Alerts by Year:
South Sudanese media regulator bars newspaper from covering Sudan crisis
January 18, 2019 10:05 AM ET
Nairobi, January 18, 2019--South Sudan's state media regulator should immediately lift an order barring a privately-owned newspaper from covering protests in neighboring Sudan and issue a statement guaranteeing the media's right to press freedom and editorial independence, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Jordanian journalist imprisoned over article on private hospital
January 17, 2019 4:26 PM ET
Beirut, January 17, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the imprisonment of Nidal Salameh, a journalist for the website Gerasa News, who was convicted of violating Jordan's Press and Publications Law and the Cybercrime Law....
CPJ concerned about US detention of Iranian TV journalist
January 17, 2019 4:07 PM ET
New York, January 17, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today expressed concern about the detention of Marzieh Hashemi, a TV anchor and documentary filmmaker for the English-language service of Iranian state broadcaster Press TV, and called on the U.S. Department of Justice to disclose the reason for her arrest....
Investigative journalist Ahmed Divela shot dead in Ghana
January 17, 2019 11:40 AM ET
New York, January 17, 2019--Authorities in Ghana should immediately investigate the killing of journalist Ahmed Hussein Suale Divela and ensure that threats against the press are taken seriously, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Local journalist detained in eastern Libya since December 20
January 16, 2019 4:55 PM ET
New York, January 16, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Libyan National Army to release journalist Ismail Bouzreeba al-Zway, who was detained December 20 in the eastern Libyan city of Ajdabiya, according to news reports, local press organizations, and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya....
Hamas forces detain and allegedly assault director of Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate
January 16, 2019 12:10 PM ET
Beirut, January 16, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the detention and alleged assault of Louay al-Ghoul, the executive director of the Gaza branch of the Fatah-affiliated Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate, a journalists' union....
Montenegro jails investigative journalist who reports on organized crime
January 15, 2019 1:43 PM ET
New York, January 15, 2019--A Montenegro court today convicted investigative journalist Jovo Martinović of drug trafficking and being a member of a criminal group, and sentenced him to 18 months in prison, regional media reported. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the sentence and called on authorities to not...
Russia jails blogger for 10 days after sharing video online
January 15, 2019 1:30 PM ET
New York, January 15, 2019 - Russian authorities should immediately release blogger Viktor Toroptsev from jail, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. A court in the city of Amursk, in the Far Eastern region of Khabarovsk, handed a 10-day sentence to Toroptsev yesterday, ostensibly for a traffic violation,...
Iran jails journalist for six years over critical writing
January 14, 2019 3:58 PM ET
Washington D.C., January 14, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the harsh sentence imposed on journalist Hamed Aynehvand and called on Iran to stop persecuting the media for doing their job....
Radio broadcaster killed under suspicious circumstances in the Philippines
January 11, 2019 8:38 AM ET
Bangkok, January 11, 2018--Philippine authorities should conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the killing of Filipino news broadcaster John Michael Decano and bring the assailant to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....