Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

“It is outrageous that local law enforcement in Ohio would arrest and charge a journalist for simply doing his job and reporting live from a press conference” – CPJ.

For a journalist facing criminal or civil lawsuits having access to relevant legal advice and resources can mean the difference between a prison sentence and freedom, censorship and the free flow of information.

Police officers assaulted two journalists who were covering protests near the country’s parliament.

The criminal investigation is the latest move by Venezuela’s authoritarian government against “El Nacional”.

Tech firms and privacy groups say the bill represents a threat to encryption and secure communication. Rights groups are worried that the outsourcing of decisions on illegal content to private platforms could incentivise the over-removal of legitimate content.

More than half of the 67 killings occurred in just three countries: Ukraine (15), Mexico (13), and Haiti (7); these are highest yearly numbers CPJ has ever recorded for these countries.

If charged and convicted, the journalists could face prison sentences of one to six years, according to Argentina’s penal code.

More than a dozen journalists have been harassed, attacked, or injured amid protests in the Peruvian capital of Lima since January 19.