Bosnia and Herzegovina / Europe & Central Asia

Talking about genocide prevention in the shadow of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camps brings an intense and unique gravity to the discussions. The academic presentations cannot extract themselves from the looming presence of the barbed wires and grim towers surrounding the Nazis’ most infamous death factory.

Attacks and developments throughout the region

Iraq, Somalia drive the 2007 toll to 65

Journalist Deaths Hit Decade Peak Half in Iraq; record number in Somalia

Attacks & Developments Throughout the Region

Armenia Germany/Poland Poland Bosnia Italy Portugal Bulgaria Lithuania Romania Croatia Macedonia Serbia Cyprus Moldova Switzerland Denmark Netherlands ARMENIA • On May 25, authorities denied independent television station A1+ a broadcasting license for the 12th time. According to press reports, the National Commission on Television and Radio justified the rejection by saying that competitors submitted stronger…

News from the Committee to Protect Journalists

By Mathew HansenHundreds of journalists have been killed over 15 years, many on the orders of government officials. Few cases are ever solved. In the Fall/Winter 2006 edition of Dangerous Assignments

CPJ Update November 2006 News from the Committee to Protect Journalists Return to front page | See previous Updates

13 Confirmed cases of journalists killed in Iraq by U.S. Forces (March 2003-August 2005)