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New attempts to rein in train crash coverage in China

August 1, 2011 4:46 PM EDT

New York, August 1, 2011–Chinese propaganda authorities renewed their orders to media groups late Friday not to report on last week’s train crash or its aftermath after their initial bans on coverage were widely disregarded, according to international news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists said today that popular outcry in China at the crash…

More safety guidelines for Pakistan’s field reporters

August 1, 2011 4:40 PM EDT

Pakistan’s journalists, watching the domestic stories they are covering become increasingly more dangerous, have started taking safety matters into their own hands. Zaffar Abbas, editor at the English-language daily Dawn, just forwarded to me a safety guide for journalists he has been circulating around his paper. His explanation:

News editor arrested in Bangladesh

August 1, 2011 3:06 PM EDT

New York, August 1, 2011–Police in Bangladesh should either charge or release a news editor arrested Sunday, whose detention may be linked to his writing on government corruption, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Afghan journalist killed in insurgent attack

July 28, 2011 3:23 PM EDT

New York, July 28, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists mourns the death of Ahmad Omaid Khpalwak, a BBC and Pajhwok Afghan News reporter, in violence between insurgents and security forces in central Afghanistan today.

Editor faces anti-royal charges in Thailand

July 28, 2011 2:12 PM EDT

Bangkok, July 28, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned by the anti-royal charges filed against Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, a political activist and former editor-in-chief of the Voice of Taksin and Red Power partisan newsmagazines.

Concerns rise about jailed Vietnamese blogger

July 27, 2011 2:07 PM EDT

Bangkok, July 27, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned about the health of Nguyen Van Hai, a Vietnamese blogger held in government detention since April 2008, and calls for his immediate and unconditional release on humanitarian grounds.

Chinese journalist targeted in hacking attack

July 26, 2011 4:23 PM EDT

New York, July 26, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a hacking attack on a Chinese journalist’s e-mail account reported by her employer on Saturday. The attack originated from a region of China where the journalist was investigating child trafficking.

Chinese rescue workers by the wreckage of train cars in Wenzhou on Sunday. (AP/Color China Photo)

China obstructs train disaster reporting

July 25, 2011 3:21 PM EDT

New York, July 25, 2011–Information authorities should allow open reporting on Saturday’s high-speed rail crash in Zhejiang province, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Schlesinger: ‘Media, Murdoch, and social responsibility’

July 22, 2011 2:37 PM EDT

CPJ board member David Schlesinger, who is the chairman of Thomson Reuters in China, delivered a speech today at a conference sponsored by Caixin magazine. He touched on several current issues, and found lessons in the News of the World case that are relevant to journalists everywhere. And I particularly like his description of China’s…

The highs and lows of investigative reporting in China

July 22, 2011 2:10 PM EDT

Veteran investigative journalist Wang Keqin has always been positive about his chosen career, characterizing media restrictions in China as a cycle with ups and downs. In an interview for CPJ’s October 2010 special report “In China, a debate on press rights,” he told CPJ that “there was a big fall-off in reporting freedom in 2008…