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Alerts – Afghanistan

Taliban fighters assault at least 3 journalists covering women’s protest in Afghanistan
Taliban fighters in Kabul assault at least three journalists covering a women’s protest opposing the group and demanding “work, bread, and education.” AFP photographer Bülent Kılıç tells CPJ that a Taliban member hit him with the butt of a rifle and kicked him, and attacked other members of the press while they fled. (Photo: AFP/ Bülent Kılıç)
Alerts – Uzbekistan

RFE/RL’s staff receive death threats ahead of Uzbekistan presidential election
Alerts – Belarus

Belarus police raid Novy Chas newspaper, interrogate at least 2 journalists
Features & Analysis – Europe & Central Asia

CPJ testifies at Helsinki Commission about press freedom threats in OSCE region
Alerts – Kazakhstan

Kazakh outlet HOLA News reports website blocks after Pandora Papers coverage

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Journalists Attacked

Daphne Caruana Galizia

People lay flowers and candles at a memorial during a vigil and protest on the first anniversary of the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia outside the Courts of Justice in Valletta, Malta, on October 16, 2018. On the second anniversary of her murder, CPJ joined a call to end impunity in her case. (Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi)

Data & Research

… journalists killed in 2021

… imprisoned in 2020

… missing globally

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Shahid Zehri

Metro 1 News, Pakistan

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Marcos Efraín Montalvo

Freelance, Colombia

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Jacinto Romero Flores

Ori Stereo FM, Mexico

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Joël Mumbere Musavuli

Radio Télévision Communautaire de Babombi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Manish Kumar Singh

Sudarshan TV, India

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Renante Cortes

dyRB Radio, Philippines

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