CPJ concerned by arrests, harassment of reporters covering unrest in Ferguson, Missouri
August 14, 2014 1:17 PM ET
New York, August 14, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the attacks on and brief detentions of journalists covering protests in Ferguson, Missouri, over the past week in reaction to the killing of teenager Michael Brown by the...
Police arrest Djibouti journalist covering demonstration
August 12, 2014 3:43 PM ET
Nairobi, August 12, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of Mohamed Ibrahim Waiss, a radio journalist who was taken into custody on Friday in a suburb of the capital, Djibouti City, and accused of incitement and...
Indonesia arrests two French journalists reporting in Papua
August 11, 2014 2:32 PM ET
New York, August 11, 2014--Indonesian authorities have detained two French journalists since last week, according to news reports. Documentary filmmakers Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat were detained after reporting on the separatist movement in the restive eastern region of Papua...
Restrictive broadcast policy in Bangladesh raises concerns
August 6, 2014 6:13 PM ET
This week, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's cabinet approved a restrictive policy governing Bangladesh's broadcast media. While the policy calls for the creation of an independent commission to oversee electronic media--a positive step, in principle--it's unclear how and how quickly...
Blasphemy charges, threats loom for outspoken journalist in Pakistan
August 1, 2014 12:16 PM ET
Forty-nine year-old magazine editor and publisher Shoaib Adil fled his home in the eastern city of Lahore last month and went into hiding with his wife and children. Adil faces threats and possible charges of blasphemy--a crime punishable by life...
CPJ condemns Swaziland editor's prison sentence
July 25, 2014 12:33 PM ET
Cape Town, July 25, 2014--CPJ is appalled by the two-year prison sentence, without the option of a fine, imposed today on editor of The Nation Bheki Makhubu and human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko by the Swaziland High Court in Mbabane....
CPJ calls on Ethiopian government to release imprisoned journalists
July 24, 2014 4:40 PM ET
CPJ is among a group of more than 40 regional and international press freedom and civil society organizations that have signed a joint letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn expressing concern over the recent imprisonment of Ethiopian journalists under...
Four journalists, including three U.S. citizens, detained in Iran
July 24, 2014 3:12 PM ET
New York, July 24, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by a Washington Post report today that says Iran has detained four journalists--three of whom are U.S. citizens--and calls on authorities to release them immediately. Jason Rezaian, a U.S....
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