April 2011 - Page 10 of 11 - Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ condemns closure of provincial radio station in Ecuador

April 5, 2011 4:17 PM EDT

New York, April 5, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the closure of a provincial Ecuadoran radio station and calls on local regulators to allow the station to resume broadcasting. Voz de la Selva Esmeralda Oriental Canela radio, known for its critical coverage of local authorities, had appealed an order to close the station on…

Agreed: Pakistan is deadliest country for journalists

April 5, 2011 12:14 PM EDT

Just a quick pointer. Zohra Yusuf’s column in The Express Tribune, “A dangerous country for journalists,” deserves a link from CPJ. Yusuf is a former vice chair of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. From the piece:

Bahrain opposition paper resumes under new editor

April 4, 2011 6:26 PM EDT

Reuters quoted CPJ Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator Mohamed Abdel Dayem in a story on April 4 about Bahrain’s main opposition newspaper resuming publication. Click here for the full story

Bahrain manipulates daily; attacks in Libya, Iraq, Yemen

April 4, 2011 5:33 PM EDT

New York, April 4, 2011–The Bahraini government continued its attempts at muzzling critical media with the Ministry of Information ordering the country’s premier independent daily temporarily shut down on Sunday. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Bahraini government’s strong-arm tactics, which effectively forced a change in a prominent paper’s editorial management. In Libya, Iraq, and Yemen, independent and critical…

Journalist gunned down in Karachi

April 4, 2011 4:58 PM EDT

New York, April 4, 2011–Amid ongoing violence, police in Karachi should thoroughly investigate the motive behind the shooting death of crime reporter Zaman Ibrahim on Saturday night.

China crackdown widens: Outspoken artist feared detained

April 4, 2011 4:11 PM EDT

New York, April 4, 2011–The disappearance of internationally renowned artist and commentator Ai Weiwei is a disturbing indicator of the extent of the government’s onslaught against its critics, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Lynsey Addario said at Columbia University that her ordeal was no worse than her male colleagues'. (Rebecca Castillo)

Q&A: NYT’s Lynsey Addario on Libya sexual assault

April 4, 2011 12:09 PM EDT

New York Times photographer Lynsey Addario is speaking publicly about sexual aggression she experienced while detained in Libya last month by forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi. Addario was held for six days with Times colleagues Anthony Shadid, Stephen Farrell, and Tyler Hicks, all of whom were subjected to physical abuse. In this interview with CPJ,…

Press freedom in South Africa

April 3, 2011 5:09 PM EDT

On April 3, SW Radio Africa aired an interview with CPJ Africa Advocacy Program Coordinator Mohamed Keita on South African Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe’s recent comments about press freedom in South Africa. Click here to listen to the interview (starts at 9:30)

Syria frees Reuters reporter, photographer missing

April 1, 2011 5:21 PM EDT

Reuters quotes CPJ’s Executive Director Joel Simon in an article released on April 1 about a freed Reuters reporter and a missing photographer in Syria. Click here for the full story

Journalists detained in Libya, Syria, Yemen; 1 dead in Iraq

April 1, 2011 4:42 PM EDT

New York, April 1, 2011–Al-Jazeera said today that Libyan authorities re-arrested four of its journalists just hours after they had been released. A Syrian journalist who spoke critically of Libyan government policies was also reported in state custody. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the ongoing attacks on the press in Libya, and calls on…