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CPJ, partners condemn spate of attacks on journalists in Bangladesh

CPJ 21 Mar 2025
An interim government took power in Bangladesh following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August ... Read the full statement ....
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Pakistan authorities detain Raftar founder Farhan Mallick in Karachi

CPJ 21 Mar 2025
This must stop, and the state of Pakistan should respect the law,” said Beh Lih Yi, CPJ’s Asia program coordinator ... CPJ’s messages for comment to Information Minister Attaullah Tarar have received no response ....
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Severed pig head sent to Indonesian news outlet as president attacks foreign-funded media

CPJ 21 Mar 2025
“This is a dangerous and deliberate act of intimidation,” said CPJ’s Asia Program Coordinator Beh Lih Yi ... The national police and presidential office did not immediately respond to CPJ’s requests for comment sent via messaging app.
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Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces kill 3 state TV journalists and their driver in drone strike

CPJ 21 Mar 2025
Two local journalists told CPJ on the condition of anonymity, citing fear of reprisal, that the journalists were targeted by the RSF for their coverage ... CPJ’s requests for comment about the killings sent to the RSF via Telegram were not returned.
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Somali journalist killed in Al-Shabaab bombing, at least 22 others arrested for reporting attack

CPJ 20 Mar 2025
Unfortunately, he joins a long list of Somali journalists killed in Al-Shabaab attacks with impunity,” said CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Muthoki Mumo ... CPJ’s calls to request comment from information minister Daud Aweis were not answered.
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Georgia parliament very close to making harsher ‘foreign agent’ bill a law

CPJ 20 Mar 2025
CPJ condemns the Georgian parliament’s approval in a second reading of an ‘exact copy’ of the U.S ... CPJ emailed the Georgian Dream party for comment but did not immediately receive a reply.
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Jordanian publisher arrested under cybercrime law after ex-PM complains

CPJ 20 Mar 2025
CPJ was unable to confirm which Al Hashmiyah News report the lawsuit referred to or for how long Zayood was ordered detained ... At least two journalists were imprisoned in Jordan at the time of CPJ’s latest annual prison census on December 1, 2024.
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Brazilian reporter’s personal information, photos leaked following investigative work

CPJ 20 Mar 2025
“It is clear that posting details of Thiago Herdy’s private life on an anonymous site was meant to intimidate him for his investigative work,” said CPJ’s Latin America program coordinator, Cristina Zahar.
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Exiled Pakistani journalist’s brothers ‘abducted,’ another journalist disappears

CPJ 20 Mar 2025
This is indicative of a severe media crackdown in Pakistan,” said Beh Lih Yi, CPJ’s Asia program coordinator ... CPJ’s messages for comment to Information Minister Attaullah Tarar have received no response.
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Haitian gangs set fire to 3 Port-au-Prince radio stations as violence escalates

CPJ 20 Mar 2025
“Journalists, particularly those in radio broadcasting, have long played a vital role in keeping Haitians informed about what is happening in their communities,” said CPJ U.S., Canada, and Caribbean program coordinator Katherine Jacobsen.
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CPJ taekwondo draws huge field

The Philippine Star 19 Mar 2025
Veterans and rising stars will try to outdo each other in the Smart/MVPSF National Carlos Palanca Jr. Taekwondo Championships on March 22-23 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum ....
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Yemeni journalist disappears after threats from Houthi group

CPJ 19 Mar 2025
This alarming pattern underscores the extreme dangers Yemeni journalists face reporting from one of the world’s most perilous conflict zones,” said CPJ Program Director Carlos Martinez de la Serna.
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Bénin Web TV suspended for reporting on media regulator’s budget

CPJ 19 Mar 2025
The media regulator should allow Bénin Web TV and journalist Paul Arnaud Deguenon to resume reporting,” said Moussa Ngom, CPJ’s Francophone Africa representative ... CPJ’s calls to the HAAC to request comment were not answered ....
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SMART/MVPSF nat’l CPJ taekwondo tilt draws 2,000 fighters

Manila Standard 19 Mar 2025
The CPJ tournament, which in the past produced elite members of the Philippine team, will be the first in PTA’s busy schedule for the year, having lined-up top level tournaments where its top athletes ...
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