News outlets express solidarity with journalists in Gaza
New York, February 29, 2024—Leaders of more than 100 news organizations across the world, including the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters, have joined an open letter (full text below) affirming their solidarity with journalists reporting in Gaza. The letter, coordinated by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) with the support of the World Association…
Mexico: Killings of journalists under state protection show urgent need to strengthen federal mechanism
New York, March 6, 2024—Eight journalists have been killed while enrolled in Mexico’s Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists in the last seven years, a figure that highlights the urgent need to strengthen and reform the institution, said Amnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today upon publication of…
Leading news outlets affirm support for journalists in Gaza
Leaders of more than 30 news organizations around the world, including the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters, have joined an open letter on Thursday affirming that they “stand united with Palestinian journalists in their call for safety, protection, and the freedom to report.” The letter, coordinated by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) with…
CPJ and partners call on Slovakia to ensure justice for the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak
Berlin, February 21, 2024—On the sixth anniversary of the brutal killing of Slovak investigative reporter Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová on Wednesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists and seven other international press freedom organizations renewed their call for justice and an end to the cycle of impunity in Slovakia. Despite the hitmen and…
CPJ calls for Israel to halt war censorship plans
Washington D.C., February 16, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed concern on Friday about Israeli government plans to make it illegal to publish leaked details from security cabinet meetings without approval from the military censor, saying this restriction would severely damage press freedom. “We urge Israel to drop this plan and ensure that the media…
Myanmar journalist Myat Thu Tan killed in military custody
Bangkok, February 16, 2024—Myanmar authorities must conduct a credible independent investigation into the killing of journalist Myat Thu Tan and bring the perpetrators to swift and full justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Friday. Myat Thu Tan, a contributor to the local online outlet Western News who also had reported for the independent…
Israel-Gaza war propelled journalist killings to near-record high
99 journalists and media workers killed worldwide in 2023 New York, February 15, 2024—More than three quarters of the 99 journalists and media workers who perished worldwide in 2023 were killed in the Israel-Gaza war, according to a report published today by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). CPJ’s report documents the highest number of…
Bangladeshi journalist Mohammed Emran Hossan killed in road crash after reporting death threat
Mohammed Emran Hossan, a correspondent for the news website Newsnow24 and Dainik Amader Shomoy newspaper, was killed in a collision with a vehicle at around 1 a.m. on December 30, in the Rangunia sub-district of southeast Chittagong district, according to news reports and Rustam Ali Sikder, the journalist’s father, who spoke with CPJ. A jeep…
CPJ condemns acquittal of those involved in the 1999 murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija
New York, February 2, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned a Serbian court of appeals decision announced on Friday to acquit those involved in the 1999 murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija and called on Serbian authorities to continue taking steps to bring the killers to justice. “The acquittal of the former members of the Serbian…
Honduran journalist Luis Alonso Teruel shot, killed in Atima
Mexico City, January 30, 2024—Honduran authorities must thoroughly investigate the killing of journalist Luis Alonso Teruel, determine if he was targeted for his work, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. On the night of Sunday, January 28, Teruel was traveling in a vehicle with his 11-year-old son when…