Nigerians condemn journalist Soyinka’s arrest by SSS, worry over attacks on press freedom

Nigerians condemn journalist Soyinka’s arrest by SSS, worry over attacks on press freedom

Many Nigerians have condemned the early Sunday arrest of a journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, at the Muhammed Murtala International Airport, Lagos, on his arrival from the United Kingdom. They also expressed worry over the growing trend of harassment of journalists in the country. PREMIUM TIMES reported that SSS operatives arrested Mr Soyinka at the airport on … Read more

US raises ‘deep concerns’ over disappearance of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on Covid-19 outbreak

US raises ‘deep concerns’ over disappearance of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on Covid-19 outbreak

The United States has raised “deep concerns” over the disappearance of Zhang Zhan, a Chinese citizen journalist who was expected to be released from prison on Monday. Zhang, a former lawyer, was arrested in May 2020, about a year after she began reporting on Covid-19 from Wuhan, the epicentre of the initial coronavirus outbreak in … Read more