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Journalists detained, attacked while reporting in Crimea

March 11, 2014 3:19 PM EDT

New York, March 11, 2014–Two reporters were detained by armed men in the autonomous republic of Crimea, in southern Ukraine, while other journalists have reported being assaulted covering the crisis and their equipment damaged or seized, according to news reports. More than a dozen broadcasters have also been censored, the reports said.

Two journalists killed in two days in Syria

March 10, 2014 5:00 PM EDT

New York, March 10, 2014–Two journalists were killed over the weekend while covering the conflict in Syria, the deadliest country for the press.

Cossacks stand guard near the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol, March 6. (Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili)

Crimean authorities take two more broadcasters off air

March 6, 2014 5:19 PM EST

New York, March 6, 2014–Crimean authorities should immediately restore broadcasting in the region by the independent Ukraine television stations Channel 5 and Channel 1+1, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Sudan judiciary protects press freedom; authorities censor

March 6, 2014 2:54 PM EST

New York, March 6, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists today welcomed recent decisions by the Sudanese judiciary supporting press freedom and called on the government to stop confiscating independent newspapers.

One journalist released, Al-Jazeera trial begins in Egypt

March 4, 2014 4:36 PM EST

New York, March 4, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release from jail of one reporter in Egypt and calls on authorities to release all other journalists held behind bars. While the release of a second journalist is pending, a trial begins on Wednesday for three imprisoned journalists affiliated with the Qatari-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera,…

Vietnamese blogger sentenced on anti-state charges

March 4, 2014 11:22 AM EST

Bangkok, March 4, 2014–Vietnamese blogger Truong Duy Nhat was sentenced to prison today for online posts critical of the country’s Communist Party-led government, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the ruling and urges Vietnamese authorities to stop persecuting independent bloggers.

Independent media, journalists obstructed in Crimea

March 3, 2014 6:06 PM EST

New York, March 3, 2014–Authorities in the autonomous republic of Crimea in southern Ukraine should ensure that media outlets and independent journalists are allowed to report on the political crisis in the region without being censored or harassed, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

In Pakistan, six convicted in Wali Khan Babar murder

March 3, 2014 2:09 PM EST

New York, March 3, 2014–A Pakistani court on Saturday convicted six defendants for their roles in the murder of Wali Khan Babar, a Geo TV journalist who was shot dead in Karachi in January 2011, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the convictions–the first in the murder of a Pakistani journalist–but…

China slaps separatism charges on Uighur blogger

February 26, 2014 3:29 PM EST

New York, February 26, 2014–Chinese authorities should immediately release a Uighur blogger and academic who has been charged with separatism after being held incommunicado and without charge since January 15, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Protesters urge police to apprehend the perpetrators of an attack on Hong Kong journalist Kevin Lau Chun-to. (Reuters/Tyrone Siu)

Former Hong Kong editor in critical condition after attack

February 26, 2014 2:33 PM EST

Hong Kong, February 26, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today’s attack on a journalist in Hong Kong and calls on authorities to conduct a thorough and efficient investigation and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice. Kevin Lau Chun-to is now in critical condition, according to news reports.