The Abuja bureau chief of the Nigerian Daily Times was harassed by police officers in the capital Abuja on Wednesday, the newspaper reported on its website. Michaela Moye was reportedly filming the demolition of “illegal” buildings when she was chased from the scene by members of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), the Daily Times […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) on Thursday welcomed the release of Turkmen journalist Dovletmyrat Yazkuliyev, a correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), who had been sentenced on 5 October to five years in prison for allegedly encouraging a relative’s suicide attempt. Yazkuliyev was among roughly 1,700 prisoners pardoned as part of an amnesty signed […]

India’s The Hindu newspaper reported that the International Press Institute(IPI) – India award for excellence in journalism, 2011, has been awarded jointly to Tehelka and The Week for their outstanding journalistic work in 2010. The IPI India chapter announced that Tehelka was selected for its expose of the “rent a riot” tactics of a political party in […]

Three Ethiopian journalists arrested this summer and charged with terrorism appeared before an Addis Ababa court last week. Their respective cases, along with that of two Swedish journalists detained in eastern Ethiopia in July, have deepened suspicions that the government is using a new, vaguely-worded national security law to stifle independent media in the country. […]