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New York, February 5, 2009--Eritrean authorities must disclose the medical condition and care being provided to jailed journalist Dawit Isaac, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today following unofficial reports saying that he was hospitalized. CPJ points out that the well-being of the long-jailed Isaac, an Eritrean with Swedish citizenship, is the responsibility of the government, which has yet to provide any information as to his whereabouts, health, or medical care.
Reports
| Burma, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Gambia, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, USA, Uzbekistan
Also: See capsule reports on
journalists in jail as of December 1, 2008
New York, December 4,
2008--Reflecting the rising influence of online reporting and
commentary, more Internet journalists are jailed worldwide today than
journalists working in any other medium. In its annual census of imprisoned
journalists, released today, the Committee to Protect Journalists found that 45
percent of all media workers jailed worldwide are bloggers, Web-based
reporters, or online editors. Online journalists represent the largest
professional category for the first time in CPJ's prison census.
Eritrea remained the leading jailer of journalists in Africa, with as many as 14 writers and editors held incommunicado in secret locations. At least one journalist died in state custody, sources told CPJ in February. The only country in sub-Saharan Africa without a single independent news outlet, Eritrea subjected its own state-media journalists to government surveillance and harassment. One state journalist died in June while trying to escape years of repression by fleeing into Sudan.
Dangerous Assignments
| Algeria, Bosnia, Colombia, Eritrea, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe
Journalist Deaths Hit Decade Peak
Half in Iraq; record number in Somalia
CPJ: One in 6 jailed journalists held without charge
Census shows an overall decline; China remains the leading jailer
New York, July 10, 2007—The Committee to Protect Journalists mourns the loss of respected Eritrean broadcaster Paulos Kidane who, CPJ sources said, died after attempting to join the dozens of journalists fleeing the government’s absolute control of the country’s media since a massive crackdown on the now-defunct private press.
Dangerous Assignments
| Afghanistan, Botswana, Canada, Colombia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Haiti, Iran, Kenya, Liberia, Pakistan, Rwanda, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
At least three journalists a month flee their home countries
to escape threats of violence, imprisonment, or harassment. By Elisabeth Witchel and Karen Phillips
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