Reporter threatened, home attacked in southern Brazil
August 17, 2018 1:24 PM ET
São Paulo, August 18, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned an attack on Brazilian reporter Adenilson Miguel and called on police in the country's Minas Gerais state to ensure Miguel's safety and identify those responsible and bring them to...
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of July 30, 2018
August 2, 2018 12:14 PM ET
Journalist threatened Hale Gönültaş, a reporter for the news website Gazete Duvar, received a death threat on July 30, three days after the publication of her feature on the Islamic State militant group selling Yezidi women as slaves, her...
Journalist abducted in Libya found bound and shot dead
August 1, 2018 5:53 PM ET
New York, August 1, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the killing of Libyan journalist Musa Abdul Kareem in Sabha, and urged the authorities responsible for the city to immediately investigate the circumstances of his death. Abdul Kareem,...
Silence from judiciary over media attacks increases self-censorship, Pakistan's journalists say
July 20, 2018 1:11 PM ET
When it comes to the military and the judiciary, Pakistan's journalists are "between a rock and a hard place," Zohra Yusuf, of the independent non-profit Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, told CPJ. In recent months the judiciary, which has...
Colombian journalists receive series of threats over 72 hours
July 18, 2018 6:06 PM ET
New York, July 18, 2018--Colombian authorities should immediately investigate a series of threats against journalists and news outlets in recent days, ensure the journalists' safety, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
The U-turn: Moreno steers Ecuador away from Correa's media repression
July 12, 2018 12:30 PM ET
The administration of President Lenín Moreno has dramatically diverged from that of his predecessor, Rafael Correa, who was severely critical of the Ecuadoran press and passed one of the most restrictive media laws in the region. Nonetheless, journalists say...
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,...
With Zack Stoner's killing, Chicago loses vital voice covering overlooked community
July 10, 2018 11:11 AM ET
I weighed the possibility of being killed for writing this. Seriously. I know that shedding light on or speaking about particular persons and issues can increase the likelihood of being murdered, especially in Chicago. To some this may seem...
Nicaragua's press defiant in the face of arson attacks and mob violence
July 9, 2018 10:32 AM ET
At the temporary office of Radio Darío in the Nicaraguan city of León, reporters have set up two emergency escape routes: a trap door that opens into the dining room of the house next door and a ladder leading...
CPJ Safety Advisory: Covering Pakistan's election
July 6, 2018 11:16 AM ET
Pakistan's general elections are scheduled for July 25. Journalists covering the election may face intimidation or physical aggression, especially when covering political rallies and protests, and the possibility of terrorist attacks. In May, the Pakistan-based media watchdog Freedom Network...