Attacks on the Press: Prison Census 2012: A Worldwide Roundup
February 14, 2013 12:04 AM ET
Worldwide tally reaches highest point since CPJ began surveys in 1990. Governments use charges of terrorism, other anti-state offenses to silence critical voices. Turkey is the world's worst jailer. A CPJ special report...
Vietnamese blogger released from psychiatric institution
February 7, 2013 11:02 AM ET
Vietnamese blogger Le Anh Hung was released on February 5, 2013, about 12 days after he was arrested and held against his will in a psychiatric institution in Hanoi, the national capital, according to news reports....
Vietnam detains blogger who covered corruption
February 1, 2013 11:26 AM ET
Bangkok, February 1, 2013--In a widening crackdown on online expression, Vietnamese security officials have arrested critical independent blogger Le Anh Hung and are holding him against his will in a psychiatric institution, news reports said. The Committee to Protect...
Bangladeshi blogger hospitalized after being stabbed
January 15, 2013 2:14 PM ET
New York, January 15, 2013--Authorities in Bangladesh must immediately investigate Monday's stabbing of a blogger in Dhaka, determine the motive, and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Bloggers imprisoned in mass sentencing in Vietnam
January 9, 2013 6:01 PM ET
Bangkok, January 9, 2013--At least five independent bloggers were sentenced today to harsh jail terms in Vietnam, according to local and international news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns this move and calls on Vietnamese authorities to reverse...
Kuwaiti blogger sentenced for insulting ruler on Twitter
January 9, 2013 5:33 PM ET
New York, January 9, 2013--A Kuwaiti court sentenced an online journalist to prison on Monday for insulting the ruling family on social media, according to news reports. Ayyad al-Harbi was ordered to begin serving the two-year jail sentence immediately, news...