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A fallen sign is seen as tropical storm Pakhar hits Macau, China on August 27, 2017. Macau authorities refused entry to the territory to four journalists from Hong Kong who planned to report on rescue and repair efforts after the storm. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)

Hong Kong journalists denied entry to Macau

August 28, 2017 5:45 PM EDT

Taipei, August 28, 2017–Local authorities in Macau should allow all journalists, including those based in Hong Kong, to enter and report freely from the territory, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Sect members overturn a broadcasting van on the streets of Panchkula, India on August 25, 2017. Deadly riots have broken out in a north Indian town after a court convicted their guru of raping two of his followers.(AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Journalists injured in northern India after mob turns violent

August 28, 2017 5:28 PM EDT

New Delhi, August 28, 2017–As local authorities in India’s northern state of Haryana, investigate widespread rioting on August 25 that left at least 28 dead and over 250 injured, they must include attacks on journalists and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. At least two journalists suffered significant injuries,…

Protesters call for elections to be held at a rally in April 2016. Congolese authorities imprisoned a journalist who covered more recent demonstrations in Lubumbashi demanding that the president call elections. (AFP/Junior Kannah)

Congolese radio journalist arrested at protest is beaten in custody

August 25, 2017 6:29 PM EDT

New York, August 25, 2017–Congolese authorities should immediately drop all charges against Jean Pierre Tshibitshabu, a reporter for the independent broadcaster Radio Television KADEKAS, and investigate claims that the journalist was assaulted in custody, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Ukrainian journalist in custody on anti-state charges

August 25, 2017 6:06 PM EDT

New York, August 25, 2017–Ukrainian authorities should immediately release freelance journalist Vasily Muravitsky and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Muravitsky, a reporter and columnist based in Zhytomyr, has been detained since August 1 on anti-state charges brought by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), according to news reports.

An activist puts on a window pictures of journalists who have been killed in Mexico during a demonstration against the murder of journalists in Mexico, outside the building of Attention to Crimes against Freedom of Expression (FEADLE) in Mexico City, Mexico on June 15, 2017. (Reuters/Edgard Garrido)

Mexican reporter shot and killed in Veracruz state

August 25, 2017 6:02 PM EDT

Mexico City, August 25, 2017- Mexican authorities must conduct a swift and credible investigation into the killing of reporter Cándido Ríos Vázquez, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, wave white peace flags during an act to commemorate the completion of their disarmament process in Buenavista, Colombia, on June, 27, 2017. (AP/Fernando Vergara)

Knife-wielding assailants attack crime reporter in southwestern Colombia

August 25, 2017 5:19 PM EDT

New York, August 25, 2017–Colombian authorities should undertake a swift and credible investigation into an attack yesterday against crime reporter Mauricio Cardoso in the southwestern state of Caquetá, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Life Time editor detained without trial on terror charges in Cameroon

August 24, 2017 6:00 PM EDT

Authorities arrested Tim Finnian, editor of the weekly Cameroonian newspaper, Life Time, on January 26, 2017, over a report that he published alleging that two English-speaking youths had died in police custody, according to a journalist familiar with the case and reports.

A soldier holds a rifle with photos of Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, right, and his son, Ahmed, during a rally in Sanaa, Yemen on August 24, 2017. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Unidentified armed group abducts local journalist in Yemen

August 24, 2017 5:47 PM EDT

New York, August 24, 2017–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called for the immediate release of freelance journalist Abdel-Raheem Mohsin who was abducted on August 22 in southwestern Yemen near the city of Taiz.

Chinese paramilitary policemen guard a checkpoint in China's Xinjiang province. Authorities briefly detained a Canadian journalist in the region who was interviewing residents about the Uighurs' security situation. (AP/Ng Han Guan, File)

Chinese authorities briefly detain Globe and Mail journalist in Xinjiang

August 24, 2017 3:56 PM EDT

Taipei, August 24, 2017–Chinese authorities should end their harassment of international journalists and let all media operate freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Police yesterday briefly detained the Asia correspondent for Canada’s Globe and Mail in Kashgar, in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.

The old city walls in downtown Baku. Azerbaijani authorities in the capital have detained the head of the Turan news agency. (AP/Sergey Ponomarev)

Azerbaijan detains head of Turan news agency

August 24, 2017 3:47 PM EDT

New York, August 24, 2017–The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Azerbaijani authorities today to immediately release Mehman Aliyev, head of the country’s only independent news agency, Turan. Azerbaijan’s Tax Ministry today ordered Aliyev to be detained as part of an investigation launched against Turan last week into allegations of tax evasion, according to media…