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Amid jail releases, Chinese journalist’s sentence extended

June 23, 2011 5:31 PM EDT

New York, June 23, 2011–Authorities in Shandong should overturn a second prison sentence handed down to freelance journalist Qi Chonghuai just days before the end of his term, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Two of three Chinese journalists scheduled for release this month are out of jail. Artist Ai Weiwei was unexpectedly freed…

U.N. secretary-general commits to defending press freedom

June 23, 2011 5:13 PM EDT

New York, June 23, 2011– Press freedom, particularly free expression online, will be a priority for newly re-elected U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the U.N. chief pledged today in a meeting with the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders.The heads of both organizations said they were encouraged by statements made by the secretary-general in…

Somali militias shut two radio stations

June 23, 2011 3:45 PM EDT

New York, June 23, 2011–Gunmen from pro- and anti-government militias raided and shuttered two radio stations in Somalia in separate attacks on Wednesday, local journalists reported.

Photojournalist shot in Northern Ireland sectarian violence

June 23, 2011 3:38 PM EDT

New York, June 23, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ulster authorities to investigate the shooting of photographer Niall Carson and ensure the safety of journalists covering sectarian violence in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland.

Imprisoned BBC reporter faces jail in Tajikistan

June 23, 2011 3:21 PM EDT

New York, June 23, 2011–Tajik authorities must drop trumped-up charges against Urinboy Usmonov, a BBC World Service correspondent in Tajikistan, and release him immediately, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Syria must prove jailed blogger is alive, well

June 23, 2011 3:18 PM EDT

New York, June 23, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists and the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information today called on the Syrian government to produce immediate evidence showing that unjustly imprisoned blogger Tal al-Mallohi is alive and well. The demand follows several recent news reports saying that al-Mallohi died in a Syrian prison a month…

Iraqi cameraman killed in suicide bombing

June 23, 2011 2:51 PM EDT

New York, June 23, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists mourns the death of cameraman Alwan al-Ghorabi, who died in the southern city of Diwaniyya when a car bomb exploded in the city center on Tuesday.

Journalist murdered in Democratic Republic of Congo

June 22, 2011 5:58 PM EDT

New York, June 22, 2011–Authorities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Kirumba must thoroughly investigate the murder of radio journalist Witness-Patchelly Kambale Musonia, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The reporter’s bullet-ridden body was discovered early this morning in Congo’s North Kivu province.

The sign, which depicts some of the men sentenced today, reads at the top: 'Disease must be excised from the body of the nation.' (AP/Hasan Jamali)

In Bahrain, extraordinary tribunal sentences bloggers to life

June 22, 2011 5:29 PM EDT

New York, June 22, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today’s politicized verdict in which 21 bloggers, human rights activists, and members of the political opposition were found guilty of plotting to topple the monarchy. Today’s court ruling further cements 2011 as the worst year for press freedom in Bahrain since the island kingdom declared…

China releases artist Ai Weiwei, questions remain

June 22, 2011 5:02 PM EDT

New York, June 22, 2011–Artist and filmmaker Ai Weiwei’s release from prison leaves questions unanswered about his illegal detention and other missing activists and journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The whereabouts of Ai’s associate, freelance journalist Wen Tao, missing since April 3 and presumed detained, is still unknown.