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Maldives commission renews hope of justice for Rilwan and Rasheed
March 18, 2019 6:00 PM ET
Mission Journal: With a new presidential commission investigating the abduction of Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla and the murder of Yameen Rasheed, CPJ's Asia program research associate Aliya Iftikhar travels to Malé in late February to speak with the bloggers' families about their pursuit of justice, and with authorities about the...
Afghan journalist killed; Islamic State affiliate claims responsibility
March 18, 2019 1:40 PM ET
New York, March 18, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the killing of Afghan journalist Sultan Mahmoud Khairkhwah and calls on authorities to investigate his killing and improve the safety of journalists in the country....
Afghan journalist wounded in assassination attempt
March 12, 2019 1:16 PM ET
New York, March 12, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Afghan authorities to swiftly investigate the attempted assassination of journalist Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi in Helmand province today and bring the perpetrators to justice....
How many journalists are jailed in China? Censorship means we don't know
March 12, 2019 1:14 PM ET
Reporting on China's harassment of journalists has never been easy. Lately it's been getting much harder, which suggests that conditions for the press could be worsening. At least 47 journalists were jailed in China at the time of CPJ's 2018 prison census and I am investigating at least a...
Indian court issues fine, threatens jail time over opinion piece
March 11, 2019 4:48 PM ET
New York, March 11, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today strongly condemned a fine imposed by the Meghalaya state High Court on the publisher and editor of Meghalaya-based daily The Shillong Times....
Indian government threatens to invoke Official Secrets Act against news outlets
March 11, 2019 2:29 PM ET
The government of Narendra Modi, through Attorney General K K Venugopal, on March 6, 2019, threatened to invoke the Official Secrets Act against daily newspaper The Hindu and news agency Asian News International (ANI) for critical reporting on a fighter jet deal in which the government has been accused...
On International Women's Day, CPJ highlights jailed female journalists
March 7, 2019 6:15 PM ET
On International Women's Day, CPJ has highlighted the cases of female journalists jailed around the world in retaliation for their work. At least 33 of the 251 journalists in jail at the time of CPJ's prison census are women. At least one of those--Turkish reporter and artist Zehra Dogan--was...
Myanmar journalists held, assaulted by mining company over news coverage
February 28, 2019 10:31 AM ET
Bangkok, February 28, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the harassment, detention, and assault of two journalists in Myanmar on February 26 and called on the country's authorities to thoroughly investigate the case and hold those responsible to account....
White House setting wrong example at Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi
February 27, 2019 11:11 AM ET
Washington, D.C., February 27, 2019--The White House today barred four journalists from covering a dinner in Hanoi between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, citing "sensitivities over shouted questions," according to news reports. The unusual move came a day after Vietnamese officials relocated the White...
Jammu and Kashmir government pulls advertisements from two major newspapers
February 26, 2019 1:34 PM ET
New Delhi, February 26, 2019--The state government of Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir should reinstate its advertisements in two major local newspapers or provide an acceptable explanation concerning its decision not to do so, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The administration of Governor Satya Pal Malik, who runs...