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An editor from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been held by police without charge for a week in connection with libel allegations over a column published in the privately owned bi-weekly CongoNews, according to local journalists and news reports. Michael Mukebayi was arrested by four plain-clothed police officers in his home in Bandalungwa, a suburb of the capital Kinshasa, at 7 a.m. on...

The Committee to Protect Journalists has strongly condemned the savage beating of Ilgar Nasibov, an independent journalist and human rights defender based in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR)—a mountainous exclave of Azerbaijan where the practice of journalism is severely restricted. Unknown assailants left Nasibov—a freelancer for publications including the Azerbaijani news agency...

The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Bangladeshi authorities to investigate the murder this week of a TV host, and to identify the motive and bring the perpetrators to justice. Nurul Islam Faruqi, who was also an imam, used his religious programmes to speak out against subjects including Islamist groups and militancy. On Wednesday night, the TV host and his family were tied up at...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joined its affiliate Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the killing of journalist Irshad Mustoi and his two colleges in his office at MA Jinnah Road, Quetta, Balochistan on Thursday, August 28. Mustoi, 35-year-old Assignment Editor of ARY News in Quetta, Bureau Chief of Online News Agency and General Secretary...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the potential for East Timor’s government to push ahead with a controversial new media law, despite widespread criticism of the law and a finding from the country’s Court of Appeal last week that elements of the media bill are unconstitutional. The IFJ and its affiliate, Timor Leste Journalist Association (AJTL) have called on the...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) have deplored the murder of a television host in Dhaka on Wednesday night, August 27. Maolana Nurul Islam Farooqi, who hosted two programmes, Shantir Pothe and Kafela, on ‘Channel i’ television was slaughtered at his residence at East Razabazar. More than half-a-dozen youths allegedly...

The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on authorities to immediately investigate threats made against Pakistani journalist Kamran Shafi and his family, and to ensure their security. "We hold Pakistani authorities responsible for the security of Kamran Shafi and his family," said CPJ Deputy Director Robert Mahoney. "Pakistan's violent history shows that threats against journalists are to...

The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the murder of two journalists and a network employee in Pakistan today, and called on authorities to investigate the attack and bring the perpetrators to justice. Two unidentified gunmen stormed the offices of the independent news agency Online International News Network in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, killing the bureau chief...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) have condemned the beating of a journalist by police in Kushtia in Khulna district in Western Bangladesh on Tuesday, August 26. According to reports, Akhil Poddar, a special correspondent with private channel ETV, was beaten by police before being handcuffed and led away to the police station...

The brutal attack on journalist Ilgar Nasibov in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan is an outrage, and Azerbaijan’s authorities should ensure a prompt, effective, and impartial investigation, Front Line Defenders, Human Rights House Foundation, Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Rafto Foundation for Human Rights, People in Need, Human Rights Watch, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, International Media...