Alerts
2019
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Colombian photojournalist Federico Ríos flees after online harassment
May 22, 2019 5:37 PM ET
Miami, May 22, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Colombian authorities to ensure the safety of photojournalist Federico Ríos, who was forced to flee his country after being harassed online over comments by lawmakers....
Iran jails Sedaye Parsi editor Masoud Kazemi on new national security charges
May 22, 2019 4:23 PM ET
Washington, D.C., May 22, 2019 - Iranian authorities should release journalist Masoud Kazemi and clarify or drop the charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Earlier today, Kazemi, editor-in-chief of the monthly Sedaye Parsi political magazine, arrived at the Tehran Revolutionary Guard Corps Branch 28 court...
Myanmar reporter detained without charge since May 15
May 22, 2019 11:54 AM ET
Bangkok, May 22, 2019 -- Myanmar authorities should immediately and unconditionally release Nanda, a broadcast reporter with the local privately owned Channel Mandalay TV news station, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
New York Times journalist Casey leaves Colombia after online harassment by lawmakers
May 20, 2019 7:49 PM ET
Miami, May 20, 2019-- The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Colombian lawmakers to cease their harassment of New York Times Andes Bureau Chief Nicholas Casey and local press freedom organization, Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP), and to ensure that journalists can report safely in the country....
Mexican reporter Francisco Romero Díaz shot dead in Playa del Carmen
May 17, 2019 6:54 PM ET
Mexico City, May 17, 2019--Mexican authorities must immediately undertake a credible and transparent investigation into the killing of Francisco Romero Díaz, a reporter who was shot dead yesterday in Playa del Carmen, a beachside resort in the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo, the Committee to Protect Journalists said...
Somaliland journalist injured during arrest, jailed without charge
May 17, 2019 4:30 PM ET
Nairobi, May 17, 2019 -- Authorities in the breakaway state of Somaliland should immediately release television reporter Abdirahman Keyse Mohamed, also known as Tungub, and investigate the police officer who fired a shot that injured the journalist during his arrest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Gabon media regulator suspends two newspapers over defamation claims
May 17, 2019 11:47 AM ET
Goma, Congo, May 17, 2019 -- Gabon's media regulator should immediately lift its suspensions of the tri-weekly newspaper L'Aube and the weekly Echos du Nord, and give journalists the freedom to cover issues of public interest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Sri Lankan army reinstates official suspected in Lasantha murder, other attacks
May 15, 2019 11:50 AM ET
New York, May 15, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today expressed alarm that a Sri Lankan military intelligence official--who, according to news reports and court documents, is linked to attacks on at least three journalists--was restored to active duty....
French reporters questioned by intelligence service in leak investigation
May 14, 2019 4:53 PM ET
Berlin, May 14, 2019 -- The General Directorate for Internal Security, France's domestic intelligence agency, should stop pursuing investigative journalists Geoffrey Livolsi, Mathias Destal, and Benoît Collombat in a leak investigation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Iranian reformist magazine Seda suspended after urging negotiations with US
May 14, 2019 3:51 PM ET
Washington, D.C., May 14, 2019 -- Iranian authorities should immediately lift the suspension of Seda magazine and stop harassing critical media outlets, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....