Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Brazil’s top court acts to protect journalists from judicial harassment
By recognising judicial harassment of journalists and establishing procedures to hinder multiple lawsuits aimed at censoring the media, Brazil’s Supreme Court is taking an important step towards guaranteeing press freedom in the country.
Israeli authorities confiscate AP equipment broadcasting live feed of Gaza
“Israel started its media silencing campaign by banning ‘Al Jazeera’ and is now using that as an excuse to obstruct AP.”
Groups urge Maldives commission to reveal findings to victims’ families, public
The government has not released its full reports on the 2014 disappearance and murder of journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla and the 2017 murder of blogger Yameen Rasheed.
CPJ urges Guatemalan authorities to release José Rubén Zamora, allow fair trial
CPJ urged Guatemala’s judiciary to grant house arrest to José Rubén Zamora after nearly two years in solitary confinement and to give him the chance to prove his innocence in court.
Media outlet firebombed in Ghana
Petrol bombing results in destruction of entrance hall of privately owned Class Media Group’s office.
Georgian PM urged to withdraw Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, guarantee the safety of journalists, and uphold press freedom
IFEX joins the members of the Media Freedom Rapid Response and other organisations in expressing deep alarm about the Foreign Influence Bill and the sudden rise in violence and other restrictions against Georgia’s journalists reporting on the public protests against the Bill.
Jordanian authorities shut down Al-Yarmouk TV station
Al-Yarmouk said that it had filed for a Jordanian license that was yet to be approved.
SABC editor-in-chief requested to undertake additional security vetting
Moshoeshoe Monare, the editor-in-chief of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, informed by intelligence agent that he is required to undergo a polygraph test.