CPJ welcomes Indian Supreme Court decision protecting online speech
March 24, 2015 9:08 AM ET
Manila, March 24, 2015--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the judgment by the Indian Supreme Court today that struck down as unconstitutional Section 66A of the country's Information Technology Act. Section 66A criminalized, among other types of speech, the transmission...
Acclaimed journalist Marques de Morais on trial for defamation in Angola
March 23, 2015 6:15 PM ET
On Tuesday, less than a week after receiving an award for his journalism from the London-based freedom of expression group Index on Censorship, veteran journalist Rafael Marques de Morais will stand trial in Angola on charges of criminal defamation....
Turkish parliament passes restrictive Internet bill
March 20, 2015 2:43 PM ET
New York, March 20, 2015--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed at the passage of a bill late Thursday by Turkish Parliament. The bill will allow Turkish cabinet members to ban websites deemed harmful to national security without a court...
Myanmar convicts two journalists on defamation charges
March 19, 2015 1:14 PM ET
New York, March 19, 2015--Two journalists in Myanmar were convicted of defamation on Wednesday and sentenced to two months in jail, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the convictions and calls on authorities in Myanmar to...
In blocking websites, France abandons role as guardian of free speech
March 19, 2015 10:32 AM ET
Attempts by the French government this week to use vague legislation to block five websites for "condoning terrorism" would be troubling anywhere, but it is especially tragic coming from the country that gave us the champion of free speech...
In Algeria, editor sentenced to three years on blasphemy charges
March 16, 2015 3:36 PM ET
On February 24, 2015, a court in the city of Oran sentenced Mohamed Sharki in absentia to three years and a fine of 200,000 Algerian dinars (US$2,000) on charges of blasphemy, according to news reports and the regional human rights...
In Russia, last key suspect charged in 2000 murder of Igor Domnikov
March 11, 2015 3:55 PM ET
New York, March 11, 2015--Moscow investigators today charged former regional governor Sergei Dorovskoi in the 2000 attack on Novaya Gazeta journalist Igor Domnikov that led to the journalist's death, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the...
Nigeria police detain, charge journalists for reporting on oil tycoon
March 11, 2015 10:57 AM ET
Nigerian police arrested Emmanuel Fateman, assistant editor of the Abuja-based National Waves magazine, and Joseph Jolayemi, a graphics editor for the magazine, on December 16, 2014, and held them without charge for more than two months, according to news reports....
CPJ urges Egypt to adopt more open press climate
March 9, 2015 2:11 PM ET
Dear President el-Sisi: The Committee to Protect Journalists, an international press freedom organization, is writing to express its concern about the climate for press freedom in Egypt and to follow up on meetings we had last month with several high-level officials in your administration.
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