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U.S. copyright law seen as a tool for those seeking to censor journalism

Email addresses falsely claiming to belong to journalists cite U.S. copyright law in what appears to be a multipronged effort to get news outlets to remove an investigation on gambling in Kenya. The strategy resembles other efforts to use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to quash critical journalism online, from Nigeria to Nicaragua to Ecuador. (Photo: Reuters/Andrew Kelly)

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At least 10 media workers detained amid anti-coup protests in Myanmar, including AP journalist Thein Zaw
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CPJ calls on US and allies to sanction Saudi crown prince in wake of Khashoggi report
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L’Alternative newspaper suspended, director harassed in Togo
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Bangladeshi writer Mushtaq Ahmed dies in jail; cartoonist Kabir Kishore allegedly abused in custody

Attacks on the Press: A record number of journalists were imprisoned worldwide in 2020, while the number murdered in direct reprisal for their work more than doubled from a year earlier. Explore the interactive map.

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How U.S. copyright law and fake Gmail accounts were used to censor a report on gambling in Kenya
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CPJ's Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator Sherif Mansour (center) speaks during a press conference outside the White House in Washington D.C. on February 7, 2019, demanding justice for slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (CPJ)
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CPJ calls on Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani to respect press freedom

The Committee to Protect Journalists writes to Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, and calls on him to condemn the recent intimidation of local news outlets and do everything in his power to ensure the press is able to carry out their work freely and safely without fear of reprisal.

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