Reports – Committee to Protect Journalists

Slideshow: Journalists freed

December 15, 2015 12:01 AM EST

While just under 200 journalists are behind bars, CPJ witnessed several memorable releases in 2015, including in Vietnam, Ethiopia, and even secretive Eritrea. Some of the journalists had spent years behind bars; they endured isolation and several say they were tortured. This year, CPJ’s advocacy contributed to the release of at least 31 journalists. Some…

Journalist deaths spike in 2012 due to Syria, Somalia

December 18, 2012 12:01 AM EST

Syrian violence contributed to a sharp rise in the number of journalists killed for their work in 2012, as did a series of murders in Somalia. The dead include a record proportion of journalists who worked online. A CPJ special report

As bombings spread, Pakistan deadliest nation

December 15, 2010 12:01 AM EST

At least 42 journalists are killed in 2010 as two trends emerge. Suicide attacks and violent street protests cause an unusually high proportion of deaths. And online journalists are increasingly prominent among the victims. A CPJ special report

Iran, China drive prison tally to 14-year high

December 8, 2010 12:01 AM EST

Relying heavily on vague antistate charges, authorities jail 145 journalists worldwide. Eritrea, Burma, and Uzbekistan are also among the worst jailers of the press. A CPJ special report

Philippines, Somalia fuel record death toll

December 17, 2009 12:01 AM EST

CPJ survey finds at least 68 journalists killed in 2009 New York, December 17, 2009—At least 68 journalists worldwide were killed for their work in 2009, the highest yearly tally ever documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists, the organization said in its year-end analysis. The record toll was driven in large part by the…

Journalists killed in 2005

January 10, 2006 10:02 AM EST

Death toll is 47 worldwide; Iraq becomes deadliest recent conflict

Special Report: Aceh

July 13, 2003 12:00 AM EDT

Borrowing a page from the U.S. playbook, the Indonesian military is restricting and controlling coverage of their war in the restive province of Aceh.

9-11: Looking Back, Looking Forward

September 11, 2002 8:17 PM EDT

In the months following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, journalists around the world confronted an unprecedented press freedom crisis.

Special Report: Burma Under Pressure

February 1, 2002 8:17 PM EST

How Burmese journalism survives in one of the world’s most repressive regimes.

Covering the New War

December 21, 2001 8:17 PM EST

Read first-hand accounts by journalists covering the war in Afghanistan. • December 21, 2001—The New York Times reported that on December 20, Afghan tribal fighters detained three photojournalists working for U.S. news organizations. The journalists were detained for more than one hour, apparently at the behest of U.S. Special Operations forces in the Tora Bora area….