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Lights illuminate the Roman Catholic church Las Lajas, in the Colombian department of Nariño in January 2019. A radio journalist in the region was shot dead on June 11. (AFP/Juan Barreto)

Radio journalist Libardo Montenegro killed in Nariño, Colombia

June 14, 2019 3:41 PM EDT

Bogotá, Colombia, June 14, 2019–Colombian authorities should conduct a swift and comprehensive investigation into the killing of radio journalist Libardo Montenegro and ensure those responsible are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Radio journalist Pétion Rospide was shot dead while driving home on June 10. (Radio Sans Fin)

Radio Sans Fin host Pétion Rospide killed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

June 13, 2019 5:40 PM EDT

Miami, June 13, 2019 — Haitian authorities should conduct a swift and comprehensive investigation into the killing of journalist Pétion Rospide and ensure those responsible are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Relatives and friends of Mexican journalist Norma Sarabia, who was killed June 11, carry her coffin in Huimanguillo, Tabasco state, Mexico, on June 12, 2019. (AFP/Carlos Perez)

Mexican reporter Norma Sarabia killed in Tabasco; another journalist kidnapped in Veracruz

June 12, 2019 4:45 PM EDT

Mexico City, June 12, 2019–Mexican authorities must immediately and transparently investigate the killing of reporter Norma Sarabia and do everything in their power to ensure the safe recovery of journalist Marcos Miranda Cogco, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

CPJ calls on Yemeni government to ensure that the rights of all journalists are respected

June 7, 2019 11:35 AM EDT

CPJ thanks Yemeni Ambassador Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak for his May 2019 letter expressing concern for the welfare of journalists in areas under Houthi control, and calls on the Yemeni government to ensure that the rights of all journalists in the country are respected.

A police car is seen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 12, 2019. Journalist Robson Giorno was recently killed in Rio de Janeiro state. (Reuters/Sergio Moraes)

Brazilian journalist Robson Giorno shot and killed in Rio de Janeiro state

May 30, 2019 2:30 PM EDT

São Paulo, May 30, 2019 — Authorities in Rio de Janeiro must make every effort to find and prosecute those responsible for the killing of journalist Robson Giorno, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Mexican marines patrol the beach of Playacar, near the resort of Playa del Carmen, in Quintana Roo, in February 2019. Journalist Francisco Romero Díaz was shot dead in Playa del Carmen on May 16. (AFP/Daniel Slim)

Mexican reporter Francisco Romero Díaz shot dead in Playa del Carmen

May 17, 2019 6:54 PM EDT

Mexico City, May 17, 2019–Mexican authorities must immediately undertake a credible and transparent investigation into the killing of Francisco Romero Díaz, a reporter who was shot dead yesterday in Playa del Carmen, a beachside resort in the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Army officers are seen in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on January 31, 2019. The Sri Lankan army recently reinstated an officer suspected in multiple attacks against journalists. (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lankan army reinstates official suspected in Lasantha murder, other attacks

May 15, 2019 11:50 AM EDT

New York, May 15, 2019 — The Committee to Protect Journalists today expressed alarm that a Sri Lankan military intelligence official–who, according to news reports and court documents, is linked to attacks on at least three journalists–was restored to active duty.

A police officer is seen in Cucuta, Colombia, on February 7, 2019. Documentary filmmaker Mauricio Lezama was recently shot and killed in the village of La Esmeralda. (Reuters/Luisa Gonzalez)

Documentary filmmaker Mauricio Lezama shot and killed in Colombia

May 13, 2019 4:45 PM EDT

Bogotá, May 13, 2019 — Colombian authorities should conduct a swift and comprehensive investigation into the killing of documentary filmmaker Mauricio Lezama Rengifo and ensure those responsible are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

A news kiosk in downtown Sofia, in May 2017. When CPJ traveled to Bulgaria in April 2019 it found that despite being threatened for their work, Bulgaria's investigative journalists are undeterred. (AFP/Nikolay Doychinov)

Bulgaria’s press navigate harassment, threats in pursuit of stories

May 6, 2019 6:00 PM EDT

In October 2018, Viktoria Marinova, a host for TVN, was raped and murdered near the station’s studios. When CPJ’s Europe correspondent, Attila Mong, spoke with her colleagues and other journalists during a trip to Bulgaria last month, they said that while they don’t believe the attack is linked to Marinova’s work, it has highlighted the…

An indigenous woman walks in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca state, on February 15, 2019. Telésforo Enríquez, the founder of a community radio station, was found shot dead in the town of San Agustín Loxicha, Oaxaca, on May 2. (AFP/Rodrigo Arangua)

Telésforo Enríquez, founder of Mexican community radio station, shot dead in Oaxaca

May 6, 2019 5:55 PM EDT

Mexico City, May 6, 2019–Mexican authorities must immediately and transparently investigate the killing of journalist and political activist Telésforo Santiago Enríquez, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Enríquez was found shot dead the afternoon of May 2 just outside the city of Juchitán, in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, according to news reports.