“The killing of AlaaMohammed inside his own home is deeply alarming and raises urgent questions about the safety of journalists in Syria,” said Joud Hassan, CPJ’s Levant program coordinator.
“Cameroonian authorities must stop harassing journalists for doing their jobs and respect the public’s right to be informed,” said CPJAfricaDirectorAngela Quintal ... judicial police, Sa’ah told CPJ.
“There are no insults, only harsh criticism, in the social media posts that led to the arrest of journalist AlicanUludağ,” said Özgür Öğret, CPJ’s Turkey representative ... court documents CPJ reviewed.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Information did not immediately respond to CPJ’s emailed request for comment. Cambodia is among Asia’s worst jailers of journalists, with at least six reporters held behind bars, according to CPJ’s data.
“CPJ is deeply concerned by reports that 10 investigative journalists have been monitored in Ukraine,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “CPJ welcomes the Ukrainian authorities’ decision to launch an investigation.
CPJ has documented the detention of at least 94 Palestinian journalists and one media worker in that period – 32 journalists and one media worker from Gaza, 60 from the West Bank, and two in Israel.
“Detaining a news commentator for his remarks on legal proceedings of public interest sends an intimidating message to the entire press in Senegal,” said Moussa Ngom, CPJ’s Francophone Africa representative.
That’s how it feels,” Cândido told CPJ during an interview in Luanda, Angola’s capital ... Dilian did not respond to CPJ’s request for comment via email ... CPJ continues to call for governments to curb spyware attacks.