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Kuwaiti blogger sentenced for insulting ruler on Twitter

January 9, 2013 5:33 PM EST

New York, January 9, 2013–A Kuwaiti court sentenced an online journalist to prison on Monday for insulting the ruling family on social media, according to news reports. Ayyad al-Harbi was ordered to begin serving the two-year jail sentence immediately, news reports said.

Bahrain arrests photographer who documented dissent

January 9, 2013 4:52 PM EST

New York, January 9, 2013–Bahraini authorities should drop charges they have filed against a photojournalist in connection with his coverage of anti-government protests in April, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Ethiopian judge rejects Reeyot Alemu’s final appeal

January 8, 2013 5:58 PM EST

In a ruling that lasted five minutes, a new judge appointed to the Ethiopian Court of Cassation in the capital, Addis Ababa, rejected on January 8, 2012, an appeal filed on behalf of award-winning journalist Reeyot Alemu, according to local journalists.

Nepal PM criticizes arrests in Thapa murder

January 8, 2013 4:52 PM EST

New York, January 8, 2013–Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai today publicly criticized the arrest of five of his party members who stand accused of the 2004 murder of radio journalist Dekendra Raj Thapa, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the arrests and calls on the prime minister to allow due process…

Hassan Ruvakuki attends court in October 2012 to appeal his life sentence. (AFP/Esdras Ndikumana)

Burundian court reduces journalist’s jail term

January 8, 2013 3:51 PM EST

Nairobi, January 8, 2013–An appeals court in Burundi today dropped terrorism charges against jailed journalist Hassan Ruvakuki and reduced his sentence from life to three years in prison, according to local journalists and news reports.

Last month's gang rape of a 23-year-old student provoked debate across India about the routine mistreatment of women and triggered daily protests demanding action. (AP/Aijaz Rahi)

Indian police to charge broadcaster for rape interview

January 4, 2013 5:35 PM EST

New York January 4, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in India to refrain from pressing charges against a media group that televised an interview with the companion of the Delhi rape victim who died last week. The December 16 case has garnered global attention.

Senegalese journalist handed suspended prison sentence

January 3, 2013 6:34 PM EST

On December 18, 2012, a judge convicted editor El Malick Seck of weekly news magazine L’Exclusif of criminal defamation over a column critical of Sidy Lamine Niasse, the chief executive of private media group Walf, according to news reports.

Egyptian TV host Bassem Youssef is under investigation for allegedly insulting Egypt's president, a criminal offense. (AP/Ahmed Omar)

Egypt steps up campaign against critical media

January 3, 2013 5:38 PM EST

New York January 3, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by a series of investigations into independent Egyptian newspapers on accusations of insulting the president or reporting false news. Some newspapers and media professionals face formal charges in connection to their critical reporting, according to news reports.

New York Times reporter leaves mainland China

December 31, 2012 2:41 PM EST

New York, December 31, 2012–The New York Times reported today that one of its correspondents in China, Chris Buckley, has had to leave the mainland because Chinese authorities have not issued him a visa for 2013.

In Turkey, Odatv publisher conditionally released

December 28, 2012 4:14 PM EST

Istanbul, December 28, 2012–Turkish authorities on Thursday released Soner Yalçın, owner and publisher of the ultranationalist-leftist news website Odatv, from prison for the duration of his trial, according to news reports. Yalçın, who has been jailed since February 2011 on anti-state charges, could be re-arrested and jailed if he is convicted.