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Human Rights Dilemmas in Ethiopia

By Samantha Libby on November 14, 2014 1:55 PM EST

While Ethiopia has proven to be a willing ally in the war on terror and partner in developing successful models to strengthen food security and community resilience, many aspects of its human rights record continue to raise concerns. In recent years there has been a disturbing trend towards repressive interpretations of laws, which have led…

Engaging Turkey’s leadership

By Joel Simon/CPJ Executive Director on November 13, 2014 4:49 PM EST

Last month, a delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists and the International Press Institute met with senior Turkish officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, and Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ.

Letter to Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu

November 13, 2014 4:35 PM EST

In a follow up to a Committee to Protect Journalists mission to Turkey in October, which included a meeting with government officials, CPJ sends a follow up letter to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.

Letter to President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

November 13, 2014 4:09 PM EST

In a follow up to a Committee to Protect Journalists mission to Turkey in October, which included a meeting with government officials, CPJ sends a follow up letter to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Letter to Turkey’s Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ

November 13, 2014 3:47 PM EST

In a follow up to a Committee to Protect Journalists mission to Turkey in October, which included a meeting at the Justice Ministry, CPJ sends a follow up letter to Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ.

CPJ joins call for UN members to push for greater human rights in Iran

By Jason Stern/ CPJ Middle East and North Africa Research Associate on November 13, 2014 1:11 PM EST

The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined 29 other organizations in calling on member states of the U.N. General Assembly to vote in favor of a resolution for the promotion and protection of human rights in Iran. The vote is scheduled to take place on November 18.

President Xi Jinping, pictured right, with Barack Obama at a Beijing press conference on November 12, where he was questioned about visa restrictions for the foreign press. (AFP/Mandel Ngan)

Amid US-China talks, tough words from Xi Jinping for foreign press

By Sumit Galhotra/CPJ Asia Program Research Associate on November 12, 2014 4:55 PM EST

Chinese President Xi Jinping issued tough words on the visa woes of international media outlets today, arguing that journalists facing visa restrictions had brought trouble on themselves and signaling that there will be little respite for the international media in China.

Journalist gunned down in Peru

November 11, 2014 4:29 PM EST

Bogotá, November 11, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Sunday’s murder of Peruvian journalist Fernando Raymondi and calls on authorities to fully investigate the crime and establish a motive. The journalist was investigating a story on local gangs for Peru’s leading newsmagazine Caretas, according to news reports.

‘Spear phishing’ attacks underscore necessity of digital vigilance

By Geoffrey King/CPJ Internet Advocacy Coordinator on November 10, 2014 5:33 PM EST

The revelation that the FBI sent a fake Associated Press story containing malware to a teenager suspected of making bomb threats has brought “spear phishing” back into the public consciousness. The technique, which combines malicious software with social cues tailored to the target, has been used by state and non-state actors to attack journalists and…

Jason Rezaian and his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, who was arrested with him but since freed. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Jason Rezaian’s family appeals for Iran to release him

By Sherif Mansour/CPJ Middle East and North Africa Coordinator on November 10, 2014 3:31 PM EST

Last week, Mohammad Javad Larijani, a top adviser to the country’s supreme leader, said in an interview with Euronews television that the case of Jason Rezaian, The Washington Post correspondent who has been imprisoned in Iran since July, might be resolved in “less than a month.”