Indian cartoonist jailed for images criticizing government
September 10, 2012 4:37 PM ET
New York, September 10, 2012--Indian authorities should immediately drop all of the charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi and release him from detention, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.Police in Maharashtra state arrested Trivedi, a 25-year-old freelancer from India's...
Vietnamese journalist jailed for undercover bribery
September 7, 2012 5:01 PM ET
New York, September 7, 2012--A Vietnamese journalist who bribed a police officer during an undercover investigation to expose corruption was sentenced today to four years in prison, according to local and international news reports....
Mission Journal: Putin imposes harsh climate on Russia
September 7, 2012 12:26 PM ET
Record-high temperatures swept most of Europe this summer, but in Moscow the weather, much like the political climate, was chilly. I spent three months in the capital at the invitation of the Russian Union of Journalists, and witnessed how...
Bahrain should scrap life sentence of blogger Alsingace
September 6, 2012 4:51 PM ET
New York, September 6, 2012--Bahraini authorities should toss out the unjust conviction and life sentence handed to an online journalist who was imprisoned for exercising his right to free expression during the country's 2011 popular uprising, the Committee to Protect...
Signs of justice for battered Nigerian photojournalist
September 5, 2012 5:59 PM ET
Hardly ever do Nigerian journalists get justice for assaults suffered in the line of duty. But things may be set to change with the case of Benedict Uwalaka, a photojournalist with Leadership Newspapers, who on August 9 was brutally...
In Jordan, proposed amendments to censor Internet
August 31, 2012 2:21 PM ET
New York, August 31, 2012--Proposed legislation in Jordan would impose significant new restrictions on online news content and reader comments while giving authorities new powers to block domestic and international websites. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the lower...
As Wang is freed, Chinese journalist Shi Tao still held
August 31, 2012 12:42 PM ET
Chinese dissident Wang Xiaoning was released today after serving a 10-year prison term on charges of "incitement to subvert state power," a case built in good part on client information supplied by Yahoo. Wang had used his Yahoo email...
Bolivia charges news outlets with inciting racism
August 30, 2012 3:50 PM ET
Bogotá, August 30, 2012--Bolivian authorities must immediately drop a criminal complaint filed against three media outlets in connection with their coverage of a speech by President Evo Morales, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The news outlets are...
Colombian Supreme Court drops suit against columnist
August 29, 2012 3:34 PM ET
The Colombian Supreme Court announced on August 27, 2012, that it would drop a defamation complaint against prominent journalist Cecilia Orozco Tascón, according to news reports. Five days earlier, the court released a statement saying it would file charges against...
Arrest warrant issued for Tunisian TV director
August 29, 2012 12:48 PM ET
New York, August 29, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about an arrest warrant issued against the head of a Tunisian television station, whose news and programming are often seen as critical of the current government....
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