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Putting Press Freedom at the Heart of Anti-Poverty Efforts

February 12, 2014 2:25 AM EST

Economists and political scientists acknowledge that journalism is vital to development and democracy. By Robert Mahoney

Would-Be Repressors Brandish ‘Ethics’ as Justification

February 12, 2014 2:23 AM EST

Calls for journalists to exercise a sense of responsibility are very often code for censorship. Yet unethical journalism can also imperil the press. By Jean-Paul Marthoz

Finding the Courage to Cover Sexual Violence

February 12, 2014 2:19 AM EST

Coverage of rape can bring journalists swift and unpredictable repercussions, but it can also change attitudes. By Frank Smyth

Attacks on the Press in 2013: Sri Lanka

February 12, 2014 1:31 AM EST

Journalists and news outlets working outside government-approved news media remained under constant pressure and faced attacks even as Sri Lanka prepared to host the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo. In the weeks leading up to the meeting, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay slammed Sri Lanka’s rights record during…

Sri Lankan Tamils hold pictures of family members who disappeared during the war between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam at a protest in Jaffna on November 15. (Reuters)

Indian journalist arrested in Sri Lanka

December 27, 2013 1:40 PM EST

New York, December 27, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called for the immediate release of an Indian journalist and filmmaker who was arrested in Sri Lanka on Wednesday while allegedly filming and photographing a military base.

News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, November 2013

December 5, 2013 12:40 PM EST

Photo credit, Barbara Nitke (CPJ) Journalists honored at CPJ’s annual award ceremony Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef was among four journalists who received CPJ’s 2013 International Press Freedom Award on November 26. Youssef has used humor to report on and criticize government failures to improve the economy and public services, and its efforts to suppress opinion.…

Journalists can help curb gender-based violence

November 22, 2013 10:06 AM EST

Training journalists how to better cover gender-based violence can help challenge attitudes that foster sexual attacks. Helping journalists learn personal skills to safely navigate sexual aggression can help prevent them from becoming victims themselves.

CHOGM leaders should urge media freedom in Sri Lanka

November 5, 2013 2:07 PM EST

Dear Commonwealth Heads of Government: The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was set up more than 40 years ago with the aim of working together toward shared goals of democracy, freedom, peace, and the rule of law. In the past, formal meetings and private retreats at the summit have served as a platform for member states to discuss issues that affect all nations, such as apartheid in South Africa and the electoral dispute in Zimbabwe.

Sri Lanka detains, then releases two visiting journalists

November 1, 2013 12:57 PM EDT

With two weeks to go until the start of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka, the government’s anti-media policies remain a pressing topic. There are two links below to statements by media support groups today relating to the government’s wrongful and heavy handed response to a media workshop held in Colombo this…

Critical Sri Lankan newspaper editor held at knifepoint

August 26, 2013 3:47 PM EDT

New York, August 26, 2013–Five unidentified men entered the Colombo home of a Sunday Leader associate editor and writer early Saturday morning, held her at knifepoint, and searched her home, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Sri Lankan authorities to conduct a thorough and efficient investigation into the attack on…