Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Tajikistan: Journalist Ahmad Ibrohim sentenced to 10 years in prison
“With Tajik authorities having all but obliterated the independent press over the past decade, the hefty sentence meted out to Ahmad Ibrohim shows the lengths they will go to stamp out critical reporting” – CPJ
Singapore ministers threaten legal action against media outlets, government demands “corrections”
The Committee to Protect Journalists said that authorities must cease using the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act to muzzle and discredit journalists.
CPJ urges Palestinian Authority to lift ban on “Al Jazeera’s” operations in West Bank
The ban comes after the PA criticized Al Jazeera’s coverage of a standoff in the Jenin refugee camp.
Guinean journalist Habib Marouane Camara abducted
Guinean authorities are being urged to investigate the abduction of journalist Habib Marouane Camara and ensure his safe return.
Haitian press face “existential crisis” with no end to gang violence
The crisis facing media outlets in Haiti is the result of attacks by gangs on journalists and their offices, as well as the economic impact of widespread insecurity.
CPJ, 24 other organizations release report on state censorship in the Americas
The press freedom groups work in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
“I will always keep fighting,” José Rubén Zamora tells CPJ before court orders him back to jail
Zamora was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment in June 2023 on money laundering charges, which were widely criticized as politically motivated.
Guinea-Bissau urged to adopt measures to enhance press freedom
Media advocacy organisations MFWA, Sinjotec, and the CPJ are encouraging authorities in Guinea-Bissau to address issues such as assaults, arbitrary detentions, and legal harassment of journalists, ahead of the country’s January 2025 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process.