CPJ concerned with developments in trial against Angolan journalists
New York, April 16, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned a decision by Angolan authorities to continue the trial of journalists Rafael Marques de Morais, who runs the anti-corruption news website Maka Angola, and Mariano Bras Lourenco, a correspondent for the newspaper O Crime, behind closed doors instead of in open court. The two…
London Vigil for Daphne Caruana Galizia: Six months on
On 16 April, a vigil will be held at Malta House in London to mark six months since Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder and to continue calls for justice. Please join us if you can and help spread the word. The vigil is co-sponsored by English PEN, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ),…
Vigil for Daphne Caruana Galizia in Brussels
The Committee to Protect Journalists, Il-Kenniesa, Reporters Without Borders, Transparency International, and European Federation of Journalists, are holding a vigil at the Schuman Roundabout – located between key EU institutions – to mark the 6th month anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder.
DC vigil for Daphne Caruana Galizia: Six months, no justice
On Monday, April 16, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will be holding a vigil outside the Embassy of Malta in Washington, DC to mark six months since Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder. Please join us on Monday from 11:30 AM – 1 PM to continue our call for justice.
Reading from the work of IPFA recipient Javier Valdez Cárdenas
On Saturday, April 14, the Mexican journalist, author and 2011 CPJ International Press Freedom Award Recipient Javier Valdez Cárdenas would have celebrated his 51st birthday. To celebrate his work, ten friends and colleagues of Valdez will read from his work. CPJ’s Mexico Representative Jan-Albert Hootsen is among the participants.
International Journalism Festival Panel Discussion: Sexual Violence, a Silencing Tool
In association with the Committee to Protect Journalists, the International Journalism Festival is hosting a panel discussion, “Sexual violence: a silencing tool”. This panel will discuss how sexual violence is used to silence women journalists. The idea is that by the end of the discussion, there is a more concrete understanding of the scope of…
Three Russian journalists injured by gunfire in eastern Ghouta, Syria
Three journalists were injured when a bus carrying Russian media came under fire from unknown assailants in the Syrian city of Douma, 16 kilometers (10 miles) away from Damascus, in the eastern Ghouta region on April 11, 2018, according to news reports and the journalists’ employers.
Kazakhstan police raid newsrooms, detain journalists, seize equipment
New York, April 13, 2018–Kazakh authorities should stop harassing journalists with the independent news outlets Forbes Kazakhstan and Ratel and dismiss criminal defamation suits against the two outlets and their journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
International Journalism Festival Panel Discussion: Journalism’s Perfect Storm?
The International Journalism Festival is hosting a panel discussion, “Journalism’s perfect storm? Confronting rising global threats from “f*ke news” to censorship, surveillance, and the killing of journalists with impunity”
One journalist killed and three injured in Yemen missile attack
Washington, D.C., April 13, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned a missile attack that killed a journalist and injured three others in Yemen today. Abdullah al-Qadry, a photographer and camera operator for the privately owned station Belqees TV, died from injuries while covering clashes in Bayda province, according to news reports.