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A police officer holds journalist Furkan Saliu down on the ground at a soccer game in Gorno Konjare in North Macedonia on April 7.

CPJ, partners urge North Macedonia authorities to stop harassment of journalist Furkan Saliu

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined calls urging North Macedonia authorities in a May 3 letter to end the ongoing harassment of journalist Furkan Saliu and his colleagues. The letter, also signed by 10 other groups, including international and regional press freedom organizations, requests that Minister for Internal Affairs Pance Toskovski refrain from publicly commenting…

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Officers with Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs in the city of Dzhankoi, in northern Crimea, came to journalist Lutfiye Zudiyeva's home to question her on two occasions. (Photo: Anton Naumlyuk)

Journalist Lutfiye Zudiyeva harassed by Russian authorities in Ukraine’s Crimea

New York, May 9, 2023—Authorities in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea must stop intimidating journalist Lutfiye Zudiyeva and let members of the press work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. On Monday, May 6, an officer with Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs in the city of Dzhankoi, in northern Crimea, came to Zudiyeva’s home…

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During a televised news conference on Tuesday, May 7, Attorney General Tarek William Saab alleged that Armando.Info was part of a “media structure” that was using extortion to wage a dirty war against the government. (Screenshot: MPvenezolano/YouTube)

Venezuelan prosecutor accuses investigative Armando.Info of corruption

Bogotá, May 9, 2024—Venezuelan authorities should retract their allegations of attempted bribery against the investigative news website Armando.Info and stop harassing its journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. During a televised news conference on Tuesday, Attorney General Tarek William Saab, an ally of authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro, claimed that Armando.Info was part of a “media structure” that…

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In Serbia, a ‘witch-hunt’ for journalists who don’t toe government line

“A real epidemic of attacks.” That’s the way Serbian journalist, advocate, and professor Dinko Gruhonjić characterized the state of press freedom in his country in a recent op-ed for the media-focused news site Cenzolovka. Gruhonjić faced severe online harassment after a doctored video in which he appears to praise a war criminal was circulated online…

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CPJ expands access to safety chatbot amid spiking threats to the press in a record year of global elections

New York, May 2, 2024—Ahead of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today announced the launch of CPJ’s journalist safety chatbot, which equips journalists with safety information on their phones via WhatsApp. The tool will expand the reach and usability of CPJ’s suite of safety tools tailored for…

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Turkish police officers block a main road to prevent May Day demonstrators from marching through Taksim Square, a famous square banned for May Day celebrations, in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024.

Istanbul police obstruct, tear gas, shoot at reporters during May Day march in Turkey

Istanbul, May 2, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish authorities to refrain from targeting media workers present during demonstrations, ensure journalists can continue to report on matters of public interest safely, and hold those responsible for attacks to account. Amid bans on May Day celebrations, Istanbul police blocked a route in Istanbul’s Saraçhane…

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Argentine President Javier Milei during a three-hour, April 15 interview in which he attacked Perfil media group's editorial coverage. (Screenshot: Neura Media/YouTube)

CPJ urges Argentine President Javier Milei to end attacks on press freedom

São Paulo, April 30, 2024—Argentine President Javier Milei and his administration must immediately refrain from attacking press freedom, stigmatizing journalists, and allow journalists to do their jobs freely and without restrictions, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday. During his first 100 days in office, a report by FOPEA, a local press freedom organization, found that…

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A Hong Kong cityscape is pictured in March 2024 through barbed wire.

European Parliament calls for repeal of Hong Kong security laws

Brussels, April 25, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed Thursday’s call by the European Parliament for the repeal of two Hong Kong security laws that it said undermine press freedom and for the release of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. The parliamentary resolution condemned Hong Kong’s adoption last month of…

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Somali authorities investigate media rights group, freeze its accounts

Kampala Uganda, April 19, 2024—Somali authorities should drop all criminal investigations against the Somali Journalists Syndicate and desist from weaponizing the judicial system to obstruct the work of the media rights organization, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Friday. Two commercial banks, Premier Bank and Dahabshil Bank International told the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS)…

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Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend an election campaign rally in Meerut, India, on March 31, 2024.

Indian journalists’ 2024 election concerns: political violence, trolling, device hacking

As the scorching summer peaks this year, India’s political landscape is coming to a boil. From April 19 until June 1, the world’s biggest democracy will hold the world’s biggest election, which the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been in power since 2014, is expected to win….

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