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Attacks on the Press: Killed in 2012: A Worldwide Roundup

February 14, 2013 12:04 AM EST

Killed in 2012: A Worldwide Roundup The number of journalists killed in the line of duty rose sharply in 2012, as the war in Syria, a record number of shootings in Somalia, continued violence in Pakistan, and a worrying increase in Brazilian murders contributed to a 49 percent increase in deaths from the previous…

Humanitarian law, ethics, and journalism in Syria

January 29, 2013 9:45 AM EST

A small number of journalists reporting from Syria have recently interviewed prisoners of war under highly coercive circumstances. In doing so, they have ignored the protections that are due to prisoners under international humanitarian law, or IHL.

Arrest of NYT photographer must be investigated

August 6, 2012 2:45 PM EDT

New York, August 6, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by the arrest and alleged beating of a New York Times photographer while he was on assignment Saturday evening in New York City. “The report by The New York Times on the arrest of its photographer, Robert Stolarik, raises questions about police tactics of…