2012 - Page 57 of 109 - Committee to Protect Journalists

Turkish journalist Adem Özköse, pictured Monday at the Istanbul office of his newspaper Milat, and freelance cameraman Hamit Coşkun were released Saturday from detention in Syria. (AP/Chris Torchia)

Syria detains journalists, releases others

May 14, 2012 5:49 PM EDT

New York, May 14, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Syria’s release of several journalists and press freedom activists over the weekend, but condemns the continued detention of at least nine journalists–and likely several more–including two journalists arrested without charge in the past month.

Audio slideshow: Supporting family of Anton Hammerl

May 14, 2012 5:05 PM EDT

Freelance photographer Anton Hammerl was killed in Libya on April 5, 2011. Friends of Hammerl are holding an auction May 15 to raise funds for his three children. James Foley elaborates.

Togo must investigate, discipline security officers

May 14, 2012 3:20 PM EDT

New York, May 14, 2012- Togolese authorities should ensure that security forces allow journalists to do their jobs and that officers involved in acts of abuse are held to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists stated in a letter to Togo’s security minister.

Journalist detained by Mali state security over document

May 14, 2012 12:24 PM EDT

On May 12, 2012, intelligence agents in the capital Bamako summoned editor Biram Fall of the private biweekly Le Prétoire for interrogation, according to local news reports and Agence France-Presse.

Police shielded parliamentarian and former state governor Bukola Saraki, left, from journalists after he was questioned by a police fraud unit. (247nigerianewsupdate.com)

Nigeria journalists obstructed on World Press Freedom Day

May 11, 2012 4:50 PM EDT

On World Press Freedom Day last week, Nigeria’s Information Minister, Labaran Maku, publicly asserted that the country’s media “is one of the freest in the universe.” On paper, Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution guarantees the freedom of the press to “uphold…the responsibility and accountability of the government to the people.” But seven journalists who attempted to put…

In DRC, journalists detained without charge for two days

May 11, 2012 4:12 PM EDT

New York, May 11, 2012–Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo must immediately release two journalists who have been detained without charge since Wednesday over their story criticizing a government official, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Pakistani journalist killed by gunmen

May 11, 2012 2:45 PM EDT

New York, May 11, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the murders of a local Pakistani journalist, his brother, and a friend, and calls on authorities to immediately investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice.

Debris and the belongings of passengers killed in the jet crash are being found around the wreckage site. (Reuters/Duyeh Cidayu)

Five journalists killed in jet crash in Indonesia

May 11, 2012 2:16 PM EDT

New York, May 11, 2012–Five journalists were killed in Indonesia on Wednesday when a jetliner slammed into Mount Salak, a volcano south of Jakarta, during a demonstration flight, according to news reports.

CPJ condemns attacks against Honduran journalists

May 10, 2012 4:37 PM EDT

New York, May 10, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned about a recent wave of violence and intimidation against journalists in Honduras, including the abduction of a radio journalist and two attacks on television journalists.

Several Internet users in China are now unable to access Weibo, the popular microblog platform. (Reuters)

Chinese microblog regulates, suspends users–again

May 10, 2012 3:40 PM EDT

Pity those of us who monitor the ups and downs of China’s popular microblog platform, Sina Weibo. For every story its users spread in defiance of local censorship, there follows a clampdown. Whether it’s the latest strike against rumors, or real name registration, or newly banned keywords, there’s always another restriction in the works as…