Kagame’s government in the run-up to the 2008 parliamentary elections. Authorities summarily closed two private newspapers, stripped critical newspapers of vital advertising revenue, and jailed one journalist and harassed others in response to critical coverage. The bloody legacy of...

Newspaper publisher released after year in prison CASE UPDATE JANUARY 19, 2008 Original alert: April 20, 2007 Posted January 25, 2008 Agnès Nkusi-Uwimana, Umurabyo...

Iraq, Somalia drive the 2007 toll to 65...

Journalist Deaths Hit Decade Peak Half in Iraq; record number in Somalia...

DECEMBER 6, 2007  Posted December 28, 2007 Sarl George Baryamwisaki, The New Times ATTACKED   Baryamwisaki, a photographer for the pro-government daily The New Times, was beaten up by a policeman and was later detained for two hours at the Remera police station along with his colleague, reporter Ignatius Ssuuna....