Mehdi Rahmati

CPJ staff and friends are joining many others in the U.S. and other countries for the James W. Foley Freedom Run. The event–a virtual run where supporters can take part from anywhere in the world–is scheduled for October 15, 2016. CPJ will hold its run in New York City. You can join the CPJ team…

Committee to Protect Journalists and Freedom House is holding a session on “Combatting Corruption in Closing Spaces: Implications for Governance,” at the World Bank/IMF 2016 Annual Meetings Civil Society Policy Forum (CSPF). The event is scheduled for October 6, 2016, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

CPJ Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator, Nina Ognianova, will join other panelists to speak on Turkey. Experts on human rights in Turkey, including those who have recently visited, will describe the human rights situation in the country. They will discuss recent history, the coup-attempt in July, and developments since the coup as they relate…

Community of Democracies Working Group on promoting Freedom of Opinion and Expression is holding a high level side event to the UNGA on best practices for safety and protection of journalists on September 23, 2016 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST. This event will provide an opportunity for states, experts and media activists to…

CPJ Advocacy Director, Courtney Radsch, will be participating in tri-annual conference of media development organizations to explore opportunities for collaboration on press freedom issues and between networks. Ms. Radsch will participate in sessions on journalist safety, policy advocacy, and speak at a session on countering violent extremism and the media.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) invite you to a panel discussion to raise awareness on the killings of journalists and the #ProtectJournalists campaign to appoint a Special Representative to the UNSG for the Safety of Journalists, endorsed by a large coalition of supporters.

The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and ICT4Peace will hold a two-day workshop on private sector engagement in responding to the use of the internet and ICT for terrorist purposes at Microsoft office in Sunnyvale, Californina.

On View September 8-11, 2016 Exhibition Reception Thursday, September 8, 6-9 p.m.

CPJ’s Impunity Campaign consultant Elisabeth Witchel will join panelists in a discussion following a preview screening of Jim: The James Foley Story. Foley was kidnapped in November 2012 in Syria. He was missing for almost two years before his captors executed him. Foley’s death alerted the world to the rising risks journalists face covering frontline…

The HOPE conference will take place on July 22, 23, and 24, 2016 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. H.O.P.E. stands for Hackers On Planet Earth, one of the most creative and diverse hacker events in the world. It’s been happening since 1994. CPJ Staff Technologist Tom Lowenthal will be among speakers at…