Turkish authorities block access to news websites
July 28, 2015 2:24 PM ET
New York, July 28, 2015--Turkish authorities blocked access to at least eight news websites in Turkey on Saturday amid what the government called a counter-terrorism operation, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish authorities to...
Broken promises
July 15, 2015 12:01 AM ET
3. Critical journalists silenced by threats of arrest or violence Harassment of the press from official quarters does not begin or end with the passage of troublesome legislation. Journalists say they are routinely threatened, intimidated, and even attacked, and...
Erdoğan vs the press: Insult law used to silence president's critics
July 6, 2015 5:34 PM ET
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is known for being intolerant of critics. During his third term as prime minister, Turkey was the leading jailer of journalists in the world with more than 60 behind bars at the height of the...
In Turkey, jailed journalist given new prison term as third investigation begins
July 1, 2015 6:23 PM ET
Istanbul, July 1, 2015--Turkish journalist Mehmet Baransu was handed a 10-month jail sentence by an Istanbul court on June 30 for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Twitter, according to reports. Baransu, a columnist and correspondent for the privately owned...
Turkish editor given suspended prison term for insulting Erdoğan on Twitter
June 19, 2015 2:13 PM ET
New York, June 19, 2015--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a suspended prison term given to the editor of the English-language Turkish daily Today's Zaman on Wednesday on charges of insulting then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a July 2014...
In censored Saudi Arabia, Raif Badawi filled a journalistic void
June 17, 2015 4:34 PM ET
On the third anniversary of the arrest of liberal activist and writer Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia, his supporters all over the world are working hard to prevent what may lay ahead: the completion of a 10-year, thousand-lash sentence....
CPJ welcomes Facebook move to add PGP encryption features
June 1, 2015 6:08 AM ET
San Francisco, June 1, 2015--Facebook today announced that it would offer users a field to post PGP encryption keys on their profiles, and that it will use the encryption standard to protect the contents of notification emails. The improvements were...
Burundian authorities crack down on press ahead of elections
April 29, 2015 2:46 PM ET
Nairobi, April 29, 2015--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the harassment of journalists and news outlets in Burundi and calls on authorities to allow them to cover protests ahead of scheduled elections in May and June. Police cut the...
Broadcasting murder: Militants use media for deadly purpose
April 27, 2015 11:01 AM ET
News of the August 19, 2014, murder of journalist James Foley broke not in the media but instead on Twitter. News organizations faced the agonizing questions of how to report on the killing and what portions of the video...