Transition to Trump: Why U.S. needs to be global leader in protecting strong encryption
January 5, 2017 12:43 PM ET
As a new presidential administration prepares to take over the U.S., CPJ examines the status of press freedom, including the challenges journalists face from surveillance, harassment, limited transparency, the questioning of libel laws, and other factors....
Transition to Trump: What Obama's Freedom of Information legacy means for press
December 27, 2016 10:30 AM ET
As a new presidential administration prepares to take over the U.S., CPJ examines the status of press freedom, including the challenges journalists face from surveillance, harassment, limited transparency, the questioning of libel laws, and other factors....
CPJ calls on Egypt to lift travel ban on blogger Esraa Abdel Fattah
December 23, 2016 3:37 PM ET
New York, December 23, 2016--Egypt must lift the travel ban imposed on Esraa Abdel Fattah, an Egyptian blogger, columnist, and social media activist, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Abdel Fattah has been under a travel ban for nearly...
Thai legislation threatens online freedoms
December 16, 2016 1:04 PM ET
Bangkok, December 16, 2016--Thailand's cabinet and king should scrap legislation that would give authorities sweeping new powers to censor the internet based on vague and broad criteria, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The military-appointed National Legislative Assembly...
Security risk for sources as US border agents stop and search journalists
December 9, 2016 5:02 PM ET
French-American photojournalist Kim Badawi did not go home to Texas for Thanksgiving this year. He didn't want to risk a repeat of November last year, when he says U.S. border security detained him at Miami airport and interrogated him...
In China, foreign correspondents continue to face harassment, restrictions
November 15, 2016 5:00 PM ET
Conditions for foreign correspondents in China remain difficult, with journalists reporting cases of harassment, surveillance, and restrictions on where they can work, according to findings by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China....
Montreal police spied on La Presse reporter Patrick Lagacé
October 31, 2016 6:24 PM ET
New York, October 31, 2016--Montreal police have been tracking an iPhone belonging to La Presse reporter Patrick Lagacé since the beginning of the year, the journalist's paper reported today. Canadian courts authorized 24 warrants to surveil Lagacé's phone, according to...
Connecting Cuba
September 28, 2016 9:00 AM ET
Executive Summary: Cuba’s media vitally transformed but cautious approach is slowing progress By Carlos Lauría A lively blogosphere, an increasing number of news websites carrying investigative reporting and news commentary, and an innovative breed of independent reporters who are critical...