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Iranian journalist dies in Afghanistan

September 22, 2011 4:29 PM EDT

New York, September 22, 2011–Farhad Taqaddosi, a cameraman for Iran’s Press TV, died in a Kabul hospital on Tuesday of injuries he sustained in the Taliban’s September 13 attack on prominent international buildings in Kabul, the station reported.

In India, freelancer charged with antistate activities

September 21, 2011 5:14 PM EDT

New York, September 21, 2011–An Indian journalist who covered police violence in the state of Chhattisgarh was recently arrested on antistate charges that human rights groups say are retaliatory, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Chinese journalist who probed cooking oil scandal is killed

September 20, 2011 4:07 PM EDT

New York, September 20, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Saturday’s fatal stabbing of a TV journalist and calls on Chinese authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into possible journalism-related motives.

In Burma, transition neglects press freedom

September 20, 2011 12:04 AM EDT

Thein Sein’s new civilian government has promised reform, but authorities continue to censor and imprison journalists. Those who report for critical, exile-run media remain at great risk. A CPJ special report by Shawn W. Crispin

Video report: Burma’s undercover heroes

September 20, 2011 12:02 AM EDT

In “Burma’s undercover heroes,” CPJ’s Shawn Crispin describes the vital work being done by reporters for the Democratic Voice of Burma. Working undercover in a highly restricted nation, these journalists are the eyes and ears for the rest of world. They work at great risk of imprisonment and harassment. (2:30) Read our accompanying special report,…

EU tiptoes toward engagement with Burma

September 20, 2011 12:02 AM EDT

A conflicted European Union considers a new approach toward Burma. Press freedom advocates and human rights defenders are wary. By Jean-Paul Marthoz

New strains for Burma’s exile media

September 20, 2011 12:00 AM EDT

As international donors examine their priorities in light of Burma’s new regime, exile-run news media face potential cutbacks. The most critical news reporting on the long-closed nation may be endangered. By Aung Zaw

At a protest in Bangkok, images of the jailed journalist Hla Hla Win. (AP/Sakchai Lalit)

Imprisoned journalists in Burma

September 20, 2011 12:00 AM EDT

Published September 20, 2011Burma has a long record of jailing independent journalists, ranking among the world’s five worst jailers of the press for four consecutive years, CPJ research shows. Journalists are typically charged with violating the country’s censorship laws, among the strictest in the world, or engaging in “antistate” activities such as disseminating information to…

Prime Minister Najib Razak promises legal reforms. (Reuters)

CPJ welcomes Malaysian reform vow

September 16, 2011 12:37 PM EDT

Bangkok, September 16, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s vow to abolish the Printing Presses and Publishing Act, and urges his administration to follow through with additional press freedom-related reforms.On Thursday, during an Independence Day national address, Najib vowed to dismantle two harsh security-related laws–the Internal Security Act and the…

In Nepal, killers of journalists could go free

September 15, 2011 3:27 PM EDT

Dear Prime Minister Bhattarai: We are alarmed by recent reports regarding the planned amnesty of criminal cases pending from past political violence in Nepal and are writing to express our concern that people convicted of killing journalists could go free based on political decisions made by your government.