Philippines revokes registration of news website Rappler
January 15, 2018 10:25 AM ET
Washington, D.C., January 15, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned an order by the Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission to revoke the certificate of incorporation of the critical news website Rappler, which effectively required it to close down....
Ahead of March elections, Egypt extends state of emergency and tightens censorship
January 12, 2018 4:04 PM ET
The New York Times reported this week that Egypt ordered a criminal investigation into the paper over its report alleging that an intelligence officer told several TV hosts they should persuade viewers to accept President Donald Trump's decision to...
In response to Trump's fake news awards, CPJ announces Press Oppressors awards
January 8, 2018 5:00 PM ET
Amid the public discourse of fake news and President Trump's announcement via Twitter about his planned "fake news" awards ceremony, CPJ is recognizing world leaders who have gone out of their way to attack the press and undermine the...
Mauritanian authorities change legal code, could retry Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed
November 20, 2017 4:40 PM ET
New York, November 20, 2017--Mauritanian authorities on November 16 approved an amendment to the country's penal code that could allow courts to retroactively retry freelance blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed, who was convicted of blasphemy in 2014, and potentially...
Correa's legacy leaves a long road to recovery for Ecuador's journalists
November 2, 2017 1:56 PM ET
Since taking office in May, Ecuadoran President Lenín Moreno has pledged to end a decade-long battle between the government and the media. But several reporters and editors with whom CPJ spoke said that the anti-press campaign carried out by...
Chadian journalist imprisoned after report on airline's alleged weapons smuggling
October 26, 2017 12:43 PM ET
New York, October 26, 2017--Chadian authorities should immediately release from detention and drop all charges against Juda Allahondoum, publisher of the weekly Le Visionnaire newspaper, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
St. Louis probe into police handling of protests must take press freedom into account
October 24, 2017 6:08 PM ET
The Committee to Protect Journalists and other organizations write to the mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, to express concern about police conduct toward reporters covering protests and urge that any investigation into law enforcement actions encompass press freedom.
Turkey convicts Wall Street Journal reporter of terrorism
October 10, 2017 4:01 PM ET
New York, October 10, 2017--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the conviction today of Wall Street Journal reporter Ayla Albayrak, and called on Turkish authorities to stop their relentless crackdown on the press. As the Journal reported, a court...
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