Ukraine bans Russian media outlets, websites
May 17, 2017 10:47 AM ET
New York, May 17, 2017--Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko should immediately reverse his order obstructing at least 19 Russian media companies, four popular Russian websites, and banning at least 13 journalists from entering the country for a year, the Committee...
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of June 12
June 13, 2016 12:06 PM ET
Constitutional Court rejects journalist's appeal Turkey's Constitutional Court today ruled that journalist Mehmet Baransu's constitutional right to freedom of expression and the constitution's guarantees of press freedom were not contravened in the journalist's March 2015 arrest in connection with...
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of May 8
May 9, 2016 9:21 AM ET
Police detain two men on suspicion of plotting attack on newspaper Police detained two men suspected of planning to attack the printing house of leading pro-government daily Sabah today, the newspaper reported. According to Sabah, suspects Hasan K and...
Press trying to cover politics in Uganda face restrictions, attacks
January 15, 2016 4:37 PM ET
January 15, 2016--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned that journalists in Uganda are being prevented from freely covering Parliament and campaigning for next month's presidential elections. The government announced this week that journalists without a university qualification will be...
In Russia, media regulator uses warnings to restrict the press
February 19, 2015 12:52 PM ET
In January, Russia's state media regulator Roskomnadzor issued warnings to six news outlets that published cartoons from French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. Roskomnadzor said the cartoons were "insulting the religious feelings of Muslims and inciting religious hatred," and that the...
Media suffer winter chill in coverage of Sochi Olympics
January 28, 2014 12:00 AM ET
In the run-up to the Sochi Winter Games, official repression and self-censorship have restricted news coverage of sensitive issues related to the Olympics, such as the exploitation of migrant workers, environmental destruction, and forced evictions. The information vacuum comes...
Turkey fines TV stations for protest coverage
June 14, 2013 1:33 PM ET
Istanbul, June 14, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Turkish state media regulator to reverse its decision to penalize four TV stations in connection with their coverage of the demonstrations that have occurred nationwide over the past two...
Siege over, but damage to Ugandan press may last
June 7, 2013 4:13 PM ET
Journalists are back to work at Uganda's leading privately owned daily, The Monitor, after a 10-day siege of their newsroom by police. But that does not mean it is business as usual for the nation's press. The paper's owners...