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From the early hours of Friday 6 June, the Nigerian army began halting the distribution of major national newspapers in what it claimed was part of a security operation. Newspapers including the Leadership, Daily Trust, The Nation and The Punch said their distribution vans were either stopped or seized in several cities across the country. As the clampdown continued through 10 June, the Director...

After more than ten months in jail without charges, Abdullah al-Shami was released from Cairo’s Scorpion prison on Tuesday 17 June. The Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent was arrested by security forces in August 2013 while covering the violent dispersal of a pro-Morsi sit-in that left hundreds of protesters dead. Outside the police station where he was finally released, Al-Shami thanked a jubilant...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined the National Union of Journalists, Malaysia (NUJM) in condemning the inquiry by police to investigate journalist Susan Loone, in a classic case of shooting the messenger after she published comments made by a Penang Executive Councillor, Phee Boon Poh. Loone was detained on September 4, after she wrote an article, which included quotes...

The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed dismay that dozens of journalists remain imprisoned in Iran more than a year after the inauguration of President Hassan Rouhani, who has pledged to seek more constructive engagement with the international community. CPJ called on attendees of this month's UN General Assembly to urge Rouhani to ensure the release of all journalists imprisoned for...

Independent reporter and blogger Elizaveta Bogutskaya has fled Crimea after authorities in the peninsula raided her home on Monday, confiscated notebooks and other reporting equipment, and detained Bogutskaya for six hours over allegations of extremist activity, according to news reports. "We call on authorities to allow Elizaveta Bogutskaya and all independent journalists to live and work in the...

Authorities in South Sudan must present journalist George Livio to a court or release him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The reporter for Radio Miraya, a UN-backed station, has been held without charge by security forces for more than two weeks, according to local journalists and news reports. Security agents arrested Livio and U.N. security guard James Lual Tharjiath in Wau...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the attack at the Islamabad office of Pakistan’s leading TV channel Geo News on Sunday, September 7. It is the second time that the Geo News TV building has been attacked in a fortnight by demonstrators of the Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply worried that Hong Kong’s media managers lack sufficient independence to face ongoing political pressure from China. The issue has reached a critical point with China’s decision to hold the 2017 election for Hong Kong’s next Chief Executive using a definition of “universal suffrage” that critics say does not meet international...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) have raised concerns for the welfare of a journalist and a human rights worker detained in Qatar since August 31 and called for their immediate release. Journalist Gundev Ghimire, 36, and human rights worker Krishna Upadhyay, 52, both British-passport holders of Nepali origin, were in Qatar...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) again expressed strong concerns over the slow progress made in the search of missing journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla. Today marks one month since Rilwan was last seen yet the IFJ remains critical of the investigation and the release of information by authorities. The Minivan News journalist, aged 28...