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Fear and loathing in MENA: Arrests, prison sentences, and surveillance

An Amnesty International action calling for the release of Saudi activist Loujain Al-Hathloul, on International Women’s Day, Paris, France, 8 March 2020, Jeanne Menjoulet/Flickr, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) December in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Authorities in MENA marked the end of 2020 with a chilling reminder of how deadly a year it has been for the region’s journalists and activists. Justice continues to elude those forcibly disappeared in Syria and Iraq. Civil society battles an increasingly surveilled online civic space.

Journalists under threat in 2020: Ten urgent cases | DW Freedom | Speech Expression Media | DW

Journalists under threat in 2020: Ten urgent cases In the new year, the One Free Press coalition focuses on “the year in press freedom,” highlighting the wide range of threats faced by journalists throughout the past year. 1. Zhang Zhan (China)  Zhang Zhan, an independent journalist who had been posting reports from Wuhan on Twitter and YouTube since early February, went missing on May 14, one day after she published a video critical of the government’s countermeasures to contain the coronavirus. Shanghai issued a notice stating that Zhang had been arrested and detained for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” She has reportedly been on a hunger strike for seven months, is being force-fed through a feeding tube and kept under physical restraint 24/7. China is the No. 1 jailer of journalists, according to CPJ, with 47 journalists behind bars. In two separate cases, journalists Chen Qiushi and Li Zehua went missing after reporting on Covid-19 from Wuhan and reappeare

Africa: 2020 Was a Hazardous Year for African Journalists Marked By Killings, Harassment, Arrests, Covid

Africa: 2020 Was a Hazardous Year for African Journalists Marked By Killings, Harassment, Arrests, Covid
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Journalists under threat in 2020: Ten urgent cases

Journalists under threat in 2020: Ten urgent cases dw.com 12/30/2020 dw.com In the new year, the One Free Press coalition focuses on “the year in press freedom,” highlighting the wide range of threats faced by journalists throughout the past year. © One Free Press Provided by Deutsche Welle 1. Zhang Zhan (China) Zhang Zhan, an independent journalist who had been posting reports from Wuhan on Twitter and YouTube since early February, went missing on May 14, one day after she published a video critical of the government’s countermeasures to contain the coronavirus. Shanghai issued a notice stating that Zhang had been arrested and detained for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” She has reportedly been on a hunger strike for seven months, is being force-fed through a feeding tube and kept under physical restraint 24/7. China is the No. 1 jailer of journalists, according to CPJ, with 47 journalists behind bars. In two separate cases, journalis

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