Human Rights in the World, Uncategorized
Four DRC journalists attacked or threatened while covering election campaigns, one radio station closed Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo must ensure the safety of all journalists covering the presidential, legislative, and provincial elections scheduled...
Human Rights in the World
10.5- and 9.5-year prison sentences for two journalists CPJ (17.11.2023) —The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the 10.5- and 9.5-year prison sentences issued to journalists Aleksandr Dorogov and Yan Katelevskiy, respectively, on Friday, and called on Russian...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FINLAND: Finnish MP found NOT GUILTY of “hate speech” for Bible Tweet and other expressions Appeal court unanimously dismisses all charges against Finnish parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana Pohjola following high-profile free speech trial The former...
Human Rights in the World
New prison sentence for Algerian journalist Mustapha Bendjama CPJ (08.11.2023) – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the additional six-month prison sentence issued to Algerian journalist Mustapha Bendjama on Tuesday, November 7. “Imposing a new prison...
Human Rights in the World
Three Ethiopian journalists beaten and detained while covering protest in Tigray The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to hold to account security personnel who assaulted at least three journalists and to desist from...