CPJ calls on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to reaffirm his commitment to ensuring journalists' safety
September 18, 2017 9:00 AM ET
CPJ calls on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to publically denounce the recent SBU actions against the press and reaffirming his commitment to ensuring journalists' safety.
Bangladesh detains two Myanmar journalists covering Rohingya crisis
September 15, 2017 5:42 PM ET
New York, September 15, 2017--Bangladeshi authorities should immediately release two Myanmar journalists who police detained on September 7 and drop all charges against them, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Indian authorities detain local photojournalist, accuse him of throwing stones
September 11, 2017 6:06 PM ET
New Delhi, September 11, 2017--Indian authorities should immediately release Kamran Yousuf, a freelance photojournalist who was working in the Jammu and Kashmir region and has been held without charge since September 4, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of September 3, 2017
September 6, 2017 12:42 PM ET
Columnist's passport returned Turkish authorities on September 7 returned Aslı Erdoğan, a former advisory board member of the shuttered pro-Kurdish daily Özgür Gündem and a frequent columnist, her passport, according to the Hürriyet Daily News website, which cites Erdoğan's lawyer....
Bolivian radio journalist under house arrest, facing charges after covering protest
September 5, 2017 5:45 PM ET
Bogotá, September 5, 2017--Bolivian authorities must drop charges against a radio journalist arrested while covering a violent demonstration last week in the capital city of La Paz, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Israel and the Palestinian Authority seek to silence the same media outlet
September 5, 2017 5:09 PM ET
Beirut, September 5, 2017--Israel should allow the al-Hurriya media network and its affiliates to resume work without fear of harassment, and the Palestinian Authority should release Ayman al-Qawasme, the chairman of the same media network, from its custody, the Committee...
Egyptian crime reporter disappears on way home from work
August 28, 2017 5:50 PM ET
New York, August 28, 2017-- The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the disappearance of Egyptian journalist Abdulla Rashad, and today called on authorities to disclose whether they have him in custody and why. Rashad, who reports on...
Chinese authorities briefly detain Globe and Mail journalist in Xinjiang
August 24, 2017 3:56 PM ET
Taipei, August 24, 2017--Chinese authorities should end their harassment of international journalists and let all media operate freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Police yesterday briefly detained the Asia correspondent for Canada's Globe and Mail in Kashgar,...
Azerbaijan detains head of Turan news agency
August 24, 2017 3:47 PM ET
New York, August 24, 2017--The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Azerbaijani authorities today to immediately release Mehman Aliyev, head of the country's only independent news agency, Turan. Azerbaijan's Tax Ministry today ordered Aliyev to be detained as part...