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The offices of The Mirror, a weekly newspaper in Masvingo, were ransacked Thursday morning. (The Mirror)

In Zimbabwe, break-in at newspaper targets photos

June 17, 2011 3:59 PM EDT

New York, June 17, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Zimbabwean authorities to thoroughly investigate a suspicious break-in at a newspaper’s office on Thursday.

Two foreign reporters brutally assaulted in Azerbaijan

June 16, 2011 3:51 PM EDT

New York, June 16, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the vicious beating in Baku of international journalists Amanda Erickson and Celia Davies, and calls on the authorities to bring their attackers to justice.

Corrective: Journalist reported killed in Peshawar is alive

June 15, 2011 4:43 PM EDT

New York, June 15, 2011–Pakistani journalist Shafiullah Khan is in critical condition after suffering extensive burns in a double bombing in Peshawar on Saturday. CPJ erroneously reported on Monday that Khan had died in the attack.

Colombian journalist escapes being doused in gasoline

June 6, 2011 4:28 PM EDT

New York, June 6, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Colombian authorities today to thoroughly investigate the attempted murder of the director of a provincial television station in Colombia. Mario Esteban López Ortega, known for his criticism of local authorities, escaped an assassination attempt on Tuesday after he was abducted in the city of…

Mexican newspaper bombed

May 31, 2011 5:36 PM EDT

New York, May 31, 2011–Vanguardia, the oldest and largest newspaper in the city Saltillo, in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila, was the target of a hand grenade attack on Sunday, according to local press reports. No injuries were reported.

Yemen shells TV station, news agency, online newspaper

May 26, 2011 4:53 PM EDT

New York, May 26, 2011–Military forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh shelled Yemeni satellite broadcaster Suhail TV Wednesday as they exchanged fire with forces loyal to the political opposition and tribal gunmen. A similar incident occurred at the official Saba news agency on Tuesday. The offices of the news website Al-Sahwa Net were also…

One media executive killed in Honduras, another wounded

May 25, 2011 4:31 PM EDT

New York, May 25, 2011– In two recent shooting attacks, a Honduran media owner has been killed and a newspaper manager wounded. Honduras authorities must put an end to the record level of violence against the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Violent media intimidation in Yemen and Bahrain

May 24, 2011 5:15 PM EDT

New York, May 24, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists called on the governments of Yemen and Bahrain to end all intimidation and harassment of and physical violence against journalists. In Yemen, on Saturday, a journalist was attacked and repeatedly stabbed by unidentified assailants. In Bahrain, the authorities continue to detain and abuse journalists.

Rebels outside the city of Ajdabiya. (AP/Anja Niedringhaus)

Journalists under attack in Libya: The tally

May 20, 2011 5:40 PM EDT

CPJ has documented more than 80 attacks on the press since political unrest erupted in Libya last month. They include five fatalities, at least three serious injuries, at least 50 detentions, 11 assaults, two attacks on news facilities, the jamming of Al-Jazeera and Al-Hurra transmissions, at least four instances of obstruction, the expulsion of two international…

Men carry wounded photojournalist Mohammed Othman. (Mazen al-Breem/Demotix)

Israeli soldier seriously injures Palestinian photojournalist

May 18, 2011 5:35 PM EDT

New York, May 18, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Israel today to investigate the shooting of Palestinian photographer Mohammed Othman. Othman was shot and seriously wounded by an Israeli soldier on May 15 near the Erez Crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip, while on assignment for the U.K.-based citizen journalism site and…