International journalists killed at high rate in 2014; Middle East deadliest region
December 23, 2014 12:01 AM ET
Syria is the world’s deadliest country for journalists for the third year in a row. International journalists were killed at a higher rate in 2014 than in recent years. A CPJ special report by Shazdeh Omari...
Slideshow: Journalists killed in 2014
December 23, 2014 12:01 AM ET
In 2014, at least 60 journalists and 11 media workers were killed in relation to their work, according to CPJ research. Local and international journalists died covering conflicts, including in Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine, while many others were murdered reporting...
An Afghan conviction, but little sense of victory
July 24, 2014 6:22 PM ET
Naqibullah, the Afghan police commander who killed The Associated Press' Anja Niedringhaus, has been given a death sentence after being convicted of murder and treason. He was also given a four- year sentence for shooting the AP's Kathy Gannon....
CPJ condemns attack on AP journalists in Afghanistan
April 4, 2014 8:20 AM ET
New York, April 4, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalist mourns the loss of Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus and the wounding of AP reporter Kathy Gannon in Khost, Afghanistan. The two were shot by an Afghan police officer who...