Tag: Committee to Protect Journalists
Egypt, Eritrea top list of African states with most jailed journalists — CPJ report
At least 67 journalists have been jailed across Africa for their work, reflecting the continent’s ongoing struggle for a free press, according to a recent ... Read More
Press Freedom Watchdogs Slam Algeria for Stifling Independent Journalists
International media watchdogs criticized Algeria’s repressive measures to intimidate journalists and demanded the immediate release of journalist and fixer Saïd Chitour who has been held ... Read More
Egypt: State-Owned Paper Lashes out at Interior Ministry, Calls for Minister’s Dismissal
Egypt’s main state-owned newspaper Tuesday lambasted the interior ministry in an “unprecedented editorial” following the arrest of two journalists and police raid on the Press ... Read More