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Tunisia: Tunisia Sentences Blogger Hajer Awadi to 26 Months Over Social Media Post

All Africa 09 Oct 2026
New York -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tunisian authorities to immediately release blogger Hajer Awadi and overturn her 26-month prison sentence over a social media post concerning a security operation ....
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South African journalist faces death threats after anti-migrant activist publishes his number

CPJ 09 Oct 2026
It’s not only dangerous and irresponsible, but a blatant act of intimidation,” said CPJ Africa Director Angela Quintal ... CPJ’s emailed query requesting comment from Ngobese-Zuma did not receive any response.
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Ukrainian journalists detained in Austria; authorities must urgently explain why

CPJ 09 Oct 2026
Editor-in-chief Sevgil Musaieva told CPJ on Friday that cameraman Bondarenko was injured during the incident and treated in hospital before being questioned by the police ... CPJ contacted the Austrian ...
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Lebanese journalist Christina Assi calls on EU leaders to hold Israel accountable for crimes against journalists

CPJ 08 Oct 2026
She is CPJ’s 2026 International Press Freedom Award honoree. Read the full letter ....
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Angola weaponizes criminal defamation against journalists ahead of 2027 vote

CPJ 08 Oct 2026
“We are appealing this unjust conviction,” Frederico’s lawyer Antonio Martins told CPJ ... Abreu replied to CPJ’s September 23 text message with a request for additional details about CPJ’s report, which CPJ provided, and said he would respond.
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Tunisia sentences blogger Hajer Awadi to 26 months over social media post

CPJ 08 Oct 2026
Her lawyer, Samir Ben Amor, told CPJ that he has appealed the sentence ... She was released eight days later after receiving a 75-day suspended prison sentence, Ben Amor told CPJ. CPJ emailed the Tunisian ...
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Thai court to hear criminal defamation charges against investigative reporter Tom Wright

CPJ 08 Oct 2026
Wright told CPJ that Whale Hunting “will not be deterred” and is “prepared to fight this in court to protect the truth.” ... CPJ could not find contact information for Vorapak or his lawyers for comment.
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Spate of attacks on DRC press include journalist threatened over Fally Ipupa controversy

CPJ 07 Oct 2026
Sey, director of the online outlet Netic News TV, told CPJ that four men in plainclothes blocked his path and showed him a warrant for his arrest as he was heading to the bank in the capital Kinshasa on October 3 ... Both spoke to CPJ by phone.
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Guatemalan journalist Evelio López shot dead after denouncing threats

CPJ 06 Oct 2026
“The killing of Evelio López, just days after he publicly said he was being threatened, shows how exposed Indigenous and community journalists in Guatemala are,” said Jose Zamora, CPJ’s Regional Director for the Americas.
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Journalist Derya Okatan arrested in Turkey for allegedly possessing classified material

CPJ 06 Oct 2026
She was arrested on suspicion of obtaining classified state documents, her lawyer Ziya Ergin told CPJ ... CPJ calls for full transparency and the release of all journalists imprisoned unjustly.”.
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Inside Turkey’s Lawfare: How Turkey uses its disinformation law against journalists

CPJ 05 Oct 2026
CPJ has called for the law – Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal Code – to be repealed and for all journalists arrested under its auspices to be released ... told CPJ ... CPJ calls on Turkey to..
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Cuban content creator sentenced to 2 years of ‘restricted freedom’ for filming agent

CPJ 03 Oct 2026
“Cuban authorities should drop all charges against Anna Sofía Benítez and Caridad Silvente and stop using privacy laws to silence criticism,” said José Zamora, CPJ’s regional director for the Americas.
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Morocco: CPJ Urges Morocco to End Press Surveillance Following Amnesty Report

All Africa 02 Oct 2026
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CPJ joins legal effort to restore White House press access

CPJ 02 Oct 2026
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) joined an amicus brief authored by the Reporters Committee for ... CPJ organized a joint statement of leading news organizations in response to the initial ban.
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Egypt detains entire newsroom of Matsda2sh media platform

CPJ 02 Oct 2026
“The arrest and apparent disappearance of six journalists from a single newsroom is a grave escalation in Egypt’s campaign against independent journalism,” said CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah.

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