In Bangalore, journalists attacked outside courthouse
March 2, 2012 4:16 PM ET
New York, March 2, 2012--Ten Indian journalists were reported injured today after being attacked by a group of lawyers outside a court in the city of Bangalore, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the attack and calls on authorities to conduct an immediate investigation....
Sudan attempts to silence opposition news coverage
March 1, 2012 4:29 PM ET
New York, March 1, 2012--Sudanese authorities must halt their efforts to silence news coverage of opposition leadership, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Authorities have already closed three newspapers in 2012 and confiscated thousands of copies, CPJ research shows....
Reporters injured while covering clashes in Azerbaijan
March 1, 2012 4:12 PM ET
New York, March 1, 2012--At least two journalists were injured and another five suffered the effects of tear gas while covering violent clashes between police and residents of the northeastern city of Quba, according to news reports and CPJ sources....
Journalists threatened, assaulted amid Senegal election
February 29, 2012 4:49 PM ET
New York, February 29, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Senegalese authorities today to thoroughly investigate recent attacks on the media and ensure that the press is able to report freely on the country's presidential election results and potential run-off. CPJ has documented at least 12 incidents of...
Threatened after posting video, Colombian journalist flees
February 29, 2012 4:30 PM ET
New York, February 29, 2012--Colombian freelance journalist and activist Bladimir Sánchez Espitia fled his home state today for the capital city after receiving death threats related to a video he posted on YouTube, according to the Bogotá-based Foundation for Freedom of the Press (FLIP). News reports said the video...
In Jordan, blogger stabbed after criticizing the royal family
February 29, 2012 4:15 PM ET
New York, February 29, 2012--Jordan authorities must undertake a serious investigation into the stabbing of a blogger who wrote critically about the Jordanian royal family, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Gunmen murder veteran radio journalist in Mogadishu
February 28, 2012 5:15 PM ET
New York, February 28, 2012--Unidentified gunmen today assassinated a veteran journalist who had been trying to relaunch a radio station that extremist group Al-Shabaab had shut down and looted in 2010, local journalists said....