CPJ, partners call on Indonesian president to reopen investigation into journalist’s murder
The Committee to Protect Journalists and five other civil society organizations on Thursday called on Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to order police to reopen the investigation into the murder of journalist Rico Sempurna Pasaribu and his family, with a focus on the alleged involvement of a soldier named Corporal Herman Bukit. The joint letter was…
CPJ supports journalist’s testimony on press freedom in Venezuela submitted to US Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday submitted testimony from Venezuelan journalist Luz Mely Reyes, a recipient of CPJ’s 2018 International Press Freedom Award, to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission ahead of its hearing, “Human Rights in Venezuela: Status and Opportunity,” in Washington. Reyes, co-founder and editor of the Venezuelan outlet Efecto Cocuyo, drew…
CPJ, partners call on Bangladesh to drop ICT case against journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined four other press freedom and human rights organizations on Wednesday in calling on Bangladesh’s government to drop any pending criminal charges against journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu, including in a crimes-against-humanity case. On May 14, Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) revealed Rupa, a former chief reporter and presenter…
Ahead of appeal ruling, CPJ and partners call on Egypt to release Ahmed Douma
In a joint statement, the Committee to Protect Journalists joined several press freedom and human rights organizations on Thursday, urging Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release political writer Ahmed Douma. Douma was arrested on April 6 at the Supreme State Security Prosecution headquarters following a six-hour interrogation and held for nearly two months in…
CPJ, partners condemn multiple journalist arrests in Turkey, demand their release
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 26 other press freedom and human rights organizations Wednesday in condemning the detentions and arrests of at least 11 journalists in the past two weeks leading up to the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7-8. “The targeting of critical journalists also cannot be viewed in isolation,” the statement…
CPJ, partners urge EU to act now on spyware
On July 6, the Committee to Protect Journalists joined over 30 partners in calling on the European Union to address the abuse of spyware in Europe. The statement followed a forensic analysis by Citizen Lab that revealed how Stelios Kouloglou, former Member of the European Parliament and investigative journalist, was targeted and infected with Pegasus…
CPJ, partners condemn targeting of journalists covering South Africa’s anti-migrant protests
The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined seven other media freedom organizations in condemning attacks on foreign nationals and the targeting of journalists covering anti-migrant protests in South Africa. In a joint statement, issued ahead of the June 30 deadline set by the anti-migrant group March and March, the organizations called on its leaders to…
CPJ, partners express urgent concern to NATO over press accreditation denial for Turkey summit in July
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined the International Press Institute and other press freedom and human rights organizations in expressing concern over the denial of accreditation to Turkish journalists hoping to cover NATO’s summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 7-8. Dozens of Turkish journalists, including staff from independent media outlets Halk TV, Sözcü TV, Nefes,…
CPJ, partners call on EU to review approach toward Tunisia amid critical human rights decline
On Friday, the Committee to Protect Journalists and five other press freedom and human rights organizations sent a joint letter to the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling for an immediate change in the EU’s approach toward Tunisia due to a severe human rights decline. The signatories urged von der Leyen to condemn…
CPJ, 230 partners condemn report seeking to criminalize Peruvian journalist Gustavo Gorriti’s investigation
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined more than 230 journalists and press freedom organizations from 18 countries, in a statement calling on the Peruvian attorney general to reject a report recommending criminal charges against Peruvian investigative journalist and 1998 IPFA awardee Gustavo Gorriti, director of investigative news site IDL-Reporteros. The Peruvian Congress approved the final report…