2008

135 journalists and 50 support workers have died in direct connection to their work in Iraq.88 percent of media deaths are Iraqis.70 percent of media deaths were murders; 30 percent were combat-related. 79 percent of killings were committed by insurgent forces. U.S. forces were responsible for 12 percent of deaths. 62 percent of victims worked for Iraqi news organizations;…

After Jehad Ali’s leg was shattered by assailants in Iraq, colleagues raised money, and surgeons in California offered help. Now, Ali has cleared another big hurdle: He’s gained permission to enter the United States. By Robert Mahoney

In Mexico, seven reporters have vanished in three years. Many had investigated links between public officials and drug traffickers. Are the crime groups changing tactics, or is a new type of perpetrator at work? 

7 journalists have been slain in direct relation to their work since 2000.  14 other journalists have been murdered in unclear circumstances since 2000.16th worldwide in number of journalists murdered.14 percent of journalist murders have ended in convictions.10th worldwide in CPJ’s Impunity Index, which calculates the number of unsolved journalist murders as a percentage of the population. The higher a nation’s ranking, the greater the…

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on President Felipe Calderón and Congressional leaders to implement the following:Wherever current law allows, assign to the federal attorney general investigative control of the cases of seven journalists who have disappeared since 2005. Reactivate those cases that are dormant. Ensure the attorney general’s office does everything in its power…

Tunisia wants you to believe it is a progressive nation that protects human rights. It is, in fact, a police state that aggressively silences anyone who challenges President Ben Ali.

To the government of TunisiaCPJ calls on the government of Tunisia to implement the following recommendations aimed at bringing the country’s practices in line with international standards.

The backstory of CPJ’s report on Tunisia

In Azerbaijan, an editor is jailed after investigating the unsolved murder of a colleague. The case has opened a window into widespread abuses in this tightly controlled nation on the Caspian Sea.

The backstory of CPJ’s report on Azerbaijan