Austin Tice
December 12, 2017 4:13 PM ET
Tice, a U.S. freelance photojournalist who contributed to The Washington Post, McClatchy, Al-Jazeera English, and several other news outlets, went missing in mid-August 2012, according to news reports. He was last heard from on August 13, 2012, according to his...
In Syria, fewer journalist deaths but danger has never been greater
December 23, 2014 12:01 AM ET
For the third year in a row, Syria ranks as the deadliest country in the world for the press, research by the Committee to Protect Journalists shows. At first glance, the research offers good news: less journalists were killed,...
Escapees give hope in cases of journalists missing in Syria
August 28, 2013 1:05 PM ET
It has now been an entire year since Al-Hurra correspondent Bashar Fahmi, a Jordanian of Palestinian origin, and freelancer Austin Tice, of the United States, went missing in Syria. But the recent liberation of two freelance journalists held for...
CPJ welcomes release of journalist in Syria
March 5, 2013 12:04 PM ET
New York, March 5, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of freelance journalist Billy Six, held by Syrian authorities for two and a half months. Syrian authorities handed Six over to Russian diplomats today who helped him leave...
Attacks on the Press: Prison Census 2012: A Worldwide Roundup
February 14, 2013 12:04 AM ET
Worldwide tally reaches highest point since CPJ began surveys in 1990. Governments use charges of terrorism, other anti-state offenses to silence critical voices. Turkey is the world's worst jailer. A CPJ special report...
Number of jailed journalists sets global record
December 11, 2012 12:01 AM ET
Worldwide tally reaches highest point since CPJ began surveys in 1990. Governments use charges of terrorism, other anti-state offenses to silence critical voices. Turkey is the world’s worst jailer. A CPJ special report...