Sri Lankan journalist Freddy Gamage back in hospital, still under threat
Back on June 3, we called for “a thorough investigation into an attack” on Freddy Gamage, a muckraking editor and blogger for Meepura.com (and in Sinhala). At the time, the government promised on its official website that it “would never again allow media suppression, which prevailed during the past, to reoccur.” Prime Mister Ranil Wickremesinghe…
Comparing technical cooperation programs in Bahrain
CPJ is co-sponsoring a panel, Comparing Technical Cooperation Programs in Bahrain, on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland. Join the panelists in this discussion that provides a comparative look at technical cooperation programs in Bahrain.
CPJ executive director speaks at Sophia University in Japan
Joel Simon, CPJ’s executive director, is scheduled to speak at Sophia Institute of International Relations in Japan on June 13, 2016. He will be joined by discussant Professor Kiyoshi Okonogi to talk about how to protect journalists and press freedom in a time of unprecedented danger.
Syrian journalist in Turkey survives second assassination attempt
Beirut, June 13, 2016 — The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the attempted assassination of Syrian journalist Ahmed Abd al-Qader in the southeastern Turkish town of Urfa. Sunday’s attack on the journalist was the second in three months.
CPJ advocacy director moderates panel at Global Media Policy Forum
CPJ Advocacy Director Courtney Radsch moderates the Internet Governance Specialists panel at Global Media Policy Forum on Monday, June 13, 2016 in Cartagena, Colombia. Join Radsch and other panelists as they bring in the discussion internet governance experts and civil society for a wider examination of zero-rating plans and their potential impact on news consumption.
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of June 12
Constitutional Court rejects journalist’s appeal Turkey’s Constitutional Court today ruled that journalist Mehmet Baransu’s constitutional right to freedom of expression and the constitution’s guarantees of press freedom were not contravened in the journalist’s March 2015 arrest in connection with in an alleged, elaborate conspiracy codenamed “Sledgehammer.” The same court in May 2016 rejected his petition…
Bangladesh should take urgent steps to protect freedom of expression
The U.N. Human Rights Council will convene in Geneva for its next session today. Ahead of this meeting, international groups working on press freedom and freedom of expression, including the Committee to Protect Journalists, made a joint submission to the council calling for urgent and concrete steps to reverse the deteriorating climate for free expression…
In Mexico, covering state elections brings risk of threats and violence
As the June 5 elections approached, the anonymous phone calls to Mexican journalist Pedro Canché became more frequent and more ominous. “The Caribbean is a big sea, you’ll never be found,” one said. “I hope you’ve written a will,” said another. A third caller told Canché, “Remember what happened to Rubén Espinosa,” referring to the…
Infographic: Islamic State’s assault on the press
When Mosul fell to Islamic State on June, 10, 2014, it sparked one of the biggest attacks on press freedom in recent times. Newspapers were shuttered, TV channels were ransacked, radio stations disappeared from the airwaves, and dozens of journalists vanished. Within days, the militants had a monopoly on information output.