Palestinian photojournalist jailed in 2015 dies in Syrian government custody
July 16, 2018 6:17 PM ET
Beirut, July 16, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Syrian authorities to conduct an immediate and transparent investigation into the death of Niraz Saeed, a Palestinian-Syrian photojournalist who died in state custody. The news of his death...
World Cup harassment highlights issues female sports journalists face on daily basis
July 13, 2018 11:20 AM ET
With the World Cup final just a few days away, female sports journalists say the experiences of at least four reporters who were grabbed, groped, or sexually harassed on air while covering the tournament in Russia have highlighted the...
Non-white journalists describe risks and repercussions of covering protests in the US
July 11, 2018 5:10 PM ET
"I was just another in a sea of black faces on the other side of a police line," said Christian Gooden, a St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer who was hit by pepper spray while covering a protest on September 29,...
Ethiopian photojournalist shares experiences of going into exile
June 20, 2018 6:18 PM ET
For World Refugee Day, exiled Ethiopian photojournalist Aziza Mohamed spoke with CPJ Journalist Assistance Program Coordinator Nicole Schilit about her experience of being a refugee and eventually being resettled in the U.S. [This transcript of Aziza's comments has been...
Israeli forces arrest Palestinian freelance photojournalist in the West Bank
June 19, 2018 12:16 PM ET
Beirut, June 19, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Israeli authorities to release Palestinian freelance photojournalist Bilal Hamid al-Taweel or disclose charges against him. Israeli security forces arrested al-Taweel at his home in the southern West Bank...
Palestinian security forces assault journalists at West Bank protest
June 15, 2018 4:22 PM ET
New York, June 15, 2018--The Palestinian Authority should investigate claims that its security forces assaulted and harassed journalists covering a protest in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Security forces assaulted at least five journalists and confiscated equipment during...
Syrian militia detains photographer in western Idlib
May 9, 2018 6:24 PM ET
The Syrian militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham detained Ahmad al-Akhras, a photographer for the pro-opposition Syrian news website Sy24 and correspondent for the opposition-affiliated Syrian Revolutionary Media Office in Idlib, on April 28, 2018, near the northwestern Syrian city...
Israel must review IDF policy on protests, journalists after Gaza killing
April 19, 2018 11:39 AM ET
CPJ calls on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to review military policy on mass protests and the press and to ensure that the shooting of journalists covering demonstrations in the Gaza Strip is quickly and thoroughly investigated. The killing of Palestinian photojournalist and camera operator Yaser Murtaja and other evidence suggest that authorities are trying to suppress media coverage of the protests.
For third week, Palestinian journalists injured by gunfire covering Gaza protests
April 13, 2018 4:05 PM ET
At least two Palestinian journalists were injured while covering mass protests on the Gaza border on April 13, 2018, according to the Palestinian Journalist Syndicate (PJS), the journalists' employers, and news reports....