Critical Brazilian blogger shot to death
December 26, 2014 1:51 PM ET
New York, December 26, 2014--Brazilian authorities must thoroughly investigate Tuesday's murder of a Brazilian blogger and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Marcos de Barros Leopoldo Guerra, who wrote a critical blog in Ubatuba,...
China is world's worst jailer of the press; global tally second worst on record
December 17, 2014 12:01 AM ET
More than 200 journalists are imprisoned for their work for the third consecutive year, reflecting a global surge in authoritarianism. China is the world’s worst jailer of journalists in 2014. A CPJ special report by Shazdeh Omari...
In China, mainstream media as well as dissidents under increasing pressure
December 17, 2014 12:01 AM ET
In 2014, a record number of journalists imprisoned in China was documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists. The 44 in prison this year is an increase from 32 in 2013, and is the largest figure for China since...
Blogger detained in Vietnam amid clampdown on dissent
December 8, 2014 10:24 AM ET
Bangkok, December 8, 2014--Nguyen Quang Lap was detained on Saturday by police in Ho Chi Minh City, the second blogger to be arrested in as many weeks in Vietnam, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the...
Legacy of Rwanda genocide includes media restrictions, self-censorship
December 8, 2014 12:01 AM ET
Twenty years after massacres, Rwanda stable but its media restricted The Rwandan government has taken great strides in bringing stability to the country since the 1994 genocide that claimed 800,000 lives, but moves to allow greater press freedom have been...
Vietnamese blogger 'Mother Mushroom' fears arrest for Facebook activity
November 7, 2014 1:14 PM ET
New York, November 7, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists is greatly concerned about the safety of Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, who has been repeatedly questioned by local police in Nha Trang about her activity on Facebook, and says...
Undercover in Vietnam: Room for debate frees up but bloggers remain imprisoned
September 30, 2014 10:44 AM ET
In the final part of CPJ's "Undercover in Vietnam" series on press freedom in Vietnam, Southeast Asia Representative Shawn Crispin reveals how prominent blogger Nguyen Van Hai remains behind bars for his critical writing despite the margin for debate opening....
Undercover in Vietnam: Exile is high price reporters pay for press freedom
September 29, 2014 10:07 AM ET
In the third of CPJ's four-part "Undercover in Vietnam" series on press freedom in Vietnam, CPJ Southeast Asia Representative Shawn Crispin interviews a reporter living in exile after challenging the censorship imposed in newsrooms. The final part, to be published...
Undercover in Vietnam: Bloggers play risky game of cat-and-mouse to report
September 25, 2014 11:03 AM ET
In the first of a four-part "Undercover in Vietnam" series on press freedom in Vietnam, CPJ Southeast Asia Representative Shawn Crispin explores the risks bloggers take so they can cover news events and protests. Under near-constant surveillance and with the...
Uighur blogger Ilham Tohti sentenced to life in prison on separatism charges
September 23, 2014 2:34 PM ET
New York, September 23, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists denounces the life term handed down by a Chinese court today to Ilham Tohti, a prominent Uighur blogger and academic, and calls for his unconditional release. Tohti was found guilty...