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Iran targets reformist press in the run-up to elections

March 7, 2013 5:31 PM EST

New York, March 7, 2013–Iranian authorities have banned three reformist news outlets and arrested four journalists in the past two days, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Iranian government’s continuing attempts to stifle the press in the run-up to the presidential elections in June and calls on authorities to immediately…

Gunmen shoot at offices of two news outlets in Mexico

March 7, 2013 5:29 PM EST

Gunmen shot at the offices of the daily El Diario de Juárez and the television station Channel 44 in Ciudad Juárez early in the morning of March 6, 2013, according to news reports. The attacks resulted in slight material damage to the buildings, but no injuries.

Absalom Kibanda was beaten by three unidentified men on Tuesday. (Absalom Kibanda)

Journalist beaten by unknown assailants in Tanzania

March 7, 2013 5:01 PM EST

Nairobi, March 7, 2013–Authorities in Tanzania must immediately investigate a vicious attack on a veteran journalist in Dar es Salaam, the capital, on Tuesday night, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

For Iran and U.S., mutually restrictive visa policies

By Joel Simon/CPJ Executive Director on March 7, 2013 11:25 AM EST

Istanbul-based McClatchy correspondent Roy Gutman has been honored for his reporting from Srebrenica to Baghdad. But he can’t get a visa for Iran. He blames the U.S. government, at least in part.

Journalist detained by security agents in Mali

March 6, 2013 5:31 PM EST

New York, March 6, 2013–State security agents in Mali detained an editor today in connection with his newspaper’s publication of an open letter criticizing a financial package awarded to a former coup leader, according to news reports and local journalists. Six agents of State Security, Mali’s intelligence agency, arrested Boukary Daou, a top editor for…

Saudi Web manager released after a year in prison

March 6, 2013 4:55 PM EST

News accounts reported that Jalal Mohamed al-Jamal, manager of the local news website Al-Awamia, was freed from prison on March 5, 2013. It was unclear why the journalist, who was jailed without charge for more than a year, had been released.

Hassan Ruvakuki, seen here after his release from prison today. (RFI)

Burundi journalist Ruvakuki freed from jail

March 6, 2013 3:46 PM EST

Nairobi, March 6, 2013–Burundian authorities today released Hassan Ruvakuki, a reporter who has been imprisoned for 16 months on charges related to his interview with a rebel leader. The circumstances of the release were not immediately clear, and the Committee to Protect Journalists called on authorities to vacate Ruvakuki’s conviction and prison sentence.

In Ukraine, editor brutally assaulted by unknown assailants

March 6, 2013 3:44 PM EST

New York, March 6, 2013–Ukrainian authorities must apprehend the assailants who brutally attacked an independent editor on Tuesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Venezuelan authorities must ensure safety of press

March 6, 2013 3:08 PM EST

New York, March 6, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Tuesday’s attack on Carmen Andrea Rengifo, a correspondent for the Colombian TV station RCN, by crowds who had gathered in Caracas to mourn the death of President Hugo Chávez. CPJ calls on authorities to investigate the assault immediately.

Celebrated China journalist leaves newspaper

March 6, 2013 1:40 PM EST

Veteran investigative journalist Wang Keqin left his job at a prominent Chinese newspaper on February 25, 2013. An Agence France-Presse report citing two journalists who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal said that Wang was pressured into leaving by management at the Economic Observer.