Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of May 22
May 23, 2016 9:44 AM ET
Prison sentences for newspaper editors Istanbul's 13th Court for Serious Crimes sentenced Eren Keskin and Reyhan Çapan, former editor and news editor, respectively, of the pro-Kurdish daily newspaper Özgür Gündem, to three years and nine months in prison each...
Why Trump's insults of journalists must be taken seriously
May 18, 2016 12:05 PM ET
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has called the mainstream media "crooked" "unfair" "troublemakers" and The New York Times a failing, "SAD!" newspaper "full of boring lies." Individual reporters are "liars" and "bimbos," according to his tweets....
UN review of Hungary shows country 'treats human rights as a public enemy'
May 13, 2016 1:33 PM ET
On May 9, a stern review of Hungary's conduct in human rights issues and press freedom was released at the United Nations Human Rights Council. The report, drafted by the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, listed concerns...
Mexican newspaper faces harassment
May 12, 2016 12:18 PM ET
Mexico City, May 12, 2016 - The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the increasing harassment of the Mexican daily newspaper Vanguardia and its staff. In recent weeks, Vanguardia's website was attacked, police raided its owner's ranch, a former...
Hackers, lawmaker put reporters at risk in Ukraine
May 11, 2016 1:48 PM ET
New York, May 11, 2016 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the publication of the personal details of thousands of journalists and media workers who have reported from eastern Ukraine. CPJ also denounced a member of the Ukrainian...
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of May 8
May 9, 2016 9:21 AM ET
Police detain two men on suspicion of plotting attack on newspaper Police detained two men suspected of planning to attack the printing house of leading pro-government daily Sabah today, the newspaper reported. According to Sabah, suspects Hasan K and...
Egyptian government clash with Journalists Syndicate marks turning point in censorship fight
May 5, 2016 5:41 PM ET
A standoff this week between Egyptian authorities and the country's influential Journalists Syndicate could mark a turning point in the fight for media control that has raged since before President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi took office....
CPJ concerned by climate for free expression in Nepal
May 3, 2016 5:06 PM ET
New York, May 3, 2016 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today said it is alarmed by Nepal's decision to expel Canadian social media user Robert Penner. Immigration authorities revoked Penner's visa because of his social media posts, which are...
Abe administration throttles media independence, journalists and UN say
May 3, 2016 4:22 PM ET
Late in 2015, the Japanese government asked David Kaye, the U.N. special rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, to reschedule a visit planned for December. At the time, some news outlets speculated that the administration...
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