Senegal: New CPJ Podcast Reveals Torture, Coerced Testimony in Case of Jailed Senegalese Journalist René Capain Bassène

Dakar — A new podcast released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) presents extensive new testimony and reporting on the conviction of Senegalese journalist and author René Capain Bassène, raising serious questions about the integrity of a case that has become one of West Africa’s most emblematic press freedom concerns. The six-part series, “René…

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Zambia: CPJ Calls On Zambian President to Champion the Media As World Press Freedom Day Host

The Committee to Protect Journalists wrote to Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema expressing concern over recent attacks on journalists and legislation that negatively impacts the media, as the country prepares to host the United Nations’ World Press Freedom Day 2026 Global Conference on May 3. The letter also calls on Hichilema to create a safe and…

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