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Journalist, human rights lawyer shot dead in Moscow

January 20, 2009 4:50 PM EST

New York, January 20, 2009–A reporter for the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta and a prominent human rights lawyer whose clients included murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya were both shot and killed on Monday. At around 3 p.m., Anastasiya Baburova, 25, and Stanislav Markelov, 34, were walking together toward a metro stop in Moscow after a press…

Reporter who covered drugs, corruption is slain

January 20, 2009 2:32 PM EST

New York, January 20, 2009–A Venezuelan journalist who recently reported on drug trafficking and corruption was shot to death on Friday in Valencia, a city in the north-central province of Carabobo, according to news reports and interviews.

Somali journalist freed, two foreign reporters still hostage

January 16, 2009 5:17 PM EST

New York, January 16, 2009–CPJ welcomes the release of a freelance Somali photojournalist and two Somali drivers on Thursday but remains deeply concerned for the fate of two foreign freelance reporters who have been held since their abduction on August 23, 2008, by unknown gunmen.

Judge denies bail to photographer who claimed abuse

January 16, 2009 4:54 PM EST

New York, January 16, 2009–The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the health of a Zimbabwean photojournalist who was denied bail today despite allegations that he was tortured while in police detention in the capital Harare.

Journalist shot and injured

January 16, 2009 3:48 PM EST

New York, January 16, 2009–Unidentified individuals shot and injured a Venezuelan journalist outside the offices of the local daily El Regional in the southwestern Portuguesa province on Tuesday evening. The Committee to Protect Journalists called today on Venezuelan authorities to investigate the attack and bring all those responsible to justice.

Another media building hit by Israeli fire

January 15, 2009 4:51 PM EST

New York, January 15, 2009–The Israeli government must ensure that media facilities are not targeted in the conflict in Gaza, the Committee to Protects Journalists said today. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired at least one missile today directly at a Gaza City building that houses multiple news organizations, injuring at least two journalists and…

Journalists killed in Gaza

January 14, 2009 4:19 PM EST

New York, January 14, 2009–The Committee to Protect Journalists mourns the death of four Palestinian journalists who have been killed since Israeli military operations began in Gaza on December 27. One journalist was fatally injured while working; three others were killed under unconfirmed circumstances.

Journalist dies in hospital after being shot

January 13, 2009 4:21 PM EST

New York, January 13, 2009–The Committee to Protect Journalists called on authorities in the northern city of Murmansk to thoroughly investigate the death of Shafig Amrakhov, editor of the online regional news agency RIA 51.

Government must act to protect female journalists

January 12, 2009 3:44 PM EST

New York, January 12, 2009–The Nepalese government must act immediately to protect female journalists in the wake of the brutal murder of one reporter and death threats made against another in the volatile Terai plains of southern Nepal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Airstrike hits media building in Gaza

January 9, 2009 5:48 PM EST

New York, January 9, 2009–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Israeli military’s bombing today of a Gaza City building that houses the offices of a number of international news organizations.