In Crimea, press freedom deteriorates at a rapid pace
April 29, 2015 1:25 PM ET
Dear President Vladimir Putin: The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide, is writing to express its concern about the deteriorating climate for press freedom in Crimea.
Authorities in Crimea should allow Ukrainian outlets to broadcast freely
March 24, 2015 2:53 PM ET
New York, March 24, 2015--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Crimea to allow television and radio outlets based in Ukraine to broadcast in the region, following a statement made by Sergey Aksyonov, the Russia-appointed prime minister in...
Russian media regulator denies registration to Crimean news outlets
March 19, 2015 3:53 PM ET
New York, March 19, 2015--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the deteriorating media climate in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula that was annexed by Russia last year. On April 1, a news agency and a media company face being...
Crimean authorities take two more broadcasters off air
March 6, 2014 5:19 PM ET
New York, March 6, 2014--Crimean authorities should immediately restore broadcasting in the region by the independent Ukraine television stations Channel 5 and Channel 1+1, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....