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Police raid Cairo offices of Turkish Anadolu News Agency, arrest at least 4
January 15, 2020 12:25 PM ET
Washington, D.C., January 15, 2020 -- Egyptian authorities yesterday arrested at least four people at the Anadolu News Agency office in Cairo on allegations of spreading false news and operating without a license, according to a report by the agency and other news reports....
India should restore internet in Kashmir as court orders shutdown review
January 10, 2020 1:50 PM ET
New York, January 10, 2020--The Indian Supreme Court ordered a review of the legal process used to implement the ongoing shutdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir today. The ruling affirmed that freedom of speech “using the medium of internet is constitutionally protected."...
Venezuelan photojournalist Jesús Medina released after 16 months in prison
January 7, 2020 1:10 PM ET
New York, January 7, 2020 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today welcomed the release of Venezuelan freelance photojournalist Jesús Medina after more than 16 months of arbitrary detention, and called for Venezuelan authorities to drop all charges against him....
Saudi court sentences 8 for Jamal Khashoggi killing
December 23, 2019 10:35 AM ET
New York, December 23, 2019 -- The Saudi public prosecutor’s office announced today that a court had sentenced five people to death and three to jail terms for their roles in the October 2018 killing of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, which took place in the...
In the Philippines, convictions finally achieved for Maguindanao massacre
December 18, 2019 11:33 PM ET
Bangkok, December 19, 2019—The Committee to Protect Journalists today welcomed a Philippine court’s decision to hold to account the mastermind, his brother and 26 accomplices of the 2009 Maguindanao massacre....
Journalists attacked by police, disrupted by demonstrators while covering protests in India
December 17, 2019 1:40 PM ET
New York, December 17, 2019 -- Indian authorities must ensure the safety of all journalists covering protests across the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Rio mayor’s office bars Globo journalists from press conference
December 13, 2019 3:10 PM ET
Rio de Janeiro, December 13, 2019 -- Rio de Janeiro Mayor Marcelo Crivella must allow reporters from all news outlets to cover his office’s press conferences, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Demonstrators block entrance to Dawn newspaper in Pakistan, call for staffers to be hanged
December 3, 2019 12:26 PM ET
New York, December 3, 2019 -- Pakistan authorities must prevent demonstrations against the Dawn newspaper from turning violent, and should investigate death threats made against its staffers, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Three more journalists arrested by Egyptian security forces
November 27, 2019 12:10 PM ET
New York, November 27, 2019 -- Egyptian authorities should immediately release journalists Solafa Sallam, Hossam El-Sayyad, and Mohamed Salah, drop any charges against them, and stop imprisoning and harassing the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Egypt raids critical news outlet, detains staff
November 24, 2019 10:51 AM ET
November 24, 2019—The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemned today’s raid on the office of independent Egyptian news website Mada Masr by Egyptian authorities, which included the arrests of three staffers. CPJ called on the government of Egypt to end its campaign of intimidation against the outlet and to...