Body armor must match threat in Venezuela and Ukraine
February 21, 2014 3:43 PM ET
Covering street violence is one thing. Covering gunfire is another. This week, firearms were unexpectedly introduced into ongoing clashes between protesters and police in two parts of the world, raising the threat level faced by journalists trying to cover...
Journalists under fire covering protests in Venezuela
February 20, 2014 5:19 PM ET
New York, February 20, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the wave of violence against and harassment and detentions of journalists covering protests in Venezuela in recent days and calls on authorities to ensure the press can work safely. The...
Press under threat on anniversary of Libyan revolution
February 19, 2014 6:36 PM ET
New York, February 19, 2014--A recent wave of anti-press violations, including repressive legislation, abductions, and physical attacks, threatens to set back the steps Libya has taken toward democracy since the revolution that removed the late Muammar Qaddafi from power, the...
Journalist among dead in Ukraine protests
February 19, 2014 3:03 PM ET
New York, February 19, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply troubled by the murder of a journalist and reports that pro-government groups are targeting journalists covering nationwide protests in Ukraine. The demonstrations have left at least 26 people...
Assailants target media outlets in Karachi
February 18, 2014 5:21 PM ET
New York, February 18, 2014--Pakistani authorities should launch an efficient investigation into attacks against media outlets in Karachi and ensure the perpetrators are held to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
DRC journalist dies from wounds suffered in rebel attack
February 18, 2014 3:43 PM ET
New York, February 18, 2014--A journalist in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo died on Sunday from gunshot wounds he sustained in a shootout between Congolese troops and Ugandan rebels, according to news reports....
Cameron must consider UK press freedom's global example
February 18, 2014 12:01 AM ET
Each year, members of the Global Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organizations gather to discuss threats to journalists around the world and plan action. Usually, we focus on frontline countries where journalists face life and death issues. But as...
Somali authorities detain two radio directors without charge
February 14, 2014 12:22 PM ET
Nairobi, February 14, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned by reports that two radio directors in the capital, Mogadishu, were arrested and held without charge for two days by Somalia's National Security Agency. Somalia authorities detained two...
Venezuelan authorities take foreign cable station off the air
February 13, 2014 3:34 PM ET
Bogotá, February 13, 2014--Venezuelan authorities took a Colombian news station off the air on Wednesday after the station aired coverage of anti-government protests that have left three people dead and dozens injured, according to the station and news reports....
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