Guatemala arrests lawmaker accused of plotting 2 journalists' murders
January 16, 2018 4:40 PM ET
New York, January 16, 2018--The arrest of a lawmaker accused of plotting the murders of two journalists in 2015 is an important step against impunity in Guatemala, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Guatemalan authorities arrested Congressman Julio...
Lots of talk but little progress in Sri Lanka over journalist murders
January 9, 2018 3:16 PM ET
It was the police line-up from hell. Forget all those "Law and Order" scenes where a victim stands anonymously behind a one-way mirror. Sri Lankan journalist Namal Perera had to stand eyeball-to-eyeball with 42 army intelligence officers in April,...
Local journalist shot in southern Russia
December 21, 2017 1:34 PM ET
New York, December 21, 2017--Russian authorities should investigate today's violent attack on independent journalist Vyacheslav Prudnikov, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. Prudnikov, who contributes to the independent regional news website Kavkazsky Uzel from...
In absence of fresh military conflict, journalist killings decline again
December 21, 2017 12:00 AM ET
At least 42 journalists were killed in the line of duty in 2017, representing the second consecutive decline from record highs early this decade. Fewer journalists died covering Middle East conflicts and the number of journalists murdered in reprisal...
Malta arrests 10 suspects over murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
December 4, 2017 2:20 PM ET
Brussels, December 4, 2017--Maltese police, armed forces, and security services today arrested 10 suspects in connection with the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced. Caruana Galizia was killed on October 16 when her car...
Ukraine arrests suspect in 2004 murder of Forbes editor Paul Klebnikov
November 21, 2017 12:56 PM ET
Ukraine's state intelligence agency announced on November 18 that it had detained a man wanted by Interpol for the high-profile murder of American journalist Paul Klebnikov in Russia 13 years ago. Russia's Interior Ministry on November 20 named the...
CPJ joins vigil calling for justice in Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder
November 2, 2017 4:38 PM ET
Today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, CPJ joined with other international press freedom groups to condemn the murder last month of Daphne Caruana Galizia, an investigative journalist from Malta....
