Family murdered, Veracruz journalist seeks asylum in US
June 19, 2013 12:00 AM ET
A fellow newspaper photographer phoned him and said he had to get right over to his parents' home because something very bad had happened. When Miguel Angel López remembers seeing when he got there was "just blood. You can't...
Audio: Exiled Somali journalist Abdiaziz Abdinuur
June 19, 2013 12:00 AM ET
In our special report, "Journalists in Exile," CPJ examines the issues facing journalists who are forced to flee their countries due to intimidation, threats, or fear of imprisonment. Abdiaziz, 26, a Somali journalist exiled in Uganda, contributed to local...
Audio: Exiled Afghan journalist Barat Ali Batoor
June 19, 2013 12:00 AM ET
In our special report, "Journalists in Exile," CPJ examines the issues facing journalists who are forced to flee their countries due to intimidation, threats, or fear of imprisonment. Batoor, 29, an Afghan photojournalist, began receiving threats soon after a...
An uneasy homecoming for Burma's exile media
June 13, 2013 12:01 AM ET
The return of exiled Burmese media groups is one of the clearest signs of the country’s improved reporting environment, but the outlets may struggle to compete as Western donors reduce funding. Furthermore, journalists are worried about losing the editorial independence...
In Colombia, 'bacrim' pose new press threat
May 24, 2013 11:57 AM ET
Next to the mayor's office in the northern Colombian town of Caucasia sits a monument to government dysfunction: a half-built public library with broken windows, a water-stained floor, and rusting reinforcement rods protruding from concrete pillars....
Press must be able to work freely in South Sudan
May 22, 2013 11:15 AM ET
Dear President Salva Kiir Mayardit: We are writing to express our deep concern about the deteriorating state of press freedom in your country. In the past six months, CPJ has documented several cases of attacks, intimidation, and detention of journalists by security agents in South Sudan and we are concerned that this harassment has led to self-censorship and even exile among the local press corps. We urge you to use the power of your office to ensure that journalists are allowed to work freely without harassment and censure from state security officials.
As election nears, Iran's journalists are in chains
May 8, 2013 4:55 PM ET
Iran continues to jail dozens of journalists, stifling critical news coverage and commentary. Crucial links to the international community have been cut off as the June presidential vote approaches. A CPJ special report by Sherif Mansour ...
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...