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Impunity on trial in the Philippines

November 10, 2010 12:02 AM EST

The prosecution of dozens of defendants in the 2009 Maguindanao murders is testing a faltering judicial system in the Philippines. Bribes, intimidation, attacks, and flawed detective work already threaten to undermine the government’s case. Will this massacre go unpunished? A CPJ special report by Shawn W. Crispin

The Burmese Internet on the eve of election

By Danny O'Brien on October 28, 2010 11:24 PM EDT

Burma tops CPJ’s “10 Worst Countries to be a Blogger.” With the scheduled general election in the country approaching, there have been reports of growing interference with both local and exiled journalists. As Burma enters the final stretch of the campaign, CPJ’s senior South East Asia representative, Shawn Crispin, give me a brief summary of the…

Another blogger arrested in Vietnam crackdown

October 28, 2010 3:09 PM EDT

Bangkok, October 28, 2010–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the arrest and detention of Vietnamese blogger Le Nguyen Huong Tra. Her arrest is the latest episode in a mounting crackdown on bloggers leading up to a crucial Communist Party congress scheduled for January 2011.

Burmese editor sentenced to 13 years in prison

October 22, 2010 12:27 PM EDT

Bangkok, October 22, 2010–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the 13-year prison sentence handed down last week by a Burmese court to Nyi Nyi Tun, editor of the Kandarawaddy news publication.

Zunar with copies of banned cartoon collections. (AP/Lai Seng Sin)

Malaysian cartoonist faces sedition charges

September 27, 2010 3:38 PM EDT

Bangkok, September 27, 2010–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the arrest of Malaysian cartoonist Zulkifli Awar Ulhaque, also known as Zunar, a contributor to the popular news site Malaysiakini and author of a new collection of political cartoons.

Burma’s exile media hit by cyber-attacks

September 27, 2010 2:00 PM EDT

Bangkok, September 27, 2010–The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned by cyber-attacks against three exile-run Burma news outlets, Irrawaddy, Mizzima News, and the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB). The distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have shut Irrawaddy’s main website while temporarily blocking access to Mizzima’s site.

Police arrest Thai Web editor on anti-crown charge

September 24, 2010 2:41 PM EDT

Bangkok, September 24, 2010–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the arrest today of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, editor of the popular Thailand news website Prachatai, on charges of insulting the royal family.

Thailand pressures FCCT to cancel press conference

September 13, 2010 5:05 PM EDT

Bangkok, September 13, 2010–The Thai government acted inappropriately in pressuring the Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) to cancel a press conference that would have criticized Vietnam, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

President Aquino, here with his cabinet at Malacañang Palace, has frankly addressed issues like impunity and journalists' rights. (Reuters/Romeo Ranoco)

Despite fatal shootout, Philippines officials meet with CPJ

By Bob Dietz/CPJ Asia Program Coordinator on August 24, 2010 10:55 AM EDT

About 18 hours after eight hostages and the gunmen holding them in a tourist bus were killed in a shootout with police in the heart of Manila, officials broke away from the demands of the moment to meet with a CPJ delegation in the president’s offices at Malacañang Palace. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima was…

CPJ meets Philippine officials, urges anti-impunity policies

August 24, 2010 10:45 AM EDT

Manila, August 24, 2010–Nine months after the killing of 32 journalists and media workers in the southern Philippines, a delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists met today with justice officials in Manila and called on the government of President Benigno Aquino to address pervasive impunity in the recurring murders of journalists in the country.