Fifty-four journalists were killed worldwide in 2024, with a third of the deaths attributed to the Israeli army, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reports. Eighteen journalists were...
Three media workers were killed, and three others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a residence housing journalists in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Health Ministry announced...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent non-profit organization advocating for press freedom globally, has condemned the ongoing detention of four journalists facing cybercrime allegations...
The House of Representatives has prohibited journalists from covering its investigative hearing regarding the ₦15 million corruption allegations involving crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky....
The FCT Police claim professional conduct and deny using lethal force on peaceful protesters, but reports from journalists and Amnesty International suggest otherwise. EKO HOT BLOG reports...
Abuja Police Commissioner Ben Igweh mandates journalists to wear media jackets and carry ID during protests; DSS arrests #EndBadGovernance protest leader Micheal Lenin. EKO HOT BLOG reports...
The FCT police command has advised journalists covering the ongoing nationwide protests against economic hardship to wear their media organization’s attire to avoid being mistaken for...
Anti-protesters attacked journalists Matthew Ochei, Monday Osayande, and Pointer reporter Lucy during the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests in Delta State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that General Overseer and President...
Tunisian President Kais Saied defends recent arrests of journalists, commentators, and lawyers, despite international backlash. Hundreds protest in Tunis, decrying arrests and crackdown on dissent, chanting...
On May 29, 1999, Nigeria heralded a new dawn of democracy and waved goodbye to military rule—or so we thought. The abduction—it was an abduction, period—of...