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Gunmen attack freelance reporter in the Philippines

March 11, 2013 3:12 PM EDT

New York, March 11, 2013–Authorities in the Philippines should bring to justice the perpetrators responsible for a March 6 attack on a freelance journalist, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

A security guard confronts a photographer at the entrance of the compound where Liu Xia lives in Beijing December 10, 2010, after her husband was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (Reuters/David Gray)

Hong Kong journalists beaten in Beijing

March 11, 2013 12:53 PM EDT

Hong Kong, March 11, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Friday’s attack in Beijing on two Hong Kong journalists outside the home of Liu Xia, the wife of jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo.

Jail for reporting on women in Mangalore, Mogadishu

March 8, 2013 1:31 PM EST

Today marks International Women’s Day. Hashtags like #IWD and #InternationalWomensDay have been trending on Twitter. Among the twitterati who voiced their support for women’s rights was Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He tweeted: PM: Let me reiterate in this House the commitment of our govt. to ensuring the dignity, safety and security of every woman…

Celebrated China journalist leaves newspaper

March 6, 2013 1:40 PM EST

Veteran investigative journalist Wang Keqin left his job at a prominent Chinese newspaper on February 25, 2013. An Agence France-Presse report citing two journalists who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal said that Wang was pressured into leaving by management at the Economic Observer.

In front of the Parliament building in Islamabad on January 28, journalists demonstrate a spate of recent killings. (Reuters/Faisal Mahmood)

From Islamabad to Hyderabad, journalist safety at issue

March 5, 2013 5:20 PM EST

Owais Toheed, head of ARY News, cancelled his speaking slot for Wednesday at the conference I’m attending in Islamabad. Organized by UNESCO, the Open Society Foundations, Intermedia, and International Media Support, the meeting’s title says it all: International Conference on Safety and Security of Journalists in Pakistan. The reason Toheed couldn’t attend is because he…

Sri Lanka seeks to ID sources for Channel 4 film

March 5, 2013 5:09 PM EST

New York, March 5, 2013–The Sri Lankan Defense Ministry says it wants to identify sources who provided information to the UK-based broadcaster Channel 4 for a new documentary alleging that government forces committed war crimes during the country’s long civil conflict, The Divaina, a Sinhala-language daily, reported today. In response, the producer issued a statement…

CPJ condemns attack on pregnant Indonesian reporter

March 5, 2013 2:59 PM EST

New York, March 5, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns an attack on Saturday against a pregnant journalist covering a land dispute in East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. CPJ calls on authorities to conduct an immediate and thorough investigation that leads to the apprehension of all those who participated in the brutal assault, which the journalist said…

German TV crew attacked while filming in China

March 4, 2013 5:24 PM EST

New York, March 4, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Chinese authorities to bring criminal charges against assailants who attacked a German TV crew in the city of Sanhe, approximately 30 miles east of Beijing.

Veteran Pakistani journalist gunned down in Baluchistan

March 1, 2013 2:36 PM EST

March 1, 2013, New York–Pakistani authorities should investigate today’s murder of a journalist in the country’s restive Baluchistan province, determine the motive, and apprehend the perpetrators immediately, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Draft media law a step backward for Burma

March 1, 2013 1:04 PM EST

Bangkok, March 1, 2013–Draft legislation designed to govern the media in Burma threatens to reverse fragile press freedom gains recently achieved under President Thein Sein’s democratic reform program, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.