Profiles

Mudhafar al-Husseini was a reporter, fixer, and translator for The New York Times in Baghdad for two years. He is author of the CPJ Blog series, “Finding Refuge.”

Laritza Diversent, a lawyer and prominent Cuban blogger, is a contributor to the CPJ Blog.

Mohamed Keita is advocacy coordinator for CPJ’s Africa Program. Keita has written about independent journalism and development in sub-Saharan Africa for publications including The New York Times and Africa Review, and has appeared on NPR, the BBC, Al-Jazeera, and Radio France Internationale. Keita has also given presentations on press freedom at the World Bank, U.S….

Slim Boukhdhir is an online journalist in Tunisia who spent eight months in prison for his work.