Families of jailed journalists in Egypt await outcome of latest trials
May 1, 2017 11:46 AM ET
Every two weeks Mohamed al-Fakharany prepares to visit his brother, Abdullah al-Fakharany, in prison. He packs food, clothes, books, and, most importantly, written responses to his older brother's letters. Mohamed al-Fakharany, who told CPJ that he has never missed...
Former AFP photographer arrested in Bahrain airport
March 22, 2017 6:19 PM ET
New York, March 22, 2017--Bahraini authorities should immediately release Mohammed al-Shaikh, a photographer who worked for Agence France-Presse, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Al-Shaikh was arrested at Bahrain International Airport in the capital, Manama, yesterday and was...
CPJ calls for release of kidnapped South African journalist Shiraaz Mohamed
January 17, 2017 4:54 PM ET
New York, January 17, 2017--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called for the immediate release of Shiraaz Mohamed, a South African freelance journalist who was kidnapped in Syria last week while documenting the humanitarian relief effort in northern Syria....
Journalists detained during Egypt's day of protests
November 14, 2016 3:42 PM ET
Four journalists were detained November 11 amid a heavy deployment of security forces in Egypt's cities in response to calls for nationwide protests over economic reforms. The protests were fewer and smaller than anticipated, but journalists were still harassed...
'It's worse this time,' says photographer shot by police during latest Kashmir unrest
November 2, 2016 1:44 PM ET
For four months, the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir has been under a curfew imposed after protests broke out when Burhan Wani, a commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, a pro-independence militant organization that advocates for Kashmir's independence from India,...
Dutch photojournalist Jeroen Oerlemans killed in Libya
October 2, 2016 4:40 PM ET
New York, October 2, 2016 - Dutch freelance photojournalist Jeroen Oerlemans was killed today in the Libyan city of Sirte while covering clashes between Islamic State fighters and forces loyal to the Libyan Army, according to Dutch and Libyan...
Abdelqadir Fassouk second Libyan photojournalist to be killed in a month
July 22, 2016 4:30 PM ET
Washington, July 22, 2016--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the killing of Arraed television correspondent and prominent Libyan photojournalist Abdelqadir Fassouk, who was shot yesterday while covering clashes between government-allied forces and the militant group Islamic State, according...
Amid claims of police beatings during Gujarat clashes, India should step up press protection
August 28, 2015 4:38 PM ET
Images of police forcibly suppressing protesters, such as the one above, are seen in many places around the world. Too frequently, journalists trying to cover these events find themselves caught in the crosshairs, with news crews beaten by police...
CPJ welcomes conviction in 2013 murder of Brazilian photographer
August 20, 2015 5:09 PM ET
São Paulo, August 20, 2015--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the conviction and sentencing Wednesday of Alessandro Neves Augusto for the murder of Walgney Assis de Carvalho, a freelance photographer shot dead in Minas Gerais state in 2013, and urges...