Magnus Ag
Assistant Advocacy Director Magnus Ag is a New York-based human rights advocate and journalist. Prior to joining CPJ in 2010, Ag worked as head of section in the Danish Ministry for Science, Technology, and Innovation. He holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in political science from the University of Copenhagen. He speaks English, Danish, and Norwegian. Contact him here or follow him on Twitter @AgMagnus.
A dangerous pursuit
On the day four New York Times journalists were released in Libya, the Times ran an editorial on the dangers facing journalists. The editorial, published on March 21, uses numbers compiled by CPJ to explain what journalists are facing in Libya and around the world. Click here for the full story
CPJ Impact
News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, February 2011 CPJ’s Attacks on the Press launched Global and regional institutions with a responsibility to guard press freedom are largely failing to fulfill their mandate as journalists worldwide continue to face threats, imprisonment, intimidation, and killings, according to Attacks on the Press, a yearly survey released on…
NGO: Press freedoms threatened in Latin America
On February 15, CPJ launched Attacks on the Press in 2010. The California-based newspaper Mercury News ran a story about the report. The article focuses on how threats against journalists and restrictions on press freedoms are increasing throughout Latin America, especially in Venezuela under President Hugo Chavez. Click here for the full story
Two Ivorian journalists tortured
The French daily newspaper Le Figaro ran an AFP story on February 8, about two Ivorian journalists who have been detained without charge for 10 days amid reports that they have been tortured in custody. Le Figaro quotes CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita: “By detaining journalists Aboubacar Sanogo and Yayoro Charles Lopez Kangbé without due…