Guinea-Bissau’s journalists condemn curbs on press conferences
The Guinea-Bissau junta are banning unauthorised press conferences and public statements in the name of security, and journalists have expressed...
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Moroccan journalist talks hijab bias, parliamentary demands made
A Moroccan journalist is claiming that wearing a headscarf prohibits women in getting key jobs in the Kingdom. Nadia Layoubi,...
Prosecutions of Moroccan journalists rose in 2024
Figures released by Morocco’s Public Prosecution revealed that the country experienced a 147.6% increase in the number of journalists prosecuted...
Morocco ranks second in Maghreb for World Press Freedom Index
The World Press Freedom Index report ranked Morocco second among the Maghreb states for Press Freedom, according to Reporters Without...
Moroccan journalist exposes ethics panel’s alleged misconduct
Moroccan Journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui has published excerpts from a meeting with the ethics committee of the Provisional Commission, which is...
Tunisian journalists call out state censorship against press
On October 28th, the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) has denounced the government's attacks on press freedom, characterised by...
Amnesty denounces Iraq court over Kurdish journalist’s sentence
Amnesty International condemned the trial and extended detention of Kurdish journalist Sherwan Sherwani, who was sentenced again on August 19th...
UN chief denounces killing of Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced the killing of Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, who died due to an Israeli...
Press groups denounce Israeli strike on Al Jazeera workers
Press rights groups on August 11th denounced an Israeli targeted strike that killed an Al Jazeera news team in Gaza,...
Gaza: Prominent Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel
In the late hours of August 10th, Israeli forces killed two prominent Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, according to Middle...
Senegal: court sentences journalist and opposition leader
In Senegal, journalist, Bachir Fofana and opposition figure, Moustapha Diakhaté learned their fate on July 30th as they were sentenced...
Moroccan MP calls for protection of journalist detained by Israel
A Moroccan journalist is currently being held under Israeli custody, but the Member of Parliament Fatima Tamni and Reporters Without...
Algeria: almost 100 public figures call for release of French sportswriter
Around 100 public figures, including actors, journalists and singers, have called for the release of French sportswriter, Christophe Gleizes, who...
Senegal: freedom of expression undermined by myriad arrests
Prosecuted on the basis of controversial articles of the penal code, several Senegalese personalities have recently been summoned by the...
Moroccan activist Saida El-Alami back behind bars
Morocco’s crackdown on free speech deepens, despite a number of activists recently released from prison, with the arrest of prominent...
