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Muthoki Mumo and Angela Quintal, Committee to Protect Journalists' Africa team.
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Free course: Working towards a free, independent African media
Free course: Working towards a free, independent African media

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CPJ produces safety kit for journalists
CPJ produces safety kit for journalists

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Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, looks on behind bars in his trial on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, on May 31, 2016. Shawkan was sentenced to five years in prison on September 8, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/CPJ.
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Investigative journalism is evolving as newsrooms continue to shrink

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Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri (left) and Alagoa Morris (right) in Abuja after Abiri's release from detention on August 15, 2018.
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Number of journalists murdered in reprisal for reporting nearly doubles
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#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

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  4 Oct 2018

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CPJ produces safety kit for journalists

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Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, looks on behind bars in his trial on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, on May 31, 2016. Shawkan was sentenced to five years in prison on September 8, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/CPJ.
Egypt sentences photojournalist Shawkan to five years

10 Sep 2018

Investigative journalism is evolving as newsrooms continue to shrink
Investigative journalism is evolving as newsrooms continue to shrink

6 Sep 2018

Nigerian journalist Samuel Ogundipe, who was detained August 14 by Nigerian police. Credit: Premium Times.
Nigerian journalist jailed for refusing to reveal source

20 Aug 2018

Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri (left) and Alagoa Morris (right) in Abuja after Abiri's release from detention on August 15, 2018.
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CPJ joins 64 NGOs in calling on Tanzanian government to respect human rights
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