Q&A: Impunity and journalist safety are priority says new OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir
August 8, 2017 12:12 PM ET
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media plays a vital role that is valued by journalists and media freedom groups for its ability to speak out in defense of press freedom in participating states of the Organization for...
CPJ and rights groups call on President Poroshenko to prioritize Pavel Sheremet murder case
July 20, 2017 6:01 PM ET
CPJ today joined seven other media rights organizations-- all part of the Council of Europe's Platform to protect journalism and promote the safety of journalists--in signing a joint letter to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The letter calls on the...
Memory of Mexico's investigative reporter Javier Valdez will live on through his work
July 17, 2017 5:36 PM ET
Two months have passed since Javier Valdez Cárdenas, the Mexican investigative reporter and recipient of CPJ's International Press Freedom Award, was murdered. The grief over his killing in Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa state, has left many looking for...
Justice Denied: Ukraine comes up empty in probe of Pavel Sheremet's murder
July 12, 2017 12:00 AM ET
A year after prominent journalist Pavel Sheremet was killed by a car bomb in Kiev, no one has been arrested or prosecuted, even though Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed a swift investigation. Authorities say Russia is the prime suspect,...
Justice denied:
July 12, 2017 12:00 AM ET
Ukraine must prove its commitment to credibly investigating Sheremet’s murder Pavel Sheremet was a journalist of rare caliber, one whose reporting exemplified the best practices in the countries he covered: Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Despite threats and attacks during...
Gambia issues arrest warrants for suspects in Deyda Hydara murder
May 18, 2017 6:36 PM ET
New York, May 17, 2017--A magistrate's court in Banjul today issued arrest warrants for two people suspected of murdering Gambian editor Deyda Hydara in 2004, according to media reports. The two suspects are not in the country, according to...
Javier Valdez Cárdenas, brave and beloved Mexican journalist
May 15, 2017 6:24 PM ET
When Mexican journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas arrived in New York City in November 2011 to accept CPJ's International Press Freedom Award, he and his staff had already suffered a grenade attack on the offices of their weekly, Ríodoce. Weeks...
Mexican president pledges to prioritize journalist safety and combat impunity
May 4, 2017 7:01 PM ET
Mexico City, May 4, 2017-- Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto today pledged to prioritize combating impunity in the murders of journalists for the remainder of his term, which ends next year. He said the safety and protection of journalists...