Indian reporter hit by truck, dies after investigating ‘sand mafia’
New Delhi, March 27, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Indian authorities to determine the motive and bring to justice those responsible for the death of journalist Sandeep Sharma in central India’s Madhya Pradesh state.
CPJ welcomes Carlos Martinez de la Serna as program director
New York, March 27, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists is pleased to announce that Carlos Martinez de la Serna has joined CPJ in the role of program director. Martinez de la Serna will serve as chief strategist of CPJ’s regional programs and as a member of its senior management team.
Ghys Fortuné Dombé Bemba
#FreeThePress Ghys Fortuné Dombé Bemba The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed the news July 3, 2018 that Ghys Fortuné Dombé Bemba was released after nearly 18 months in prison. Read CPJ’s full statement here. Your support makes world of difference to imprisoned journalists, join us as we continue to fight for journalists behind bars. The Republic of the…
Ding Lingjie
#FreeThePress Ding Lingjie Tweet: #China ranks as one of the worst jailers of journalists. Reporter Ding Lingjie should be released immediately along with all press behind bars #freethepress Police detained Ding Lingjie, an editor of the human rights news website Minsheng Guancha,while she was visiting relatives in Zibo city, Shandong province, on September 22, 2017,…
Azimjon Askarov
#FreeThePress Azimjon Askarov Tweet: In #Kyrgyzstan, journalist Azimjon Askarov was sentenced to life in prison simply for doing his job–he should be freed immediately #freethepress Seven years after sentencing Azimjon Askarov to life in prison, Kyrgyzstan continues to resist international calls for his immediate release. After the U.N. Human Rights Committee called on Kyrgyzstan to…
Zehra Doğan
#FreeThePress Zehra Doğan The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed the news February 24, 2019, that Zehra Doğan was released after two years, nine months, and 22 days in prison having served her full sentence. Read CPJ’s full statement here. Your support makes a world of difference to imprisoned journalists — join us as we continue…
Alaa Abdelfattah
#FreeThePress Alaa Abdelfattah The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed the news on March 29, 2019, that Alaa Abdelfattah was released after serving his full five-year sentence. Despite walking out of jail, he is not entirely free. For five more years, the blogger will have to report to a police station daily at 6 p.m. It…
Free the Press
#FreeThePress Turkey Zehra Dogan Imprisoned 623 days Released Egypt Alaa Abdelfattah Imprisoned 1,614 days Released Republic of Congo Ghys Fortuné Dombé Bemba Imprisoned 538 days Released Kyrgyzstan Azimjon Askarov Deceased China Ding Lingjie Released Art by Jack Forbes. When journalists are silenced, society suffers. As of December 2017, a record…
Ethiopia arrests at least five journalists during state of emergency
Nairobi, March 26, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Ethiopian authorities to release five journalists. Security forces yesterday arrested Eskinder Nega, Temesghen Desalegn, Zone 9 bloggers Befekadu Hailu and Mahlet Fantahun, and Zelalem Workagegnehu, who were gathered at Temesghen’s house in Addis Ababa, according to reports and a statement by the Swiss-based Association…
