Articles Written By: Lindsay Ross

Committee to Protect Journalists The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns two separate attacks in Dhaka on Saturday that, according to reports, killed and injured, respectively, two publishers who had produced books by the murdered Bangladeshi-American publisher Avijit Roy. Two writers were also injured in one of the attacks. Faisal Arefin Dipan, who published secular books, was stabbed to death at the offices of Jagriti Publications by a group of men who then fled, according to news reports. An autopsy showed the publisher's body had multiple stab wounds, according to reports. Dipan's company published The Virus of…Read more

Committee to Protect Journalists A radio journalist told the Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday that he had been threatened by three men after he reported on the alleged rape of students in a boys' school in Nigeria's northern city of Kano. "The threat against Nasir Salisu Zango is a threat to the public's right to know what is happening in society," said Peter Nkanga, CPJ's West Africa representative. "CPJ calls on Nigerian authorities to ensure Zango's safety and apprehend the individuals behind the threats." Nasir Salisu Zango, a reporter for the privately…Read more

Committee to Protect Journalists On September 29, 2015, police in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh arrested a journalist on what his colleagues said were fabricated charges in connection with his reporting on human rights abuses by local authorities, according to news reports. Santosh Yadav, a freelance journalist based in Bastar district, contributes reports and photos to several local, privately owned dailies including Dainik Navbharat, Patrika, and Dainik Chhattisgarh. He reported on human rights abuses by the police against tribal communities in the region, according to his lawyer, Isha Khandelwal, who spoke to CPJ. Yadav had…Read more

Human Rights Network for Journalists - Uganda Enoch Matovu, a correspondent for a local television station (NTV, in the Mityana District), was reportedly shot in the head while covering an incident of vote rigging during the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party elections at Bulera police station in the Mityana district. He sustained a bullet injury to the head. Matovu told HRNJ-Uganda that he was covering the incident and never saw who shot at him in the scuffle: “I saw the local people opening the car and removing the ballot papers which they scattered…Read more

Following the passing of Ronald "Rony" Koven, Lord Black Chairman of the CPU Media Trust and Executive Director, Telegraph Media Group said: "Rony was one of the bravest Field Marshalls in the battles to protect press freedom over many decades. "His commitment to free speech and freedom of expression was unrivalled. His tenacity in standing up for the free press - and shaming those who tried to undermine it - was exemplary. We have lost a very fine, and very brave, colleague, and also a dear friend."Read more

Committee to Protect Journalists The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on authorities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to thoroughly investigate the shooting death of journalist Hemant Yadav, determine a motive, and bring the perpetrators to justice. The attack follows the killing of another journalist in the state in June. Yadav, 45, was a reporter for the Hindi-language news channel TV 24. He was shot near his home on Saturday night in Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh. His attackers fired at him from a motorcycle and then fled the scene, according…Read more

Media Institute of Southern Africa Zambia's Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Chishimba Kambwili, on October 22, 2015, threatened to revoke the operating licence of Radio Phoenix, the country's oldest private broadcasting station, if it (allegedly) continues to be influenced by the opposition. The minister has warned the owners of Radio Phoenix that an investigation has been instituted in that regard, and if it is found that it is true that the political party is interfering in the running of the station, they [the government] would be left with no option but to revoke…Read more