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Vietnamese blogger ‘Mother Mushroom’ fears arrest for Facebook activity

November 7, 2014 1:14 PM EST

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…

News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, October 2014

By Samantha Libby on October 31, 2014 5:58 PM EDT

Turkish government makes commitments to CPJ In an unprecedented meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and other officials in early October, a joint delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists and the International Press Institute raised concerns about the climate for press freedom in Turkey, including the imprisonment of journalists and online restrictions. In…

CPJ welcomes release of Vietnamese prisoner Nguyen Van Hai

October 21, 2014 6:15 PM EDT

New York, October 21, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists is pleased by the release from prison of Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Van Hai, who is also known by the name of his blog, “Dieu Cay,” and who had been jailed since April 2008.

World Press Freedom Day: 10 Journalists to Free from Prison

April 29, 2014 11:19 AM EDT

Anti-state activity is the most used charge against journalists New York, April 29, 2014–As World Press Freedom Day approaches, journalists are languishing in prisons across the globe. Uzbek editor Muhammad Bekjanov has been in jail for 15 years–one of the longest imprisonments of journalists worldwide. Prominent Iranian journalist Siamak Ghaderi has been beaten and whipped…