Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
‘Al-Jazeera’ cameraperson Samer Abu Daqqa killed, correspondent Wael Al Dahdouh injured in drone attack in Khan Yunis
CPJ calls for international investigation and accountability for the attack.
Guinea censors TV, radio and social media
Suspension of broadcasting stations by Guinean authorities is reflective of growing intolerance of divergent viewpoints.
CPJ urges South Korea to stop intimidation of Newstapa after raid on editor’s home
“The latest raid underscores the deteriorating press freedom in South Korea,” said Beh Lih Yi, CPJ’s Asia program coordinator.
In 10 days, 8 Mexican journalists abducted or shot at in 4 separate incidents
“The series of attacks on journalists in Guerrero and Michoacán are shocking, even in a country accustomed to violence against the press, and underscore the Mexican government’s failure to adequately protect the press” – CPJ.
Heavy penalty for reporting on corruption
Togolese journalists Loic Lawson and Anani Sossou jailed following complaint by country’s Minister of Urban Planning and Land Reform.
Russia: Two journalists from investigative website ‘Rosderzhava’ given lengthy prison terms
Aleksandr Dorogov and Yan Katelevskiy were handed prison sentences of 10.5 years and 9.5 years respectively on trumped-up extortion charges.
In Haiti, murders of journalists go unpunished amid instability and gang violence
Journalist Roderson Elias: “We are on our own, helpless against the gangs”
Two Sri Lankan journalists questioned, harassed following protest coverage
The two journalists believe that the incident is another form of harassment intended to muzzle their reporting on farmers and marginalized communities.