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South Sudan blogger and government critic killed

CPJ has been monitoring South Sudan’s commitment to freedom of expression and free press since the country gained independence in 2011.  This month, CPJ called for investigation into the death of an online reporter, Isaiah Diing Abraham Chan Awuol.Reuters UK quotes CPJ East Africa Consultant, Tom Rhodes, on the press freedom climate in the country.  Click here for…

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CPJ’s new digital campaign demands justice in journalist killings

New York, December 6, 2012–An average of 30 journalists are murdered each year in direct reprisal for their work, and the perpetrators are almost never brought to justice. To fight impunity in press killings, the Committee to Protect Journalists has launched Speak Justice: Voices Against Impunity, a new digital platform to help break the cycle…

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Global jailing of journalists reaches record-high

New York, December 5, 2012– The threat of imprisonment has become a reality for a record number of journalists in 2012, the Committee to Protect Journalist found in its annual prison census.  The report, to be released on December 11, records and analyzes the imprisonment of journalists globally, underlining the ongoing crackdown against critical reporting. 

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Israel must explain ‘targeting’ journalists

In a December 2 letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, CPJ expressed grave alarm over Israeli airstrikes targeting individual journalists and media facilities in the Gaza Strip between November 18 and 20.According to Agence France Presse’s reporting, Netanyahu’s spokesman, Mark Regev, plans to respond to CPJ’s letter via Israel’s US ambassador. Click here for the…

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CPJ Impact

News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, November 2012 Journalists honored at IPFA Thanks to David Boies, chairman of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, who chaired CPJ’s 2012 International Press Freedom Awards dinner on November 20, the organization raised a record-breaking $1.57 million to support persecuted journalists. The nearly 900 distinguished guests at the event…

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Syria must restore Internet access immediately

New York, November 29, 2012 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the Internet and cell phone shutdown in Syria today which disconnects Syrians from the world as they endure conflict.

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In UK, Leveson recommendations undermine free press

New York, November 29, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by recommendations to adopt government regulation of the press resulting from the United Kingdom’s Leveson inquiry report issued today.

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The future of cyber security

According to CPJ research, about half of the reporters and journalists jailed at anytime work primarily online.  To mitigate the risks of online reporting, CPJ’s newly updated Journalist Security Guide contains an interactive guide to digital safety.  WOUB Public Media reports on the growing cyber attacks against journalists and CPJ Internet Advocacy Coordinator, Danny O’Brien,…

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Honoring tenacious reporting in defiance of violence and repression

New York, November 21, 2012–Four fearless journalists from Brazil, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Liberia were honored Tuesday evening at the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 22nd International Press Freedom Awards benefit dinner, an annual recognition of courageous journalism, hosted by PBS senior correspondent Gwen Ifill.

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Half of press freedom honorees in jail

On November 20, CPJ honored four courageous journalists who have risked their lives to report on the realities of their regions.  Two of the awardees, Dhondup Wangchen and Azimjon Askarov, serving terms in prison, were both unable to receive their awards at the dinner this year.Bloomberg’s coverage of CPJ’s International Press Freedom Awards highlights the high record of…

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