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Vietnamese bloggers imprisoned for ‘abusing democratic freedoms’

March 23, 2016 1:05 PM EDT

Bangkok, March 23, 2016 – The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns a Hanoi court’s sentencing today of two Vietnamese bloggers to prison terms on charges of “abusing democratic freedoms.”

Journalist arrest another sign of deteriorating climate for press in Chhattisgarh

March 22, 2016 5:36 PM EDT

New York, March 22, 2016–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh to immediately release Prabhat Singh, a reporter for the Hindi daily Patrika, who was arrested in the south Bastar region Monday, and to investigate a claim that he was mistreated in custody. Singh’s arrest comes as…

Congo imposes total communications blackout during election

March 22, 2016 4:15 PM EDT

New York, March 22, 2016 -The government of the Republic of Congo should immediately lift the total communications blackout it imposed before the March 20 presidential elections, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Authorities close Al-Baghdadia TV in Iraq, force staff out of channel’s offices

March 18, 2016 1:06 PM EDT

New York, March 18, 2016–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iraqi authorities to restore the broadcasting license of the pro-Sunni satellite channel Al-Baghdadia TV, and to allow the channel to operate freely in Iraq.

Venezuelan government newsprint squeeze forces newspaper to stop printing

March 18, 2016 11:19 AM EDT

Bogotá, March 18, 2016 – Blaming the refusal of the government to sell it newsprint, the independent Venezuelan daily El Carabobeño printed its final edition on Thursday, according to news reports. The newspaper has published for 82 years and was one of the few independent media outlets in Valencia, the capital of Carabobo state.

Honduran journalist sentenced to 10 years in prison for defamation

March 17, 2016 6:01 PM EDT

New York, March 17, 2016 — Honduran authorities should drop all criminal charges against journalist David Romero Ellner, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. A court in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa on Monday sentenced Romero, who is free pending appeal, to 10 years in prison on charges he defamed a former prosecutor. CPJ called…

Chinese journalist Jia Jia disappears, whereabouts unknown

March 17, 2016 5:43 PM EDT

New York, March 17, 2015 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is troubled by reports that Chinese journalist Jia Jia disappeared on Tuesday night and that his whereabouts remain a mystery.

Min Min, editor and general manager of the online Root Investigative Agency, speaks to reporters in Sittwe, Myanmar, in this 2014 file photo (Root Investigative Agency).

Myanmar journalist’s home targeted in bomb attack

March 16, 2016 10:41 AM EDT

Bangkok, March 16, 2016 – The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an independent, high-level investigation into the bombing of a journalist’s home in western Myanmar and for the perpetrators to be swiftly identified and brought to justice.

Australian journalists harassed and threatened in Malaysia

March 14, 2016 10:48 AM EDT

Bangkok, March 14, 2016 – Authorities should immediately lift restrictions imposed on the freedom of movement of two Australian journalists in Malaysia and drop all legal threats against them, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Venezuelan editor sentenced to 4 years in prison for criminal defamation

March 11, 2016 5:39 PM EST

Bogotá, Colombia, March 11, 2016–A Venezuelan judge today sentenced David Natera Febres, the editor of an independent newspaper that investigated corruption at a state-run mining company, to four years in prison for criminal defamation, according to news reports.