By Samantha Libby on
As election day approached in Egypt, the International Press Institute asked that the future president protect press freedom with the country. Citing the case of the Al-Jazeera journalists, the Daily News Egypt referenced CPJ’s imprisoned and killed census from 2013.
Samantha Libby, CPJ’s digital manager, has worked in freedom of expression and human rights in Ethiopia, Vietnam, Kalimantan, and West Papua. She has also investigated the domestic and international arms trade. She is a playwright, artist, and an award-winning writer.