Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
‘Murder the media’: What the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol meant for journalists in the United States
The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a partner of the Committee to Protect Journalists, documented multiple assaults on journalists around the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and the destruction of tens of thousands of dollars worth of equipment.
Mexico: Journalists harassed and robbed by gunmen in Culiacán
Starting on the morning of January 5, members of the Sinaloa drug cartel clashed with Mexican security forces in the city, and suspected cartel members harassed and robbed reporters covering the unrest.
Burkinabé journalists threatened on social media
In separate incidents, Burkinabé journalists Lamine Traoré and Ahmed Newton Barry are threatened on WhatsApp group chats over their coverage of topical national issues.
South Sudan’s security forces detain 6 state media staff
Media practitioners working for the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation detained over leaked footage, which appears to show President Salva Kiir urinating on himself.
Bangladeshi environmental journalist Abu Azad abducted, severely beaten
Journalist Abu Azad has filed a police complaint against 10 people for assault, extortion, kidnapping, and attempted murder.
Turkey: At least 15 exiled journalists on list of wanted terrorists
Exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar recently revealed that he had been added to the so-called terrorist “gray list”, a database published by the Turkish Interior Ministry that identifies alleged terrorists and offers rewards for their capture. He and 14 others are wanted for their alleged ties to the exiled preacher Fethullah Gülen.
Sentencing of Amadou Vamoulké described as monumental travesty of justice
The special criminal court in Yaoundé, Cameroon fines 72-year-old Amadou Vamoulké US$76,000 and sentences him to 12 years in prison.
Tajikistan: Journalist Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda sentenced to 7 years in prison
During a closed-door trial Pirmuhammadzoda was found guilty of participation in an opposition political organisation banned as extremist. In October, Pirmuhammadzoda said that officers had tortured him to make him sign a false confession.