Three journalists from the African sports network M-Net SuperSport were kidnapped in the Niger Delta Region on Monday, but one has since escaped from his captors and fled to safety, according to news reports. A fourth journalist was reportedly shot during the kidnapping and taken to hospital, reports said. Cameraman Alexander Effiong “took a big […]

Afghan intelligence officials have instructed local and foreign media to stop reporting live from the scene of terrorist attacks in the country, citing security concerns, according to news reports. National Directorate of Security spokesman Said Ansari arranged “friendly meetings” with local and international news outlets, one by one, to order them to no longer report […]

A Somali correspondent was allegedly beaten by court security guards last Wednesday in Puntland, the semi-autonomous region of Somalia, according to a 25 February statement by the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ). Ahmed Ibrahim Nor from Mogadishu-based Radio Simba was recording proceedings in the high court of Bosaso, capital of Puntland, when he was […]

A Hamas military court has decided to extend the detention of British freelance journalist Paul Martin for at least another 15 days. Martin, who has worked for both the BBC and London newspaper, The Times, was arrested on Sunday 14 February whilst attending the trial of Hamas militant Mohammed Abu Muaileq.  Martin is accused of helping […]