Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
High court dismisses private prosecution of journalist
A South African high court calls former president Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution of prosecutor Billy Downer and writer Karyn Maughan an abuse of process.
Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani detained on undisclosed charges
The activist was arrested after publishing her first satirical cartoon on Instagram since 2020.
CPJ welcomes overturning of Hong Kong journalist Choy Yuk-ling’s conviction
The Committee to Protect Journalists emphasised that “no journalists should be criminally charged, let alone convicted, for their reporting.”
DRC journalist survives machete attack
Geonne Djokwa is hospitalised after being brutally attacked while covering a protest in Kinshasa, the capital city of the DRC.
Belarus: Journalist Yauhen Merkis sentenced to four years in prison
“Authorities should drop all charges against Merkis, release him immediately alongside all other imprisoned journalists, and stop retaliating against members of the press for their reporting” – CPJ
Chilean journalist Victor Herrero fined in criminal defamation case
The court convicted Herrero on charges of defaming a police colonel in a story about him being removed from his position as police intelligence chief of the southern Macrozona Sur region, allegedly due to involvement in illegal logging.
World Health Organization denies entry to two Taiwanese journalists
The two journalists had previously been accredited to cover the event and were told that the decision was based on a demand by Chinese authorities.
Sudanese paramilitary soldiers assault at least 3 journalists, hold 2 overnight
“Authorities must ensure that all those who target journalists are held accountable so the press can work safely.”