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Editor Miguel Henrique Otero, pictured in El Nacional's Caracas office in 2010, has been managing the paper from exile after being accused of defamation. (AP/Fernando Llano)

Last critic standing: How El Nacional defies challenges to keep publishing

By John Otis on February 22, 2016 11:12 AM EST

Patricia Spadaro, news editor at the Caracas daily El Nacional, faces daunting challenges in putting out the newspaper. Her boss, El Nacional’s president and editor Miguel Henrique Otero, has been living in exile since May 2015 after a top government official accused him of defamation. Amid the country’s deep economic crisis, half of Spadaro’s reporters…

Lawyers scuffle outside a Delhi court on Wednesday. Several journalists say they were beaten by lawyers at the court in the past week. (AP/Tsering Topgyal)

Court reporters beaten by lawyers in latest attack on press freedom in India

By Sumit Galhotra/CPJ Asia Program Senior Research Associate on February 19, 2016 4:47 PM EST

Attacks this week against journalists covering a high-profile sedition case have heightened concerns about the state of press freedom in India. CPJ has reported frequently on journalists there coming under attack from police, criminals, politicians, and others. Now lawyers have to be added to the list.

At least one Yemeni journalist taken captive by Houthi forces

February 19, 2016 4:08 PM EST

New York, February 19, 2016 – Pro-Houthi forces took journalist Abdallah al-Minefi from his home in the city of Dhamar, roughly 50 miles south of Sanaa, late on Thursday, his employer reported. His current location is unknown.

Since taking power President Santos, above, has introduced reforms to the intelligence sector but journalists and privacy groups have questioned their effectiveness. (AFP/Guillermo Legaria)

Are intelligence sector reforms enough to protect Colombia’s journalists?

By Alexandra Ellerbeck/CPJ Americas Research Associate on February 19, 2016 11:39 AM EST

When Colombia’s national intelligence agency, known as DAS, was disbanded in October 2011 after revelations of illegal surveillance and harassment of the press and public figures, many journalists breathed a sigh of relief. But recent claims of reporters being spied on and government agencies buying advanced surveillance technology without ensuring clear guidelines over its use,…

Thailand tightens visa requirements for foreign reporters

February 19, 2016 11:09 AM EST

Bangkok, February 19, 2016 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned about new visa restrictions imposed on foreign reporters in Thailand that if fully implemented could restrict coverage of the country. The new guidelines, outlined in a Ministry of Foreign Affairs press statement released on Thursday, come amid reports that foreign journalists have…

CPJ calls for Turkey to release Syrian journalist Rami Jarrah

February 19, 2016 2:00 AM EST

New York, February 19, 2016–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish authorities to immediately release Rami Jarrah, a Syrian journalist based in Turkey, who has been held since Wednesday.

Innovation Exchange

By Ashley Parent on February 18, 2016 4:29 PM EST

On February 18, Carlos Lauría of CPJ will speak at the Innovation Exchange Happy Hour in New York hosted by TrustLaw and Be Social Change. The event features 5×5 talks–5 speakers, 5 minutes each. Speakers will share the numerous ways in which innovation catalyzes their work. Speakers Nell Derick Debevoise | Founder and CEO, Inspiring…

Radio reporter murdered in the Philippines

February 18, 2016 2:48 PM EST

New York, February 18, 2016 — Authorities in the Philippines should swiftly bring to justice the killers of radio reporter Elvis Banggoy Ordaniza, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Ordaniza was shot and killed on Tuesday in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, on the country’s southernmost main island of Mindanao, according to news…

Mexican reporter who denounced local corruption attacked

February 18, 2016 2:33 PM EST

Armed assailants beat Mexican newspaper reporter Pedro Sala García in his home at around 7 a.m. on February 10 in Emiliano Zapata, Tabasco state, according to the journalist and press reports.

Uganda blocks social media and mobile phone services during voting

February 18, 2016 1:11 PM EST

Nairobi, February 18, 2016 — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Ugandan authorities’ restricting access to social media as voters went to the polls in today’s presidential elections.