Venezuela denies entry to Danish freelance reporter
January 22, 2019 3:43 PM ET
On January 9, 2019, Venezuelan security agents detained Danish freelance reporter Kristoffer Toft when he tried to enter the country on a tourist visa at Maiquetía airport in La Guaira, in northern Venezuela, the reporter told the Committee to...
Pakistani police arrest, beat Norwegian TV reporter covering political rally
July 17, 2018 2:35 PM ET
New York, July 17, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Pakistani authorities to allow journalists to carry out their work without fear of reprisal. Journalist Kadafi Zaman, a reporter for Norway's TV 2, told CPJ he was...
Independent journalists in Hungary brace for tough times in next Orbán term
May 7, 2018 6:00 PM ET
As Hungary's new Parliament holds its first session, where Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is due to form his third consecutive government after a landslide re-election a month ago, journalists critical of his power will closely monitor his words for...
In Russia, media regulator uses warnings to restrict the press
February 19, 2015 12:52 PM ET
In January, Russia's state media regulator Roskomnadzor issued warnings to six news outlets that published cartoons from French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. Roskomnadzor said the cartoons were "insulting the religious feelings of Muslims and inciting religious hatred," and that the...