Iraqi militias use threats, violence to keep Basra press in line
February 19, 2019 1:43 PM ET
"You work against us. In your work, you criticize militias. We watched your videos and you talk against us. You will pay the price for it," an anonymous voice said on the other end of the line to freelance...
Ghana won't have press freedom without accountability
February 7, 2019 1:46 PM ET
Three bullets, fired at close range by two assassins on a black and blue Boxer motorbike on January 16, 2019, killed investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela, according to Sammy Darko, a lawyer working on Divela's case. Darko told CPJ...
Serbia's N1TV receives letter threatening to kill staff, blow up office
February 6, 2019 2:43 PM ET
Berlin, February 6, 2019--Serbian authorities should thoroughly investigate a death threat made against staff at the privately owned N1TV, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The station received a letter on February 4 from someone threatening to kill...
Cameroon Web reporter attacked with knife outside his home
February 1, 2019 2:57 PM ET
Abidjan, February 1, 2019--Cameroonian authorities should immediately investigate an attack on Paul Chouta, a reporter for the privately owned news website Cameroon Web, and ensure that those who assaulted him are swiftly brought to justice, the Committee to Protect...
From fake news to enemy of the people: An anatomy of Trump's tweets
January 30, 2019 10:00 AM ET
Since announcing his candidacy in the 2016 presidential elections to the end of his second year in office, U.S. President Donald Trump has sent 1,339 tweets about the media that were critical, insinuating, condemning, or threatening. In lieu of...
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week beginning January 20, 2019
January 24, 2019 1:25 PM ET
Jailed journalist Nazlı Ilıcak sentenced to extra 5-year prison term An Istanbul court on January 22 sentenced veteran journalist Nazlı Ilıcak to five years and 10 months in prison for "exposing secret documents," the news website Diken reported. Ilıcak,...
For local female journalists in US, rape threats, stalkers, harassment can come with the beat
January 17, 2019 4:33 PM ET
In 2016, the FBI told a local TV journalist that she wasn't safe sleeping in her own home. Her TV station, which covers a major American city, hired an off-duty police officer to guard the parking lot when she...
CPJ calls on Turkey to ensure Odatv's safety after series of threats
January 4, 2019 3:12 PM ET
Istanbul, January 4, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Turkish authorities to ensure the safety of journalists working for the news website Odatv amid a series of threats directed at the outlet, including published remarks by a...
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of December 31, 2018
January 3, 2019 1:48 PM ET
Media watchdog fines and blocks two critical stationsTurkey's official media watchdog RTÜK has fined and censored the critical channels Halk TV and FOX TV Turkey for allegedly "provoking the people into hatred and animosity," reports said....
Ahead of inauguration day, Brazilian media braces for Bolsonaro
December 27, 2018 11:45 AM ET
Long before one of their photographers was harassed on election night in Brazil, the editors at Fortaleza newspaper O Povo were meeting with their readers and staff to discuss the increasingly polarized environment and how to deal with it....