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UN reviews Kyrgyzstan’s human rights, free press record

March 10, 2014 12:14 PM EDT

Today, the U.N. Human Rights Committee begins its two-day review of Kyrgyzstan’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. By ratifying the treaty in October 1994, Kyrgyz authorities pledged to enforce internationally recognized provisions regarding the protection of human rights, and freedom of expression, in their country. But CPJ research shows that…

In Pakistan, six convicted in Wali Khan Babar murder

March 3, 2014 2:09 PM EST

New York, March 3, 2014–A Pakistani court on Saturday convicted six defendants for their roles in the murder of Wali Khan Babar, a Geo TV journalist who was shot dead in Karachi in January 2011, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the convictions–the first in the murder of a Pakistani journalist–but…

Assailants target media outlets in Karachi

February 18, 2014 5:21 PM EST

New York, February 18, 2014–Pakistani authorities should launch an efficient investigation into attacks against media outlets in Karachi and ensure the perpetrators are held to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Mexican journalists speak in a news conference, protesting the abduction and murder of journalist Gregorio Jiménez de la Cruz. (Reuters/Edgard Garrido)

Missing Mexican journalist found dead in Veracruz

February 12, 2014 5:07 PM EST

New York, February 12, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Mexican authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the murder of Gregorio Jiménez de la Cruz and hold the perpetrators to account. Jiménez was abducted on February 5 and his body was found buried along with two other people in the municipality of Las…

Putting Press Freedom at the Heart of Anti-Poverty Efforts

February 12, 2014 2:25 AM EST

Economists and political scientists acknowledge that journalism is vital to development and democracy. By Robert Mahoney

When Journalists Are Killed, Witnesses May Be Next

February 12, 2014 2:25 AM EST

Eliminating witnesses has become an all too easy and eff ective method of stymying justice when journalists are assassinated. By Elisabeth Witchel

CPJ Risk List

February 12, 2014 2:20 AM EST

Surveillance, restrictive Internet legislation, and cyberattacks compel CPJ to add cyberspace to the list of places trending in the wrong direction. By Maya Taal

Violence and Judicial Censorship Mar Brazil’s Horizon

February 12, 2014 1:56 AM EST

The Brazilian government’s concern for the safety of an American journalist stands in contrast to a dismal performance protecting its own reporters. By Carlos Lauría Demonstrators clash with riot policemen during a protest in Rio de Janeiro’s on June 17, 2013, against the billions of dollars spent preparing for soccer’s World Cup and against an…

One Province Illustrates Colombia’s Struggle with Impunity

February 12, 2014 1:55 AM EST

The inability to solve journalist murders in Arauca feeds an atmosphere of hostility and intimidation for the media there. By John Otis Gen. Rodolfo Palomino, Colombian police chief, writes a message for a campaign supporting FARC demobilization in Tame, Arauca province, on September 18, 2013. (Reuters/Jose Miguel Gomez)

CPJ welcomes convictions in Brazilian journalist’s murder

February 6, 2014 5:22 PM EST

New York, February 6, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes two convictions on Tuesday in the 2012 murder of Brazilian political journalist and blogger Décio Sá and calls on authorities to ensure everyone involved in the crime is brought to justice. Jhonatan de Sousa Silva, who confessed to being the gunman, was sentenced to 25…