Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
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.
At least 27 Bangladeshi journalists attacked, harassed while covering political rallies
At least 27 journalists who covered rallies on 28 October in Bangladesh were attacked by supporters of the main opposition party, members of the ruling party, and police forces.
Global Impunity Index 2023: Nearly 80% of killings of journalists go unsolved
The 12 countries where the murder of a journalist is most likely to go unpunished are: Syria, Somalia, Haiti, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mexico, Philippines, Myanmar, Brazil, Pakistan and India.
Kyrgyzstan’s parliament should reject Russian-style ‘foreign agents’ bill
“Kyrgyzstan’s parliament must show that it still respects its international obligations to safeguard human rights and freedom of expression by rejecting any attempts to stigmatise nonprofits as foreign agents and criminalise their work” – CPJ