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Syrian journalist Razan Ghazzawi speaks at a youth conference on journalism earlier this year. The blogger was detained by police late Sunday. (Reuters)

Syria detains blogger, press freedom advocate

December 5, 2011 12:43 PM EST

New York, December 5, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention of journalist and press freedom campaigner Razan Ghazzawi and calls on Syrian authorities to immediately release her. CPJ also urges the government to end the routine harassment and detention of journalists and to make public the names of all detained journalists and any…

Rwandan online journalist killed in Kampala

December 2, 2011 4:44 PM EST

New York, December 2, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the fatal shooting of Rwandan journalist Charles Ingabire in Kampala, Uganda’s capital, and calls on the police to identify the culprits and bring them to justice.

Burundi journalist detained by security agents

November 30, 2011 5:40 PM EST

New York, November 30, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned by the ongoing detention of a radio journalist in Burundi since Monday.

Planners conference must strengthen Afghan media

November 29, 2011 5:55 PM EST

New York, November 29, 2011–When delegates from more than 100 countries and international aid organizations meet in Bonn on December 5 at an international conference on Afghanistan’s future, they must alter their tactics and aim more to support the professionalization and safety training of the country’s emerging press corps, the Committee to Protect Journalists said…

Four journalists were attacked during this protest in Indian-controlled Kashmir. (AP)

Journalists assaulted in Indian-controlled Kashmir

November 29, 2011 3:13 PM EST

New York, November 29, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an investigation into the November 25 attack on four journalists reporting on a protest in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

Ecuadoran journalist sentenced to prison

November 28, 2011 5:27 PM EST

New York, November 28, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is dismayed by reports that an Ecuadoran journalist was sentenced to a six-month prison term after being found guilty of criminal defamation.

Mexican weekly goes offline after cyberattack

November 28, 2011 4:54 PM EST

New York, November 28, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by reports of a cyberattack on Mexican weekly Ríodoce that forced its website offline on Friday. Ríodoce is one of the few publications to cover crime and drug trafficking in Mexico.

Ugandan journalist receives repeated death threats

November 28, 2011 4:42 PM EST

New York, November 28, 2011–Anonymous callers have repeatedly threatened Ugandan radio journalist Robert Ssembuusi over the past week after he aired a story implicating a former local mayor in corruption, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

A Shi'ite cleric speaks to protesters after clashes between religious sects in Karachi November 27. (Reuters)

Pakistani journalist shot, critically injured during riot

November 28, 2011 3:47 PM EST

New York, November 28, 2011–Authorities in Karachi should take stronger measures to protect reporters covering violent incidents, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today after a journalist was critically injured in crossfire on Sunday.

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh speaks to reporters as he leaves a polling station in Banjul November 24. (AFP)

Gambian president vilifies journalists in remarks

November 28, 2011 2:15 PM EST

New York, November 28, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s public remarks on Thursday, in which he vilified members of the press. The following day, Jammeh won his fourth term in office as president.