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Iranian journalist arrested, others summoned

September 8, 2009 5:24 PM EDT

New York, September 8, 2009—Iranian authorities arrested one journalist today while security forces summoned at least 15 who were among the signatories of a recent petition demanding the release of detained journalists, local press reported.

In Tunisia, court orders transfer of syndicate board

September 8, 2009 4:49 PM EDT

New York, September 8, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a Tunisian court’s decision to recognize a pro-government board of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (NSTJ). Police today physically evicted members of the previous independent board from the syndicate’s offices, according to local journalists.

Kambakhsh in a Kabul courtroom in 2008. (AP/Musadeq Sadeq)

Amid woes, Kambakhsh release a moment to celebrate

September 8, 2009 3:51 PM EDT

We received great news that Parwez Kambakhsh, a 24-year-old Afghan journalist and student who was unjustly convicted of blasphemy and serving a 20-year term, was released from prison. But happiness over his release—the product of intensive advocacy by CPJ and others—is tempered by deteriorating press conditions overall in Afghanistan.

CPJ pleased by release of Parwez Kambakhsh

September 8, 2009 2:35 PM EDT

We released this statement today after receiving confirmation from Yaqub Ibrahimi that his brother, Afghan journalism student Parwez Kambakhsh, who was convicted of blasphemy and originally sentenced to death, has been released from a 20-year prison sentence…

Sarata Jabbi-Dibba's family rejoices as she returns home. (The Point)

Newly freed, Gambian columnist describes jail

September 8, 2009 1:56 PM EDT

On an ordinary Friday, Sarata Jabbi-Dibba, a reporter in the West African nation of Gambia, publishes her weekly column on women’s issues, “She She She,” in the only independent daily newspaper here, The Point. Last Friday however, Dibba was herself a newsmaker—after recovering her freedom.

Sanctions against Venezuelan broadcasters

September 8, 2009 1:55 PM EDT

We issued the following statement today in response to the announcement that regulators will soon revoke the broadcast concessions of 29 private radio stations and opened a sixth administrative procedure against private broadcaster Globovisión…

Blogger still detained in Vietnam; three released

September 8, 2009 12:28 PM EDT

New York, September 8, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Vietnamese authorities to release immediately and unconditionally Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, a blogger who writes under the pen name Me Nam, or Mother Mushroom.

Journalists interrogated over article on Moroccan king

September 4, 2009 4:17 PM EDT

New York, September 4, 2009–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Moroccan authorities to end an investigation of two journalists who have already been interrogated for 40 hours over an article about the health of the king. Authorities have repeatedly pressed them to reveal their sources, according to their lawyer.

Six journalists released in the Gambia

September 4, 2009 3:47 PM EDT

New York, September 4, 2009–The Committee to Protect Journalists is relieved about the release of six prominent Gambian journalists on Thursday after President Yahya Jammeh pardoned them.

Soldiers guard Gabon's election commission. (AFP/Getty)

Gabonese media under attack since election

September 3, 2009 5:17 PM EDT

New York, September 3, 2009–Five journalists and a TV station covering Gabon’s disputed presidential election, which has already been marred by media censorship, have been attacked since Wednesday, according to local journalists and news reports. Official results announced today declared Ali Ben Bongo–son of Omar Bongo, the late 41-year ruler of the oil-rich, equatorial nation–the…