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Nothing: What Pakistan is doing to find Cheema’s abductors

By Bob Dietz/CPJ Asia Program Coordinator on September 16, 2010 10:22 AM EDT

Just in case you were one of the few people in Pakistan or any other part of the world, for that matter, who thought that the six-hour abduction of Umar Cheema over the weekend of September 4 and 5 in Islamabad was going to be investigated and the culprits–men “dressed in police uniform”–brought to justice, here is…

Investigation of Kurdish journalist’s murder lacks credibility

September 15, 2010 5:45 PM EDT

New York, September 15, 2010–The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) today released the result of a five-month-long investigation into the death of Sardasht Osman, a freelance journalist who was shot to death in May. The Committee to Protect Journalists is dismayed by the deficient inquiry and calls on Kurdish authorities to conduct a thorough and credible…

The significance of Umar Cheema’s abduction

By Bob Dietz/CPJ Asia Program Coordinator on September 9, 2010 4:22 PM EDT

With all the problems in Pakistan–the flooding in the country that might be the worst ever; the increasingly devastating sectarian and separatist violence that has taken the lives of hundreds of Pakistanis and at least four journalists–focusing on what happened to Umar Cheema, a reporter for The News, might seem almost a sidebar story. But it’s not. It’s something much larger.

Silence or Death in Mexico’s Press

September 8, 2010 12:16 AM EDT

2. A Nation in Crisis More than 30 journalists and media workers have been murdered or have vanished since December 2006. As vast self-censorship takes hold, Mexico’s future as a free and democratic society is at risk.

Silence or Death in Mexico’s Press

September 8, 2010 12:15 AM EDT

An Era of Promises and Fear Key events involving the press, crime, and politics during the Calderón era

Silence or Death in Mexico’s Press

September 8, 2010 12:14 AM EDT

3. Murder in Durango Crime reporter Bladimir Antuna García knew all the cops and crooks in Durango. When he received death threats, state investigators ignored them. When he was murdered, they ignored that as well.

Silence or Death in Mexico’s Press

September 8, 2010 12:12 AM EDT

4. Cartel City In Reynosa, the Gulf criminal group controls the government, the police, even the street vendors. You won’t see that story in the local press. The cartel controls the media, too.

Silence or Death in Mexico’s Press

September 8, 2010 12:06 AM EDT

Appendix I: Journalists Murdered

Tsuneoka arrives in Japan on Tuesday. (Reuters/Kyodo)

Kidnapped Japanese freelancer released in Afghanistan

September 7, 2010 4:29 PM EDT

New York, September 7, 2010–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the weekend release of Japanese freelance journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka, who spent more than five months in captivity in Afghanistan. Tsuneoka’s kidnappers released him to the Japanese Embassy on Saturday night and he returned to Japan on Monday, according to local and international news reports. He…

Journalist forcibly detained in Yemen twice this summer

August 17, 2010 5:32 PM EDT

New York, August 17, 2010–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Yemeni authorities to release Abdulelah Hider Shaea, a Yemeni journalist who covers Islamist groups including Al-Qaeda. Armed security forces arrested Shaea on Monday after raiding his family home, according to news reports.