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Attacks on the Press in 2011: Pakistani Journalist Speaks Up

By Billie Sweeney on February 21, 2012 11:23 PM EST

Pakistani reporter Umar Cheema speaks out on the climate of impunity that led to his being abducted and brutally assaulted for his work. (4:15) Read the Attacks on the Press 2011 country profile on Pakistan.

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Europe & Central Asia

By Shazdeh Omari on February 21, 2012 11:22 PM EST

Analyses and data track press freedom conditions, Jean-Paul Marthoz details the European Union’s inconsistent approach to press freedom. Nina Ognianova describs Russia’s struggles to combat impunity in journalist murders.

Until his last days in office, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi pursued restrictive legislation known as the 'gag law.' (Reuters/Alessandro Garofalo)

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Europe, a Leader That Lags

By Shazdeh Omari on February 21, 2012 11:22 PM EST

In the EU, some countries appear more immune than others to scrutiny and reproach. Anti-terror laws, political and economic concerns, and a lack of common standards all challenge the credibility of the EU’s diplomacy. By Jean-Paul Marthoz

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Impunity Still the Norm in Russia

By Shazdeh Omari on February 21, 2012 11:21 PM EST

Russian investigators have adopted a more serious tone when discussing unsolved journalist murders, but officials still lack the will to apprehend masterminds of the killings. The lack of convictions takes a serious toll on investigative journalism. By Nina Ognianova

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Impunity on Trial

By Billie Sweeney on February 21, 2012 11:21 PM EST

This video companion to Attacks on the Press details a series of journalist murders in Russia since 2000 and the government’s inability to bring justice in most of the cases. (4:57)

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Middle East & North Africa

By Shazdeh Omari on February 21, 2012 11:20 PM EST

Analyses and data track press freedom conditions throughout the region. Mohamed Abdel Dayem examines five trends to watch from the Arab uprisings. María Salazar and Sheryl Mendez describe the fear and uncertainty facing doens of Iranian exiled journalists. And Robert Mahoney details Turkey’s assault on free expression.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, buoyed by a landslide election victory, has led an attack on press freedom. (AP/Boris Grdanoski)

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Turkey’s Legal Problem

By Shazdeh Omari on February 21, 2012 11:19 PM EST

With the aid of anachronistic legislation and a rigid judiciary, Turkish officials and politicians have curbed free expression by subjecting journalists to endless court proceedings and legal costs. The EU and the U.S. are no help. By Robert Mahoney >> Türkçe

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Iran’s Vast Diaspora

By Shazdeh Omari on February 21, 2012 11:18 PM EST

Journalists who have fled Iran to avoid prison face a tense and lengthy process toward resettlement, an uncertain financial and professional future, and most of all, fear that the Iranian government will catch up with them. By María Salazar-Ferro and Sheryl A. Mendez >> فارسي

Attacks on the Press in 2011: From Iran Into Exile

By Kamal Singh Masuta on February 21, 2012 11:17 PM EST

This video companion to Attacks on the Press recounts the story of Iranian journalist Javad Moghimi Parsa. Time magazine published one of the photos he took during his off-duty coverage of the unrest that came after the 2009 elections. Called a spy, he fled into exile. (2:47) Read the Attacks on the Press 2011 country…

Attacks on the Press in 2011: The Year in Photos

By Billie Sweeney on February 21, 2012 11:16 PM EST

Photographers from The Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and other news outlets documented historic events in 2011, often at great peril. The Year in Photographs: Press Freedom in 2011 features images from the Arab uprisings, South Asia’s armed conflicts, and political repression in the Americas, Africa, and Europe.