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Yemeni journalist given jail term for reporting on corruption

April 8, 2013 11:40 AM EDT

New York, April 8, 2013–A Yemeni news editor who reported frequently on alleged misuse of a public reconstruction fund was sentenced to a three-month jail sentence in relation to one of his articles, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on an appellate court to overturn the conviction.

Equipment stolen, burned in raid on pro-Baluch paper

April 8, 2013 11:06 AM EDT

New York, April 8, 2013–Pakistani authorities should immediately investigate an attack on the Karachi bureau of the Urdu-language Daily Tawar and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Azerbaijani court sentences editor to eight years in prison

April 5, 2013 5:17 PM EDT

New York, April 5, 2013–An Azerbaijani court has sentenced the editor of a religious news website to eight years in prison on charges related to his coverage of events involving the Muslim community. The Committee to Protect Journalists considers the charges to be fabricated and calls on the courts to overturn the conviction on appeal.

In Somalia, police claim questions in reported killing

April 5, 2013 11:24 AM EDT

New York, April 5, 2013–Police in Somalia say they have been holding a woman in custody for much of this week after they say questions were raised about the veracity of reports that a journalist was fatally shot in Mogadishu on March 24.

Freelance Togolese journalist attacked in hit-and-run

April 4, 2013 4:59 PM EDT

Lagos, Nigeria, April 4, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on authorities in Togo to investigate an apparently deliberate hit-and-run attack Wednesday on freelance photojournalist and videographer Koffi Djidonou Frédéric Attipou.

CPJ condemns effort to silence news coverage of Syria

April 4, 2013 3:46 PM EDT

New York, April 4, 2013–A Kuwait-based Syrian businessman has announced a monetary reward for any individuals who capture and turn over to security forces journalists affiliated with the pan-Arab channels Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists called the announcement a deplorable effort to silence news coverage that is critical…

Bangladeshi bloggers form a human chain to protest the detention of their colleagues. (AFP/Munir uz Zaman)

Four bloggers arrested amid crackdown in Bangladesh

April 4, 2013 3:23 PM EDT

New York, April 4, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by the recent arrests of four Bangladeshi bloggers in Dhaka in connection with their Internet posts that police said hurt the religious beliefs of people.

The National Communications Council suspended Ruben Malick Djoumbissie, host of Canal 2tective, for three months. The investigative TV show has been banned indefinitely. (Canal 2 International)

Cameroon bans five broadcast programs, suspends hosts

April 3, 2013 6:20 PM EDT

New York, April 3, 2013–In a wave of censorship, Cameroon has indefinitely banned two TV programs for what regulators considered violent content and another three radio programs on vague charges of ethics violations, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the move, which also includes the suspension of at least seven journalists.

CPJ alarmed by investigation of its consultant in Egypt

April 2, 2013 3:40 PM EDT

New York, April 2, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by news reports that its Middle East consultant, Shaimaa Abulkhair, would be investigated by national security prosecutors in Egypt for comments she made about the widely criticized criminal case against satirist Bassem Youssef.

A man shovels snow on the destroyed Yalu bridge, right, next to the Friendship Bridge linking China and North Korea. (AP/Aritz Parra)

Chinese editor suspended for op-ed on North Korea ties

April 2, 2013 3:35 PM EDT

New York, April 2, 2013–An editor for an influential Chinese Communist Party journal said Monday he was suspended after his column appeared in a British publication calling on China to re-evaluate its relations with North Korea, according to news reports.