Spain / Europe & Central Asia

We issued the following statement in reaction to the car bomb explosion this morning outside the offices of EITB, a public radio and television broadcaster known for its balanced news coverage with headquarters in Bilbao, the main city of Spain’s Basque Country. The bomb exploded at around 11 a.m. after a warning call from the…

More than 80 journalists flee their home countries in the last year. Iraq and Somalia are the hardest hit. By Elisbeth Witchel and Karen Phillips

March 2008 News from the Committee to Protect Journalists

Attacks and developments throughout the region

February 2008 News from the Committee to Protect Journalists

The Chavez administration pulls a broadcast license as it asserts media muscle

March 2007 News from the Committee to Protect Journalists

By Kristin JonesWatson sees his contributors vanish. In cyberspace, the most repressive law trumps all.

See updated list of 10 Most Censored Countries at: https://cpj.org/reports/2019/09/10-most-censored-eritrea-north-korea-turkmenistan-journalist.php. North Korea tops CPJ’s list of “10 Most Censored Countries”