Omar Faruk Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Finding the Courage to Cover Sexual Violence

February 12, 2014 2:19 AM EST

Coverage of rape can bring journalists swift and unpredictable repercussions, but it can also change attitudes. By Frank Smyth

Journalist arrested for interviewing reported rape victim

January 11, 2013 2:26 PM EST

Nairobi, January 11, 2013–Somali authorities should immediately release a freelance journalist who has been in custody in Mogadishu since Thursday for interviewing a woman who claimed she was raped by government soldiers, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.