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Covering Ukraine: When a Russian missile brought death to a popular pizza restaurant

British photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind and her Ukrainian producer Dmytro were planning their next day of reporting over dinner in Kramatorsk when a Russian missile crashed into the restaurant. The two journalists were among dozens injured; 13 were killed. The June 27 bombing of the Ria Lounge, a popular hangout for local journalists, was a stark…

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Guatemala journalist José Rubén Zamora marks 1 year in prison

This Saturday, July 29, marks one year of the unjust incarceration of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, founder and publisher of investigative newspaper elPeriódico. Zamora was arrested on July 29, 2022, at his home in Guatemala City. He was held in pretrial detention for nearly a year before being convicted of money laundering and sentenced…

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‘An accumulation of lies’: Right-wing group La Resistencia stokes anti-press fervor in Peru

In Peru, ultra right-wing group La Resistencia has picketed the homes and offices of prominent journalists, politicians, and human rights activists, disrupted book events and news conferences, and hurled death threats and antisemitic slurs against one of the country’s most prominent investigative journalism outlets, IDL-Reporteros, and its chief editor Gustavo Gorriti. In a new feature,…

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Mexican journalist Luis Martín Sánchez Iñíguez found dead on July 8

Mexican journalist Luis Martín Sánchez Iñíguez, a correspondent for La Jornada, was found dead on July 8, in El Ahuacate, a suburb of Nayarit’s state capital of Tepic. The Nayarit state prosecutor’s office said that his body showed “signs of violence,” and that two pieces of cardboard with handwritten messages were left with the remains….

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100 days since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will have spent 100 days behind bars as of Friday, July 7. Gershkovich, the newspaper’s accredited Russia correspondent, was reporting when he was detained and falsely accused of espionage. His employer vehemently denies the allegations, and CPJ, media organizations, and the U.S. government have called for his immediate release….

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2023 IPFA awardees (clockwise from left, with image credits): Nika Gvaramia (Mtavari Arkhi); Maria Teresa Montaño (Maria Teresa Montaño); Shahina K.K. (Shafeeq Thamarassery); Ferdinand Ayité (Photo credit withheld)

CPJ announces 2023 International Press Freedom Award recipients

CPJ has announced the four extraordinary journalists who will receive our 2023 International Press Freedom Awards: “Attacks on the press are rising, yet journalists continue to step up and report on the vital issues that empower us all,” said CPJ President Jodie Ginsberg. “It is our honor to recognize this year’s awardees: formidable reporters working…

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This map is a snapshot of journeys into exile taken by some journalists CPJ helped between 2021 and 2023. (Data and map by CPJ Emergencies Administrator Anastasia Tkach)

CPJ’s support to exiled journalists jumped 227% in 3 years

Journalists have been increasingly fleeing for safety, as shown in a newly published analysis of CPJ’s assistance data over the past three years. To mark World Refugee Day on June 20, CPJ shed light on the crackdowns that cause journalists to flee and the urgent circumstances particular to journalists as CPJ continues to advocate for…

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Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora sentenced to 6 years in prison

After more than a year on trial, José Rubén Zamora, president of Guatemalan newspaper elPeriódico, was convicted of money laundering and acquitted on blackmail and influence peddling charges on Wednesday. He was sentenced to a six-year prison term and a fine. Zamora has been in pretrial detention since July 29, 2022, and has also been…

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CPJ welcomes new board chair, Jacob Weisberg

CPJ announced today that Jacob Weisberg has been elected chair of its board of directors. His term will run from 2023 to 2026, and he will succeed Kathleen Carroll, who has been a member of the CPJ board since 2008 and chair since 2017. “When it comes to defending journalists and press freedom, CPJ has…

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Journalists shot, beaten, and harassed covering conflict between Sudan’s rival military groups

CPJ’s Middle East and North Africa team looked at the dangerous environment for journalists in Sudan as they cover the armed conflict that broke out April 15 between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), former allies who jointly seized power in a 2021 coup. Hundreds of civilians have died, hundreds…

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