Rudaw reporter Barzan Ferman detained in northern Syria
Washington, D.C., August 3, 2022 – Authorities in northern Syria should immediately release journalist Barzan Ferman and reverse their suspension of the Rudaw Media Network’s license, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. At about noon on Tuesday, August 2, forces affiliated with the Democratic Union Party, the political party in power in the Autonomous Administration…
CPJ Insider: August 2022 edition
CPJ continues to demand Biden administration hold those responsible for journalist killings to account President Biden’s recent Middle East trip was a key opportunity for his administration to support the cause of press freedom. Before and during the trip, CPJ repeatedly urged the administration not to normalize journalist killings and to demand accountability for the…
One year after Pegasus Project revelations, journalists work in fear of surveillance
One year after news broke about a list of over 50,000 phone numbers allegedly selected for surveillance with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, journalists around the world continue to live and work with the fear that their phones can be used to track their conversations and penetrate all the personal and professional data stored on their…
CPJ announces 2022 International Press Freedom Awards
In recognition of their commitment to independent reporting in the face of immense challenges, including government crackdowns, aggression, and imprisonment, Niyaz Abdullah (Iraqi Kurdistan), Abraham Jiménez Enoa (Cuba), Sevgil Musaieva (Ukraine), and Pham Doan Trang (Vietnam) have been named the recipients of CPJ’s 2022 International Press Freedom Awards. “Our award winners exemplify the best of…
Committee to Protect Journalists to honor press freedom champions
Awardees are courageous journalists from Cuba, Iraqi Kurdistan, Ukraine, Russia, and Vietnam New York, July 14, 2022 – The Committee to Protect Journalists will honor four remarkable journalists from Cuba, Iraqi Kurdistan, Ukraine, and Vietnam with its 2022 International Press Freedom Awards. All four have withstood immense challenges, including government crackdowns, aggression, and imprisonment to…
French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff killed in Ukraine
CPJ is deeply saddened by the death of French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff while covering the war in Ukraine, and calls on Russian and Ukrainian authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances of his death. Leclerc-Imhoff, a reporter for French broadcast BFMTV, was reported killed on Monday after an armored evacuation vehicle came under…
Russia-Ukraine war: At least 7 journalists killed covering the conflict
At least seven journalists have been killed covering the war in Ukraine, and CPJ is investigating five other journalist deaths to determine if they were work-related. Watch this moving tribute that chronicles the stories of the journalists killed and includes testimonies from their friends, colleagues, and family. CPJ observed World Press Freedom Day this week…
CPJ’s 2022 International Press Freedom Awards
CPJ’s annual International Press Freedom Awards and benefit dinner honored courageous journalists from around the world on Thursday, November 17, 2022, in New York City. This year’s dinner was chaired by Shari Redstone, who leads Paramount Global. Watch a video of the event. Press Release | Video | Media Accreditation | Tables and Sponsorship CPJ’s…
Nasrullah Lashani
Iranian journalist Nasrullah Lashani, a Kurdish freelance political reporter and commentator, is serving a six-year prison term, plus an additional year for overstaying furloughs, in Rajaei-Shahr prison in Karaj province. Lashani, who was convicted on anti-state charges including “spreading propaganda against the system” and “colluding against national security,” was detained on June 7, 2020. Authorities…
Qaraman Shukri
Iraqi Kurdish photojournalist Qaraman Shukri is serving a seven-year prison term after being convicted on anti-state charges during a closed trial in the northwestern Kurdish city of Duhok without a defense lawyer present. He was arrested in January 2021. At about 8:30 a.m. on January 27, 2021, Asayish security forces affiliated with Iraqi Kurdistan’s ruling…