October 2013 - Page 2 of 5 - Committee to Protect Journalists

Somalia, it’s time for action

October 25, 2013 2:41 PM EDT

On the morning of Tuesday, October 22, 2013, Somali television journalist Mohamed Mohamud, nicknamed “Tima’ade,” was seriously wounded when unknown armed men attacked him on his way home from work. He was shot more than five times. Colleagues and local residents in Wadajir district, where the attack took place, immediately rushed him to Madina Hospital in…

In this screenshot, Kenyan Police Chief David Kimaiyo holds a press conference on October 23 in which he harshly criticizes the press. (K24TV)

Kenyan police threaten press — Press fights back!

October 24, 2013 6:06 PM EDT

On Wednesday, David Kimaiyo, Kenya’s inspector general of police, launched a tirade at the Kenyan press, threatening to arrest and prosecute two journalists for their coverage of the Westgate Mall rescue operation.

Two journalists are being held on libel charges after writing a critical article on President Koroma, seen here. (AFP/Pius Utomi Ekpei)

In Sierra Leone, journalists held on libel, sedition charges

October 24, 2013 6:02 PM EDT

Lagos, Nigeria, October 24, 2013–Authorities in Sierra Leone should immediately release two reporters being held on charges of sedition and libel in connection with a story criticizing President Ernest Bai Koroma, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Investigative journalist imprisoned in Macedonia

October 24, 2013 5:41 PM EDT

New York, October 24, 2013–Authorities in Macedonia should reverse on appeal the conviction of a prominent investigative journalist who has been imprisoned since May, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Ali Anouzla still in jail as government blocks Lakome

October 24, 2013 10:42 AM EDT

Moroccan editor Ali Anouzla’s arrest on September 17 in connection with an article published on his website has prompted an unprecedented wave of regional and international solidarity with a jailed Arab journalist.

In China, journalist held for alleging financial wrongdoing

October 23, 2013 3:01 PM EDT

New York, October 23, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate release of a Chinese journalist who has been detained since Friday after publishing a series of reports alleging financial misdeeds at a partly state-owned construction equipment company.

Somali gunmen attempt to kill a Universal TV journalist

October 22, 2013 2:17 PM EDT

Nairobi, October 22, 2013–Somali authorities must work quickly to identify the motive in today’s murder attempt on a broadcast reporter and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The journalist, Mohamed Mohamud, has been hospitalized with serious injuries.

Five journalists injured in bomb attack in Thailand

October 22, 2013 12:22 PM EDT

Bangkok, October 22, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the recent roadside bomb attack that injured five reporters in southern Thailand and calls on both sides of the region’s insurgent conflict to refrain from attacks that imperil journalists.

Pressure on Venezuela’s media worsening

October 18, 2013 1:47 PM EDT

During his 14 years in power, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez tried to muzzle critical news organizations. Chávez died in March, but the pressure on Venezuela’s remaining independent media outlets is only getting worse under his successor.

CPJ launches US report

October 18, 2013 1:09 PM EDT

The report–which was written by Leonard Downie, Jr., Arizona State University journalism professor and former Washington Post executive editor, with additional reporting by Sara Rafsky, CPJ’s research associate for the Americas–received widespread coverage in the United States, including on CNN’s Reliable Sources, Huffington Post Live, and NPR’s On the Media.