November 2011 - Page 8 of 8 - Committee to Protect Journalists

The Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. (Reuters/Benoit Tessier)

CPJ condemns attack on French satirical weekly

November 2, 2011 2:45 PM EDT

New York, November 2, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by today’s firebomb attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and the disabling of its website by unknown hackers. The attacks appear to be in retaliation for the paper’s spoof edition, “guest edited” by the Prophet Muhammad.

Independent editor imprisoned in Azerbaijan

November 1, 2011 5:00 PM EDT

New York, November 1, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the prosecution and imprisonment of Avaz Zeynally, editor-in-chief of the independent daily Khural, and calls on Azerbaijani authorities to release him immediately.

Guatemalan journalist flees city after threats, harassment

November 1, 2011 4:51 PM EDT

New York, November 1, 2011–A Guatemalan newspaper columnist has faced intimidation and harassment after writing a piece that raised questions about the disappearance of a person in the western city of Panajachel. The journalist, Lucía Escobar, said she fled the city on Friday after growing fearful.

Journalist Group fears for Syrian media writers

November 1, 2011 4:20 PM EDT

Ongoing strife in Syria continues to take a toll on journalists as more reporters and bloggers have gone missing in recent days. CPJ reports that 3 individuals have vanished in the past week, adding to the growing list of disappeared media workers this year. Democracy Now! as well as the Beirut based NowLebanon.com covered the…