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Italian journalist Mario De Michele survives shooting attempt
November 18, 2019 3:25 PM ET
Berlin, November 18, 2019 -- Italian authorities must conduct a transparent and thorough investigation into the attempted shooting of journalist Mario De Michele and ensure his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
CPJ joins call for Russian government to drop foreign agent bill
November 18, 2019 2:38 PM ET
The Committee to Protect Journalists today joined nine other international press freedom organizations in signing a statement urging Russia to drop draft legislation that would add individual journalists and bloggers to the country’s list of “foreign agents.”...
CPJ joins statement welcoming changes in inquiry of Daphne Caruana Galizia killing
November 15, 2019 2:55 PM ET
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined eight other international press freedom organizations today in a statement welcoming an announcement that the Maltese government and the family of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia have agreed on the membership of the board appointed to investigate the circumstances of Caruana Galizia’s 2017 killing,...
As Erdoğan visits Trump, Turkey jails more journalists
November 14, 2019 4:58 PM ET
Istanbul, November 14, 2019—Turkey must end its harassment of the press and stop jailing journalists simply for doing their job, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. In the past week, Turkish authorities have jailed at least three journalists, and detained three others overnight, according to reports....
Laws, cheap web filters arm Russia to block news, says Censored Planet
November 7, 2019 11:36 AM ET
When Daniil Kislov tried to view the website of Fergana from his computer in Moscow on November 1, his browser showed him the now-familiar notification that the independent news outlet he directs had been blocked by order of Roskomnadzor, the national agency that regulates the internet in Russia, he...
CPJ deepens database of attacks on the press
November 7, 2019 11:10 AM ET
He couldn’t have known it at the time, but when a Moroccan court sentenced editor Mohammed al-Herd on August 4, 2003, to three years in prison, he was emblematic of a new trend, one that would accelerate and continue to the present day....
CPJ calls for modification of Dutch terrorism bill to protect press freedom
November 4, 2019 12:50 PM ET
Berlin, November 4, 2019 -- Dutch lawmakers should amend a bill that could expose journalists to jail time for reporting from terrorist-controlled areas without government permission, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
European Parliament must push for safeguards for journalists in ‘e-evidence’ proposal
October 30, 2019 5:34 AM ET
Brussels, October 30, 2019—The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed concern today that a proposed European Union regulation on law enforcement access to electronic data lacks sufficient safeguards for journalists. The Regulation on European Production and Preservation Orders is known as the “e-evidence proposal.”...
Bosnian investigative journalist Avdo Avdić receives death threats
October 29, 2019 11:25 AM ET
Berlin, October 29, 2019 -- Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities should swiftly and thoroughly investigate threats made to journalist Avdo Avdić and ensure his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
CPJ calls on Tajik president to ensure journalists can report the news freely and safely
October 25, 2019 11:11 AM ET
CPJ writes to Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to express serious concerns regarding threats to journalists, censorship of independent news outlets and the internet, and restrictions on accreditation of journalists in Tajikistan as the country prepares to hold parliamentary and presidential elections in 2020.