January 2011 - Page 4 of 9 - Committee to Protect Journalists

Philippine broadcaster gunned down after morning show

January 24, 2011 3:34 PM EST

New York, January 24, 2011–Police in southern Palawan province must thoroughly investigate the motives behind today’s murder of Philippine radio broadcaster Gerardo Ortega, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Cambodia suppresses question on ’97 grenade attack

January 24, 2011 1:30 PM EST

Bangkok, January 24, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that Cambodian officials deleted digital recordings and confiscated recording equipment from a number of journalists who covered a January 21 government press conference in Phnom Penh.

After defying the EU for years, Uzbek President Islam Karimov is welcomed by Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission. (Reuters/Thierry Roge)

EU has contradictory message on Karimov, Lukashenko

January 24, 2011 11:19 AM EST

Unless European Union officials mean to expose the inconsistency of their own policymaking, they should stand firm by their declared commitment to defend press freedom and human rights in the former Soviet countries. For now, their drastically different approaches to authoritarian leaders in Belarus and Uzbekistan leave one questioning the EU’s strategy.

Somaliland editor sentenced to 3 years in prison

January 24, 2011 10:46 AM EST

New York, January 24, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a three-year prison sentence handed to a newspaper editor in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland in connection with a story alleging public corruption.

Marrion P'udongo, known as Pastor, is a widely respected African fixer who has fallen ill and needs a kidney transplant. (Bryan Mealer)

Pastor Marrion, a Congolese fixer, needs your help

January 21, 2011 1:17 PM EST

A group of international journalists is seeking donations to pay the costs of a kidney transplant for Marrion P’udongo, a Congolese fixer who has worked tirelessly with reporters from around the world to make sure his country’s story is told.

Vietnamese journalist critically injured in fiery attack

January 21, 2011 1:11 PM EST

Bangkok, January 21, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned about a Wednesday morning attack on Vietnamese reporter Le Hoang Hung, who was doused with chemicals and set on fire by an unknown assailant while sleeping in his house in Tan An town, according to local and international press reports.

Zimbabwean editor Golden Maunganidze reported harassment of vendors of his newspaper. (Masvingo Mirror)

In Zimbabwe, a rare retreat in a media attack

January 21, 2011 12:47 PM EST

In Zimbabwe, where journalists face constant harassment and repressive legislation, it’s a rare occasion that the army would back off from its interference with an independent newspaper. But that’s what seemed to happen this week in rural Gutu.

Photojournalists face deportation in Thailand

January 21, 2011 11:17 AM EST

Bangkok, January 21, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned about the charges and threatened deportation of Thailand-based freelance photojournalists John Sanlin, a Burmese passport holder, and Pascal Schatterman, a Belgian national.

Montas is seeking justice in a criminal complaint against Duvalier. (Reuters/Eduardo Munoz)

Haitian journalist Montas levels charges against Baby Doc

January 20, 2011 4:43 PM EST

Former dictator Jean Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier is facing some blowback after breezing into Haiti last Sunday following a 25-year absence. On Wednesday, prominent Haitian journalist and former UN spokesperson Michele Montas joined three others in filing criminal complaints against the former dictator who returned to the country Sunday, just days after the anniversary of…

In Chinese media, ‘a lot to be done’ is left unsaid

January 20, 2011 1:57 PM EST

It is fair to report, as Agence France-Presse and others did today, that Chinese media largely avoided President Hu Jintao’s comments on human rights during a Washington press conference on Wednesday. But the nature of the omission is significant. Chinese reports acknowledged that a discussion of human rights took place between Hu and U.S. President…