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CPJ calls on Pakistan to unblock BBC World News

November 30, 2011 2:38 PM EST

New York, November 30, 2011–The All Pakistan Cable Operators Association must immediately unblock the BBC World News television channel in Pakistan, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Operators began censoring the channel Tuesday in response to a documentary they considered “anti-Pakistan,” and threatened to pull other foreign news channels, the BBC said.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinto is greeted by Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister Myo Myint, right, upon her arrival in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday. (AP)

Clinton must tread carefully in Burma

November 30, 2011 1:24 PM EST

When U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets this week with Burmese President Thein Sein, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and senior ranking members of the military establishment, she conspicuously will not have the opportunity to meet with journalist Sithu Zeya. Sithu was detained by police after recording the impact of a bomb that…

Planners conference must strengthen Afghan media

November 29, 2011 5:55 PM EST

New York, November 29, 2011–When delegates from more than 100 countries and international aid organizations meet in Bonn on December 5 at an international conference on Afghanistan’s future, they must alter their tactics and aim more to support the professionalization and safety training of the country’s emerging press corps, the Committee to Protect Journalists said…

Four journalists were attacked during this protest in Indian-controlled Kashmir. (AP)

Journalists assaulted in Indian-controlled Kashmir

November 29, 2011 3:13 PM EST

New York, November 29, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an investigation into the November 25 attack on four journalists reporting on a protest in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

Ecuadoran journalist sentenced to prison

November 28, 2011 5:27 PM EST

New York, November 28, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is dismayed by reports that an Ecuadoran journalist was sentenced to a six-month prison term after being found guilty of criminal defamation.

Mexican weekly goes offline after cyberattack

November 28, 2011 4:54 PM EST

New York, November 28, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by reports of a cyberattack on Mexican weekly Ríodoce that forced its website offline on Friday. Ríodoce is one of the few publications to cover crime and drug trafficking in Mexico.

Ugandan journalist receives repeated death threats

November 28, 2011 4:42 PM EST

New York, November 28, 2011–Anonymous callers have repeatedly threatened Ugandan radio journalist Robert Ssembuusi over the past week after he aired a story implicating a former local mayor in corruption, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

A Shi'ite cleric speaks to protesters after clashes between religious sects in Karachi November 27. (Reuters)

Pakistani journalist shot, critically injured during riot

November 28, 2011 3:47 PM EST

New York, November 28, 2011–Authorities in Karachi should take stronger measures to protect reporters covering violent incidents, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today after a journalist was critically injured in crossfire on Sunday.

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh speaks to reporters as he leaves a polling station in Banjul November 24. (AFP)

Gambian president vilifies journalists in remarks

November 28, 2011 2:15 PM EST

New York, November 28, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s public remarks on Thursday, in which he vilified members of the press. The following day, Jammeh won his fourth term in office as president.

In Philippines, gunmen shoot radio journalist

November 28, 2011 2:10 PM EST

Bangkok, November 28, 2011–A Philippine radio journalist who reported critically on local corruption and drug trafficking was shot and seriously wounded on November 24, a day after the International Day to End Impunity was commemorated.