Nobel Peace Prize for Yemeni press freedom activist
New York, October 7, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is delighted that the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to renowned Yemeni press freedom activist Tawakul Karman, Chairwoman of Women Journalists Without Chains, along with two other female leaders.
Justice still pending in Politkovskaya murder case
New York, October 7, 2011–Five years after the brutal assassination of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Russian authorities to prosecute the masterminds of her killing and end impunity in the murder of journalists.
Guyana president suspends television station
New York, October 6, 2011–Guyanese president Bharrat Jagdeo has suspended television station CNS6 from broadcasting for four months in the period leading up to the presidential elections, according to local news reports. The suspension stemmed from a May 4 broadcast that aired comments about a local bishop who is a close associate of the president,…
U.S. Watchdog urges release of jailed Turkmen reporter
Reuters covered the CPJ’s call for the conviction of Turkmen Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent Dovletmurad Yazguliyev to be overturned. The article quotes CPJ Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator Nina Ognianova describing the conviction as “an attempt to silence an independent reporter.” Click here for the full story.
Reporter gets five years in Turkmenistan
New York, October 5, 2011 — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the sentencing today of Dovletmurad Yazguliyev, a local correspondent for the Turkmen service of the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), to five years in prison on charges of inciting a relative’s suicide attempt.
Provincial Colombian journalist threatened
New York, October 5, 2011 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by threats made against Ana María Ferrer, a freelance Colombian journalist in the northern state of Cesar, who has denounced government corruption and the mishandling of mining royalties.
Obiang prize shelved… for now… again
UNESCO’s executive board Tuesday again deferred action on the life sciences prize named after and funded by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea. The Committee to Protect Journalists joined with other human rights organizations to call on the board to eliminate the prize permanently.
Mansoor al-Jamri Award Acceptance Speech
Mansoor Al-Jamri Al-Wasat, Bahrain Acceptance Speech CPJ International Press Freedom Award 2011 November 22, 2011 Waldorf-Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, New York City Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation for the Committee to Protect Journalists for honoring me with the prestigious International Press Freedom Award 2011. I dedicate this award…
Natalya Radina Award Acceptance Speech
Natalya Radina Charter 97, Belarus Acceptance Speech CPJ International Press Freedom Award 2011 November 22, 2011 Waldorf-Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, New York City Ladies and gentlemen, I am Belarusian. My country, Belarus, is in the heart of Europe. Regrettably, I am certain, many in the West know very little about Belarus. They know much…
Javier Valdez Cárdenas Award Acceptance Speech
Javier Valdez Cárdenas Ríodoce, Mexico Acceptance Speech CPJ International Press Freedom Award 2011 November 22, 2011 Waldorf-Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, New York City Good evening. Many thanks to the Committee to Protect Journalists for this distinction, which for me is unparalleled. I have nourished my withered soul with expressions in the streets, embraces…