Journalist Luckson Saint-Vil survives shooting attack in southern Haiti
August 13, 2019 4:31 PM ET
Miami, August 13, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned a shooting attack on Haitian journalist Luckson Saint-Vil in southern Haiti last week, and urged Haitian authorities to investigate threats against Saint-Vil and identify and prosecute the attackers....
American journalist shot, critically wounded in Philippines
August 9, 2019 10:23 AM ET
Bangkok, August 9, 2019 – An American journalist working in the Philippines was shot and critically wounded on August 6 while retrieving his daughter from school in the northern province of Ifugao, according to his outlet and other press...
Third journalist killed in Mexico in less than a week
August 6, 2019 6:13 PM ET
Mexico City, August 6, 2019—The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Mexico’s federal government to swiftly and concretely address its press freedom crisis after a third journalist was killed in a week in Mexico. Jorge Celestino Ruiz Vázquez, a...
Two Guerrero state journalists killed in one week in Mexico
August 2, 2019 4:40 PM ET
Mexico City, August 2, 2019—Mexican authorities must immediately investigate the killing of Guerrero state journalists Rogelio Barragán Pérez, founder of the news website Guerrero Al Instante, and Edgar Alberto Nava López, founder of the news website La Verdad de...
Explosive detonated outside office of Costa Rican TV station Teletica
July 30, 2019 6:03 PM ET
Managua, July 30, 2019--Costa Rican authorities must fully investigate the detonation of an explosive device outside the San José offices of television station Teletica and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Brazilian President Bolsonaro says Glenn Greenwald may 'do jail time'
July 29, 2019 12:55 PM ET
Miami, July 29, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's remarks that Glenn Greenwald, the co-founder and editor of The Intercept Brasil, could "do jail time" and suggesting that he had married a...
In Mexico, attackers steal Lydia Cacho's reporting records, kill dogs
July 23, 2019 4:06 PM ET
Mexico City, July 23, 2019 --Mexican authorities must immediately and credibly investigate the burglary of the residence of investigative reporter Lydia Cacho Ribeiro and guarantee her safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Haitian journalist Kendi Zidor survives shooting attempt in Port-au-Prince
July 22, 2019 4:25 PM ET
Miami, July 22, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned a shooting attack on Haitian journalist Kendi Zidor in Port-au-Prince and urged Haitian authorities to investigate threats to Zidor and bring the perpetrators to justice....
For Turkish journalists in Berlin exile, threats remain, but in different forms
July 18, 2019 5:16 PM ET
For Can Dündar, sitting in the audience of a theater performance near Dortmund in Germany in May was an emotional moment. In an interview with CPJ, he recalled how during the premiere night, he watched the main actor on...