Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ condemns ‘harsh’ 9-year sentence for Nicaraguan journalist Miguel Mendoza
On February 16, in a closed door hearing in the Ninth Criminal District Court of Managua, a judge sentenced Mendoza to nine years in prison along with a ban on holding political office during that time.
CPJ, rights groups, and publications call for release of Fahad Shah and other Kashmiri journalists
58 groups have signed a letter calling for the urgent release of Fahad Shah, editor of the online news portal “The Kashmir Walla”, and the withdrawal of all police investigations launched into his journalistic work.
Attacks on broadcasters mount in Somalia
Somalian broadcast journalist Abdullahi Ali Abukar was assaulted, detained and tortured by police officers, while in a separate incident police raided a radio station and detained station director Mahad Bashiir Xilif.
Threats, attacks, and insults: Canadian reporters on covering vaccine mandate protests
CPJ spoke with two journalists to learn more about the situation on the ground in Ottawa and what reporters are doing to protect themselves as they cover demonstrations against COVID-19 restrictions.
CPJ calls on US Justice Department to stop compelling media outlets to register as foreign agents
The Committee to Protect Journalists submitted comments to the US Department of Justice concerning problems presented by labeling media organizations as “foreign agents”.
Mexican journalist Heber López shot and killed in Oaxaca, suspects arrested
The murder of Heber López is the fifth such attack on a member of the press in less than six weeks. The Committee to Protect Journalists asks Mexican authorities to investigate the crime.
How Ukraine’s journalists are preparing for the possibility of war
With tension high after Russia amassed troops at its border with Ukraine, some organisations are providing journalists with helmets, body armour, first aid kits and emergency training.
Kashmir journalist Fahad Shah arrested over ‘anti-national content’
Fahad Shah, editor of ‘The Kashmir Walla’, was arrested for publishing “anti-national content”. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for his unconditional release.