Iran bans printing of all newspapers, citing spread of coronavirus
March 31, 2020 4:50 PM ET
Washington, D.C., March 31, 2020 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today expressed concern over Iranian authorities’ decision to suspend all newspaper printing and distribution in the country, where newsgathering and distribution is already tightly restricted....
India temporarily bans 2 news channels over coverage of Delhi riots
March 6, 2020 2:25 PM ET
New Delhi, March 6, 2020 -- The Indian government should immediately lift the 48-hour ban imposed on Malayalam-language news channels Asianet News and MediaOne TV, and must stop arbitrarily censoring coverage of sensitive topics, the Committee to Protect Journalists...
CPJ joins call for U.N. Human Rights Council to extend mandate of Burundi Commission of Inquiry
August 2, 2019 11:35 AM ET
The Committee to Protect Journalists today joined 40 other civil society organizations in calling on member and observer states of the U.N. Human Rights Council to extend for a year the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi....
Banned from broadcasting since 2018, BBC closes bureau in Burundi
July 26, 2019 9:00 AM ET
On July 16, 2019, the British Broadcasting Corporation said it had closed its bureau in Burundi, more than one year after its transmissions had been banned in the country, according to a report by the broadcaster and a BBC...
Upcoming elections could make or break Tunisia's fledgling free press
June 25, 2019 10:00 AM ET
Tunisia's progression to a freer society took center stage this month, as journalists, digital rights activists, and tech companies gathered in Tunis for RightsCon and the IFJ congress. Tunisia has secured greater press freedom than many of the Arab...
Polish court bans reporter Anna Wilk from journalism for 3 years in criminal libel suit
June 4, 2019 12:30 PM ET
Berlin, June 4, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the conviction and sentence of journalist Anna Wilk in a criminal libel lawsuit in which she was sentenced on first instance for a fine and a three-year ban on practicing...
Burundi media regulator bans BBC and VOA
April 2, 2019 12:10 PM ET
Nairobi, April 2, 2019 -- Authorities in Burundi should fully restore broadcasting rights to the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Voice of America, and allow journalists in the country to contribute to the two organizations, the Committee to Protect...
Ukraine bars Austrian reporter from entering for one year
March 8, 2019 3:36 PM ET
Kiev, March 8, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Ukraine to reverse its decision to ban Christian Wehrschütz, a veteran reporter for the state-run Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, from entering the country for one year....
Somaliland court suspends newspaper for one year for publishing 'false news'
February 15, 2019 4:05 PM ET
Nairobi, February 15, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today expressed deep concern about a one-year suspension imposed by a Somaliland court on the privately owned Foore newspaper, and called on authorities to drop the charges on appeal....