Statements

  

In Russia, editor’s family harassed by police

We issued the following statement after Sergei Kurt-Adzhiyev, the embattled editor of the now-shuttered Samara regional edition of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, reported police harassment of his two daughters…

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In Russia, prominent editor threatened

We issued the following statement after Aleksei Venediktov, the prominent editor of independent radio station Ekho Moskvy, received a veiled threat. Venediktov last night found an ax stuck into a log by his door and a videocamera left in front of his apartment…

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Chinese journalist arrives safely in Toronto

Responding to news that CPJ International Press Freedom Award winner Jiang Weiping successfully reached Toronto early today, we issued this statement…

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In Philippines, CPJ welcomes arrest warrants

Responding to reports that arrest warrants have been issued for a police officer and accomplices charged with the August 2008 murder of Philippine journalist Dennis Cuesta, we released this statement today…

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CPJ shocked by murder of Somali journalist

We issued the following statement today after the shooting Tuesday of Horn Afrik radio station director, Said Tahlil, in Mogadishu, Somalia…

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CPJ responds to Sri Lankan defense secretary

In response to Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s public comments disavowing any official responsibility for attacks on Sri Lankan journalists and warning international broadcasters they will be “chased away” for a reporting bias against the government, we issued this statement…

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CPJ appalled by murder of Kenyan journalist

We issued the following statement in response to the killing of reporter Francis Kainda Nyaruri of the private Weekly Citizen, whose decapitated body was found Thursday in a forest in western Kenya.

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CPJ denounces strike on media building

We issued the following statement today after the Israeli military fired at least one missile directly at Al-Shuruq Tower, a building in Gaza City which houses dozens of international newspapers, television stations, and news agencies, according to multiple news outlets.

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CPJ condemns attack on Gaza media building

We issued the following statement today after at least one journalist was injured in an Israeli air strike while filing a report from the roof of the al-Johara Tower, an eight-story building in Gaza City which houses more than 20 international news organizations, according to multiple news outlets…

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Somali radio broadcaster killed

We issued the following statement in response to the killing of Somali reporter Hassan Mayow Hassan, who was shot dead today in Afgoye, a town 18 miles (30 km) south of the capital Mogadishu. Hassan, a veteran correspondent for Radio Shabelle, was killed by unidentified gunmen while covering a conflict between two militia groups, according…

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