More threats against Pakistan’s Hamid Mir
The well-known and controversial Pakistani television talk show host Hamid Mir survived a murder attempt on April 19, even though he was hit with six bullets–two of which are still in his body. “I can move, I can walk and I can talk, but I am still undergoing physiotherapy and taking medication,” he emailed to…
CPJ condemns FBI agent posing as AP journalist in criminal investigation
New York, November 7, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by the revelation that a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent pretended to be an Associated Press reporter as part of a criminal investigation and calls on authorities to halt use of the tactic.
Vietnamese blogger ‘Mother Mushroom’ fears arrest for Facebook activity
New York, November 7, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists is greatly concerned about the safety of Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, who has been repeatedly questioned by local police in Nha Trang about her activity on Facebook, and says that she fears arrest. Vietnam currently imprisons 17 journalists, most of them bloggers, according to…
Obama: Burma must improve its media environment
Dear President Obama: The Committee to Protect Journalists is writing to express its deep concern about the recent killing, jailing, and harassment of journalists in Burma. During your upcoming visit to the country on November 11-12, we urge you to impress upon Burmese President Thein Sein that future U.S. engagement will be predicated on a renewed and genuine commitment to press freedom.
Joel Simon & Kathleen Carroll on The New Censorship
Journalists are being imprisoned and killed in record numbers. Online surveillance is annihilating privacy, and the Internet can be brought under government control at any time. Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, warns that we can no longer assume our global information ecosystem is stable, protected, and robust. Journalists –…
Azerbaijan pressures press freedom advocate’s family, raids apartment
New York, November 6, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the harassment by Azerbaijani officials of the family of Gulnara Akhundova, a regional expert with the Denmark-based press freedom group International Media Support (IMS). Akhundova’s 67-year-old mother was interrogated on Wednesday by prosecutors in Baku who raided her apartment the same day, according to local…
As election nears, Egyptian press in peril
CPJ and See Media release new documentary, ‘Under Threat’ New York, November 6, 2014–As Egypt prepares to elect a new parliament, the government continues to crack down on the press, forcing independent and critical voices into silence, exile, or prison. These threats are explored in a short documentary, “Under Threat,” by the Committee to Protect…
Film Screening: ‘Under Threat’
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and The Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) the present: Film Screening: ‘Under Threat’. Watch the trailer here. Discussion: As Election Nears, Egyptian Press in Peril CPJ Blog: Don’t let al-Sisi’s government have Egypt’s last word
Honoring courage and defying repression
CPJ’s 2014 International Press Freedom Awards New York, November 6, 2014 — Four outstanding journalists who have endured and defied media repression in Burma, Iran, Russia, and South Africa will be honored with the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2014 International Press Freedom Awards, an annual recognition of courageous journalism. All have faced recrimination for their…