Alerts by Year:
Colombian journalists receive series of threats over 72 hours
July 18, 2018 6:06 PM ET
New York, July 18, 2018--Colombian authorities should immediately investigate a series of threats against journalists and news outlets in recent days, ensure the journalists' safety, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Syrian reporter killed in clashes in Quneitra province
July 18, 2018 2:34 PM ET
New York, July 18, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the killing of reporter Mustafa Salamah in Syria and urged all parties in the country's ongoing conflict to allow journalists to work freely and safely. Salamah, who worked for the pro-Bashar al-Assad government satellite channel Sama TV, died...
Nigerian Broadcasting Commission closes Ekiti state radio and TV
July 18, 2018 12:10 PM ET
New York, July 18, 2018--The Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the federal government-run broadcast regulator, should immediately permit the Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State (BSES) to reopen, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On July 14, police acting on the order of the NBC evacuated the state government-owned radio...
CPJ calls for Peru to stop harassing news outlets over investigative reporting
July 17, 2018 3:02 PM ET
New York, July 17, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Peruvian authorities to end their harassment of two news outlets. A government body issued summonses to the directors of news website IDL-Reporteros and the TV program "Panorama," and the public prosecutor and police went to the offices...
Pakistani police arrest, beat Norwegian TV reporter covering political rally
July 17, 2018 2:35 PM ET
New York, July 17, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Pakistani authorities to allow journalists to carry out their work without fear of reprisal. Journalist Kadafi Zaman, a reporter for Norway's TV 2, told CPJ he was arrested and beaten by police while covering a political rally...
Vietnam suspends local news website on accusation of false news
July 17, 2018 12:10 PM ET
Bangkok, July 17, 2018 - Vietnamese authorities yesterday suspended and fined local news website Tuoi Tre Online on accusations that it published false information, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists called on authorities to immediately and unconditionally lift the ban....
Palestinian photojournalist jailed in 2015 dies in Syrian government custody
July 16, 2018 6:17 PM ET
Beirut, July 16, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Syrian authorities to conduct an immediate and transparent investigation into the death of Niraz Saeed, a Palestinian-Syrian photojournalist who died in state custody. The news of his death comes as dozens of journalists trapped in southwest Syria have...
Offices of local news outlet shot at in southern Brazil
July 16, 2018 5:48 PM ET
Rio de Janeiro, July 16, 2018--Brazilian authorities should immediately investigate a July 12 attack on the offices of local news website VipSocial in the southern state of Santa Catarina and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Indian investigative agency questions Kashmiri journalist over interview with separatist leader
July 16, 2018 4:36 PM ET
New Delhi, 16 July, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) to respect press freedom in Jammu and Kashmir and stop harassing Kashmiri reporter Auqib Javeed and the local daily Greater Kashmir....