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Venezuela's constituent assembly poses for an official photo after being sworn in, at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela on August 4, 2017. The assembly passed a wide-reaching law on November 8 that clamps down on social media and broadcasters alike. (AP/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s new “anti-hate” law seeks to silence media

November 9, 2017 3:55 PM EST

New York, November 9, 2017-Venezuela’s constituent assembly yesterday unanimously passed a law that mandates punishment including a prison sentence of up to 20 years for anyone who instigates hate or violence on the radio, television or via social media. The new law, the Anti-Hate Law for Tolerance and Peaceful Coexistence, states that public and private…

Candles and tributes are left for investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was murdered in Malta in October, (AP/ Rene Rossignaud)

Murder and Justice: CPJ Impunity Newsletter November 2017

By Jessica Jerreat on November 2, 2017 2:47 PM EDT

In nine out of 10 murders of journalists worldwide, the killers escape justice. Join the fight to end impunity. #noimpunity #endimpunity

Cameroon publisher detained for more than eight months

September 18, 2017 6:11 PM EDT

Police arrested Mofor Ndong, the Bamenda-based publisher of the independent bi-monthly newspaper, Voice of the Voiceless, on February 9, 2017 in Buea, the capital of Cameroon’s English-speaking Southwest region, according to media reports.

Moroccan video blogger sentenced to 10 months in prison

September 14, 2017 1:45 PM EDT

A Moroccan court on August 18, 2017 sentenced video blogger Mohamed Taghra to 10 months in prison for criminal defamation after he published a report on local police corruption in the country’s central Souss-Massa region, the Arab Network for Human Rights Information and the Arab Bloggers Union reported.

Journalists hold a late night vigil on August 1, 2015 to protest against the latest murder of a fellow journalist in Veracruz, Mexico. Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, according to CPJ research.(AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Mexican journalist severely injured in Puebla state

August 29, 2017 4:28 PM EDT

Unknown assailants on August 15, 2017, attacked reporter Fredy Morales Salas at his home in the Venustiano Carranza district in the Mexican state of Puebla, some 80 miles (130km) from the country’s capitol, according to local journalists, officials and news reports.

A fallen sign is seen as tropical storm Pakhar hits Macau, China on August 27, 2017. Macau authorities refused entry to the territory to four journalists from Hong Kong who planned to report on rescue and repair efforts after the storm. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)

Hong Kong journalists denied entry to Macau

August 28, 2017 5:45 PM EDT

Taipei, August 28, 2017–Local authorities in Macau should allow all journalists, including those based in Hong Kong, to enter and report freely from the territory, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Ukrainian journalist in custody on anti-state charges

August 25, 2017 6:06 PM EDT

New York, August 25, 2017–Ukrainian authorities should immediately release freelance journalist Vasily Muravitsky and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Muravitsky, a reporter and columnist based in Zhytomyr, has been detained since August 1 on anti-state charges brought by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), according to news reports.

CPJ Highlights: July edition

By Shazdeh Omari on July 31, 2017 10:12 AM EDT

CPJ and Freedom of the Press Foundation launch the “U.S. Press Freedom Tracker” On August 2, CPJ, the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), and 22 partner organizations launched the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a website that documents threats to press freedom in the United States. The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker is the first centralized…

A screen shot of the front page of vesti-ukr.com form July 14, 2017, features security camera footage showing masked security forces raiding the Vesti media group's office in Kiev.

Security forces raid Ukrainian media group

July 14, 2017 3:28 PM EDT

New York, July 14, 2017–Ukrainian authorities should cease harassing journalists and employees of the Vesti media company, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. National police and military prosecutors today raided the Kiev office of Media Holding Vesti, which includes Radio Vesti, the daily newspaper Vesti, and the news website Vesti-ukr.com, according to its editor…

Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali gives his acceptance speech in Garowe, January 14, 2014. (Reuters)

Puntland journalist jailed after criticizing president

July 7, 2017 6:12 PM EDT

Nairobi, July 7, 2017–Authorities in Puntland should immediately release journalist Ahmed Ali Kilwe, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Security forces in Garowe, the administrative capital of the semi-autonomous region of Somalia, have detained Ahmed, the founder of the news website Puntlandone.com, since July 2, according to media reports.