Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
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Rwandan journalist Dieudonné Niyonsenga’s tale of torture
During a review of his case, Rwandan journalist Dieudonné Niyonsenga describes the inhumane conditions he has been held under and how he was frequently beaten.
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EU should speak out on killings of journalists in Israel-Gaza war
With a record number of journalists killed, and evidence that the IDF may have deliberately targeted some, press freedom groups call on the EU to urge respect for press freedom and journalists’ rights.
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Greece: SLAPP lawsuit against media and journalists must be dropped
Ahead of the first court hearing, press freedom groups call on Grigoris Dimitriadis, the PM’s nephew, to withdraw his groundless defamation suit against journalists and media.
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Iranian authorities must drop all charges and release journalists held for their work
CPJ urges release of all jailed Iranian journalists after bail granted to Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi.
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CPJ: Tajikistan’s government is throttling independent media
“In one telling sign of the climate of fear that prevails in Tajikistan, only two among the more than a dozen journalists, press freedom advocates, and experts that CPJ met with were willing to speak on the record.”
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Iranian journalist Hasan Abbasi rearrested and held incommunicado
CPJ was unable to determine where Abbasi was being held or if he had been formally charged.
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South African journalist Thomo Nkgadima faces criminal trespass charges
The arrest and detention of freelance journalist Thomo Nkgadima was an intimidatory tactic aimed at deterring him from reporting on a matter of public interest.
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Turkish journalist arrested for reporting on corruption trial of judiciary members
Furkan Karabay was jailed pending trial on the suspicion of “making targets of those who were tasked to combat terrorism” and defamation.