CPJ called on Hong Kong’s government to withdraw a proposal that would limit journalists’ access to information about business leaders. The proposal would obstruct investigative reporting and affect the transparency of businesses, CPJ found. Bob Dietz, CPJ Program Coordinator for Asia, speaks to China’s South China Morning Post, on the downward trend for media with the proposed law. Click…
CPJ has consistently advocated for Burma’s government to repeal restrictive media laws. In a recent report, CPJ research shows all privately run news publications in Burma are forced to publish weekly rather than daily due to stifling pre-publication censorship requirements. Irrawaddy reports on the media censorship climate in Burma–despite reformed media laws, and quotes CPJ Senior Southeast Asia representative,…
As of December 2012, CPJ identified 49 jailed journalists in Turkey. According to CPJ research, the state’s use of broad anti-terrorism charges to jail critical reporting makes the country a leading jailer of journalists.In the Columbia Journalism Review, CPJ Deputy Director, Rob Mahoney, comments on the Turkish government’s use of legislation to silence critical reporters.Click…
According to CPJ research, reporting has become a deadly profession for journalists in Mexico. In an editorial for The Miami Herald, CPJ Senior Americas Program Coordinator, Carlos Lauria, evaluates the ongoing press freedom crisis in Mexico and calls on the country’s new president, Enrique Pena Nieto, to combat the issue. Click here for the full story
CPJ has been monitoring South Sudan’s commitment to freedom of expression and free press since the country gained independence in 2011. This month, CPJ called for investigation into the death of an online reporter, Isaiah Diing Abraham Chan Awuol.Reuters UK quotes CPJ East Africa Consultant, Tom Rhodes, on the press freedom climate in the country. Click here for…
In a December 2 letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, CPJ expressed grave alarm over Israeli airstrikes targeting individual journalists and media facilities in the Gaza Strip between November 18 and 20.According to Agence France Presse’s reporting, Netanyahu’s spokesman, Mark Regev, plans to respond to CPJ’s letter via Israel’s US ambassador. Click here for the…
According to CPJ research, about half of the reporters and journalists jailed at anytime work primarily online. To mitigate the risks of online reporting, CPJ’s newly updated Journalist Security Guide contains an interactive guide to digital safety. WOUB Public Media reports on the growing cyber attacks against journalists and CPJ Internet Advocacy Coordinator, Danny O’Brien,…
On November 20, CPJ honored four courageous journalists who have risked their lives to report on the realities of their regions. Two of the awardees, Dhondup Wangchen and Azimjon Askarov, serving terms in prison, were both unable to receive their awards at the dinner this year.Bloomberg’s coverage of CPJ’s International Press Freedom Awards highlights the high record of…
Awarded CPJ’s 2012 International Press Freedom Award, Kyrgyzstan journalist Azimjon Askarov is serving a life sentence in retaliation for his reporting. In a special report, CPJ documented the torture, lack of evidence, and fabricated charges leading to his sentence. In reference to CPJ’s award to Askarov, The Journal of Turkish Weekly reports on a detailed 115-page document filed by Askarov’s…
CPJ called on Iran to launch an investigation into the suspicious death of imprisoned blogger, Sattar Beheshti. At least two other journalists have died in Iranian custody under suspicious circumstances, CPJ research shows. Reuters reports on the decision of Iran’s parliament to conduct an investigation into Bethesti’s death, with a mention of CPJ’s advocacy. Click here for the full…