Profiles

Dino Mahtani was a correspondent in West and Central Africa between 2003 and 2007. He is one of Tim’s many friends.

Samboudian Kamara, a senior reporter with Senegal’s state daily Le Soleil, is CPJ’s West and Central Africa correspondent.

Juan Adolfo Fernández Saínz, was a correspondent for the independent news agency Patria when he was arrested in 2003. He was given 15 years in jail, of which he served seven under terrible conditions with little medical care and inadequate food before being exiled in Spain.

Laureano Márquez is a humorist, journalist, author, and actor based in Caracas. His columns appear regularly in the Caracas daily Tal Cual and other national publications, and he is also the author of three books of humor, including the 2004 national bestseller, Código Bochinche. Márquez was the recipient of a CPJ International Press Freedom Award…

Pauline Eiferman is a student at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She is from Paris.

Mariama Keita, a freelance journalist, is an intern in CPJ’s Africa program.

San Francisco-based CPJ Internet Advocacy Coordinator Danny O’Brien has worked globally as a journalist and activist covering technology and digital rights. Follow him on Twitter @danny_at_cpj.