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A decade after Arab Spring, region’s media under grave threat

Over the past 10 years, revolutions calling for democratic reforms result in government repression and civil wars, making journalism a deadlier and more dangerous profession in the Middle East and North Africa. The top seven press freedom trends in the region include imprisonment, online censorship, and murder. (Photo: Reuters/Suhaib Salem)

Egyptian journalists detained on false news and terrorism charges
See more on the 89 journalists jailed in Middle East and North Africa
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Read CPJ's proposal to the incoming Biden administration on restoring U.S. leadership in press freedom. See the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker for data on press freedom in the United States.

Comorian journalists detained, accused of participating in protests

Journalist Kilwe Adan Farah detained, accused of murder in Somali state of Puntland

Argentine municipal government files criminal complaint over journalist’s COVID-19 vaccine reporting

Ten years after the Arab Spring, the region’s media faces grave threats. Here are the top press freedom trends

CPJ urges US court to reverse Khashoggi ruling, order US intelligence community to disclose information on documents related to duty to warn

CPJ joins call for Uganda to maintain internet access during election

Murders of journalists more than double worldwide

Belarus journalist detained

Record number of journalists jailed worldwide

Daniel Pearl's parents

Getting Away with Murder

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights orders Colombia to protect journalist Ricardo Calderón

Egyptian journalists Hamdi al-Zaeem and Ahmed Khalifa detained on false news and terrorism charges

Russian journalist Dmitry Timoshenko repeatedly arrested, fined over protest coverage

Data & Research

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Journalists attacked since 1992

CPJ calls on Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani to respect press freedom

December 23, 2020 12:53 PM EST

The Committee to Protect Journalists writes to Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, and calls on him to condemn the recent intimidation of local news outlets and do everything in his power to ensure the press is able to carry out their work freely and safely without fear of reprisal.