Kamel Atalua Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Journalists detained in Libya, Syria, Yemen; 1 dead in Iraq

April 1, 2011 4:42 PM EDT

New York, April 1, 2011–Al-Jazeera said today that Libyan authorities re-arrested four of its journalists just hours after they had been released. A Syrian journalist who spoke critically of Libyan government policies was also reported in state custody. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the ongoing attacks on the press in Libya, and calls on…

Times reporters freed in Libya; 13 still missing, detained

March 21, 2011 5:22 PM EDT

New York, March 21, 2011 – CPJ welcomes the release of four New York Times journalists in Libya but remains deeply concerned about 13 other journalists who are either missing or reported in Libyan government custody.