Kerry Paterson is the research associate for CPJ’s Africa program. She was an associate editor of the Journal for International Law and International Relations, and has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières, the Women’s Media Center’s Women Under Siege, and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Division of Global Health and Human Rights. Paterson has engaged in health and…
Simegnish “Lily” Mengesha is a journalist, media consultant, and translator, who has served most recently as director of the Ethiopian Environment Journalists Association. An outspoken advocate for freedom of expression, she has worked with foreign news outlets such as Wall Street Journal, Voice of America, and the BBC. Mengesha is currently a Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow…
Kerry Paterson is the research associate for CPJ’s Africa program. She was an associate editor of the Journal for International Law and International Relations, and has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières, the Women’s Media Center’s Women Under Siege, and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Division of Global Health and Human Rights. Paterson has engaged in health and…
A strong believer in individual privacy and personal freedom, Staff Technologist Tom Lowenthal is CPJ’s resident expert in operational security and surveillance self-defense. He is also a freelance journalist on security and tech policy matters. The fingerprint of his GPG public key is 1ADE 9951 1A97 95FA 3557 53DC 51E7 1B75 4A09 B187. Follow him…
Bob Dietz, coordinator of CPJ’s Asia Program, has reported across the continent for news outlets such as CNN and Asiaweek. He has led numerous CPJ missions, including ones to Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. Follow him on Twitter @cpjasia and Facebook @ CPJ Asia Desk.
Oday Hatem is an Iraqi journalist and press freedom advocate. He cofounded the Press Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq in 2006 and was elected its president twice. He resigned and fled to France in 2014. He is a recipient of the 2009 French Medal for Freedom of Expression.