Nancy Sai

Cuba is one of the world’s most censored countries, despite fewer long-term detentions of journalists in recent years, according to CPJ research.  In January, the airing of Latin America’s Telesur TV channel have granted Cubans access to unfiltered news programming, unlike the state-controlled airwaves.  In an interview with the Associated Press, Senior CPJ Americas Program Coordinator,…

CPJ reported on the detention of Somali journalist Abdiaziz Abdinuur for interviewing an internally displaced woman, who claimed she was raped by Somali soldiers while living in a camp last year.  Ahead of UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s meeting with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, CPJ asked Cameron to urge Mohamud to follow through on his commitment to press…

News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, January 2013 CPJ assists record number of journalists in 2012CPJ’s Journalist Assistance program provided support to a record number of journalists in 2012. The organization assisted at least 195 reporters, editors, and photographers from across the globe with legal, financial, medical, exile, and family support. Journalists from East…

CPJ called on Hong Kong’s government to withdraw a proposal that would limit journalists’ access to information about business leaders.  The proposal would obstruct investigative reporting and affect the transparency of businesses, CPJ found. Bob Dietz, CPJ Program Coordinator for Asia, speaks to China’s South China Morning Post, on the downward trend for media with the proposed law.  Click…

CPJ has consistently advocated for Burma’s government to repeal restrictive media laws.  In a recent report, CPJ research shows all privately run news publications in Burma are forced to publish weekly rather than daily due to stifling pre-publication censorship requirements. Irrawaddy reports on the media censorship climate in Burma–despite reformed media laws, and quotes CPJ Senior Southeast Asia representative,…

As of December 2012, CPJ identified 49 jailed journalists in Turkey.  According to CPJ research, the state’s use of broad anti-terrorism charges to jail critical reporting makes the country a leading jailer of journalists.In the Columbia Journalism Review, CPJ Deputy Director, Rob Mahoney, comments on the Turkish government’s use of legislation to silence critical reporters.Click…

According to CPJ research, reporting has become a deadly profession for journalists in Mexico.  In an editorial for The Miami Herald, CPJ Senior Americas Program Coordinator, Carlos Lauria, evaluates the ongoing press freedom crisis in Mexico and calls on the country’s new president, Enrique Pena Nieto, to combat the issue.   Click here for the full story

CPJ has been monitoring South Sudan’s commitment to freedom of expression and free press since the country gained independence in 2011.  This month, CPJ called for investigation into the death of an online reporter, Isaiah Diing Abraham Chan Awuol.Reuters UK quotes CPJ East Africa Consultant, Tom Rhodes, on the press freedom climate in the country.  Click here for…

In a December 2 letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, CPJ expressed grave alarm over Israeli airstrikes targeting individual journalists and media facilities in the Gaza Strip between November 18 and 20.According to Agence France Presse’s reporting, Netanyahu’s spokesman, Mark Regev, plans to respond to CPJ’s letter via Israel’s US ambassador. Click here for the…