New York, July 16, 2015 – Zambian authorities have arrested two journalists and accused them of publishing classified documents, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Jou... Read more
New York, July 15, 2015 – A combination of legal and physical harassment, as well as concentration in media ownership, makes it increasingly difficult for journalists to work freely in... Read more
Rwandan lawmakers have voted to hold a referendum on proposed changes to the constitution that would allow President Paul Kagame to extend his 15 years in power. The vote was backed by 24 of... Read more
VIENNA (AP) — Iran, the United States and other world powers struck a historic deal Tuesday to curb Iranian nuclear programs and ease fears of a nuclear-armed Iran threatening the volatile M... Read more
Serena Williams says holding all four major titles at the same time makes her sixth Wimbledon triumph one of the sweetest moments of her career. Williams defeated Spain’s Garbine Mugur... Read more
New York, July 9, 2015 – The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release from prison today of Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu, a critical columnist who has been jailed sinc... Read more
By Sue Valentine/Africa Program Coordinator Rwanda’s progress towards a more liberal media environment has been short-lived. In May Fred Muvunyi, the head of the Rwanda Media Commissio... Read more
The Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU) and the East African Civil Society Organizations’ Forum (EACSOF) have lodged a case at the East African Court of Justice to demand that Burundi postpone... Read more
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The fugitive leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army is sickly and in retreat from an international manhunt that includes U.S. forces, a Ugandan military spokesman... Read more
Faith is important to former President Jimmy Carter, and he writes about it extensively in his new memoir A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety. But his religious beliefs don’t keep him f... Read more
