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As election nears, Iran’s journalists are in chains

May 8, 2013 4:55 PM EDT

Iran continues to jail dozens of journalists, stifling critical news coverage and commentary. Crucial links to the international community have been cut off as the June presidential vote approaches. A CPJ special report by Sherif Mansour

Eskinder Nega is still in jail after refusing to sign a false confession in exchange for freedom. (Eskinder family)

UN panel: Eskinder Nega jailing violates international law

By Tom Rhodes/CPJ East Africa Consultant on April 5, 2013 2:35 PM EDT

Authorities in Ethiopia describe Eskinder Nega, a prominent columnist and government critic jailed since September 2011 on vague terrorism charges, as a dangerous individual bent on violent revolution. However, in an opinion handed down in 2012–publicized only this week by Washington, D.C.-based legal advocacy group Freedom Now–a United Nations panel of five independent experts ruled…

Bangladeshi bloggers form a human chain to protest the detention of their colleagues. (AFP/Munir uz Zaman)

Four bloggers arrested amid crackdown in Bangladesh

April 4, 2013 3:23 PM EDT

New York, April 4, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by the recent arrests of four Bangladeshi bloggers in Dhaka in connection with their Internet posts that police said hurt the religious beliefs of people.

Journalists attacked in Egypt over the weekend

March 19, 2013 4:16 PM EDT

New York, March 19, 2013–At least 14 journalists were attacked by police and supporters of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood group outside the group’s headquarters in Cairo on Saturday and Sunday, according to news reports and local journalists.

Attacks on the Press in 2012: Maldives

February 14, 2013 12:05 AM EST

Journalists faced numerous attacks during a tumultuous year marked by the ouster of President Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s first democratically elected leader. Nasheed opponents attacked TV stations and journalists in the capital, Malé, after protests against his government escalated in early year. Nasheed, a former human rights defender and political prisoner who was elected president…

Attacks on the Press in 2012: Americas

February 14, 2013 12:04 AM EST

Analyses and data track press conditions throughout the region. Mike O’Connor describes cartel-imposed censorship in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. Carlos Lauría recounts how members of the Organization of American States failed to stand up for press freedom. And John Otis examines a spike in Brazilian murders targeting critical bloggers.

Egyptian prosecutions continue despite free-speech pledges

January 11, 2013 5:43 PM EST

New York January 11, 2013–Egyptian authorities are continuing a stream of criminal prosecutions against journalists, despite President Mohamed Morsi’s recent pledge to allow free speech. At least three more criminal cases proceeded this week, on top of four that CPJ documented earlier this month.

Gambian journalist threatened after writing on executions

November 16, 2012 4:59 PM EST

Lagos, Nigeria, November 16, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists today said it holds authorities in the Gambia responsible for the safety of a journalist who has received death threats following critical coverage of the government.Abubacarr Saidykhan, a freelancer who contributes to several news websites, told CPJ that four unknown people on Tuesday threatened him at…

Journalists go into hiding after being threatened in DRC

November 1, 2012 1:52 PM EDT

At least three journalists working in the restive, mineral-rich province of North Kivu have fled into hiding in August and September 2012 after saying they were threatened in reprisal for their reporting, CPJ has learned.

In Indian Kashmir, concerns over Internet censorship

By Sumit Galhotra/CPJ Steiger Fellow on October 4, 2012 6:05 PM EDT

The government of Indian Kashmir has a long record of failing to respond to physical attacks on the press. This week, the possibility that websites like YouTube and Facebook were blocked indicated that online freedoms, too, are under threat.