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Prosecution witness: Myanmar police planned 'trap' for Reuters reporter
April 20, 2018 11:12 AM ET
New York, April 20, 2018--A prosecution witness in the case against two imprisoned Reuters journalists in Myanmar today testified that a police chief ordered officers to trap one of the reporters by handing him "secret documents" during a meeting, according to Reuters and other news reports....
In India, gasoline-filled bottle thrown at journalist's home
April 19, 2018 4:17 PM ET
New Delhi, April 19, 2018--Authorities in India's northeast Meghalaya state must identify and bring to justice those who attacked the house of Patricia Mukhim, editor of the local Shillong Times newspaper, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Two unidentified persons on April 17 threw a gasoline bomb at...
Two journalists assaulted in West Bengal state, India
April 11, 2018 12:55 PM ET
New Delhi, April 11, 2018--Authorities in West Bengal state must identify and bring to justice those who assaulted Biplab Mondal, a photojournalist with the Times of India Kolkata city bureau, and Manas Chattopadhyay, a reporter with the regional ETV Bharat television channel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Weight of legal cases and threats leave India's journalists feeling exposed and alone
April 10, 2018 10:00 AM ET
The media is in the worst state India has ever seen. That is how several journalists described the current climate in dozens of conversations with CPJ during a trip to Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi earlier this year. While the threats they outlined--political pressure, self-censorship, defamation suits, and attacks--are not...
China arrests journalist for 'spreading rumors' after he reported on Yili Group
April 6, 2018 3:54 PM ET
Taipei, April 6, 2018--Chinese authorities should immediately release from custody journalist Zou Guangxiang and stop harassing the media for doing its job, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
CPJ calls for full access to Geo TV to be restored
April 3, 2018 4:45 PM ET
Washington, D.C., April, 3, 2018--CPJ today expressed concern over reports that the privately owned Pakistani television channel Geo TV is not accessible throughout parts of the country including Karachi, Lahore, and Multan, despite government assertions that authorities have taken no steps to block it....
Rappler fights to survive amid rising threats to journalists in the Philippines
April 3, 2018 12:42 PM ET
On January 15, the Philippines' Securities and Exchange Commission ruled that online news group Rappler had violated laws barring foreign ownership and control of local media, and moved to revoke its registration....
Indian authorities must investigate deaths of journalists hit by car
March 29, 2018 4:03 PM ET
New Delhi, March 29, 2018--Authorities in India's Bihar state must conduct a thorough investigation into the killing of Navin Nischal, a stringer for the Hindi-language daily Dainik Bhaskar, and Vijay Singh, a freelance contributor to local magazines, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Indian reporter hit by truck, dies after investigating 'sand mafia'
March 27, 2018 1:25 PM ET
New Delhi, March 27, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Indian authorities to determine the motive and bring to justice those responsible for the death of journalist Sandeep Sharma in central India's Madhya Pradesh state....