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New bill in Australia targeting intelligence raises concern

July 17, 2014 3:06 PM EDT

New York, July 17, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by a bill introduced in the Australian parliament on Wednesday that could result in journalists being targeted for prosecution and jail for reporting on intelligence information.

Bheki Makhubu, editor of The Nation, is seen in court in March. Makhubu was convicted today on contempt of court charges. (AFP/Debra Khumalo)

Editor and lawyer convicted of contempt of court in Swaziland

July 17, 2014 12:52 PM EDT

Cape Town, South Africa, July 17, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today’s convictions for contempt of court of an editor and lawyer in Swaziland.

People gather at the site of a bomb attack at a market in Baghdad's Sadr City on Wednesday. (Reuters/Wissm al-Okili)

Journalists injured, arrested amid Iraq violence

July 16, 2014 5:49 PM EDT

New York, July 16, 2014–At least two journalists were wounded, another arrested, and a newspaper office raided in the past week in Iraq amid heightened political uncertainty and violence, according to news reports and local press freedom groups.

CPJ condems closed court hearings for nine Ethiopian journalists

July 16, 2014 4:25 PM EDT

InDepthAfrica quoted CPJ’s East Africa Representative, Tom Rhodes, in its coverage of the sentencing of the zone 9 bloggers in Ethiopia. Read the full article here.

This photo of Askarov was taken at the start of the trial in September 2010. (Nurbek Toktakunov)

CPJ meets with Kyrgyz prosecutor-general, calls for reopening Askarov case

July 14, 2014 5:40 PM EDT

This month, the prosecutor-general of Kyrgyzstan, Aida Salyanova, told the Committee to Protect Journalists that her office is working hard to fight corruption and ensure transparency in government activities. We are not convinced.

CPJ condemns closed court hearings for nine Ethiopian journalists

July 14, 2014 5:18 PM EDT

Nairobi, July 14, 2014–The Ethiopian government should end its politicized prosecution of nine Ethiopian journalists arrested in April. The journalists and their lawyers were shut out of court room hearings in recent days.

Pakistani reporter sentenced to 4-year prison term in Afghanistan

July 14, 2014 4:12 PM EDT

New York, July 14, 2014–A Pakistani television journalist was convicted on charges of travelling to Afghanistan without travel documents and sentenced to four years in prison, Pakistani officials said on Sunday. He had initially been accused of spying by Afghan authorities, according to news reports.

CPJ urges respect for media freedom in South Africa

July 14, 2014 2:35 PM EDT

Dear Hlaudi Motsoeneng: The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide, is writing to express its concern at recent anti-press statements you made at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

Sri Lanka’s Free Media Movement speaks out against government

July 14, 2014 1:10 PM EDT

In a high-risk move, the Free Media Movement in Sri Lanka released a statement condemning the government’s ban on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) holding press conferences and issuing press releases. CPJ blogged about the government’s move last week.

People demonstrate in Addis Ababa on May 24 against security forces who shot at students at a peaceful rally weeks eearlier in Oromia state. (Reuters/Tiksa Negeri)

Twenty Ethiopia state journalists dismissed, in hiding

July 10, 2014 5:10 PM EDT

“If they cannot indoctrinate you into their thinking, they fire you,” said one former staff member of the state-run Oromia Radio and Television Organization (ORTO), who was dismissed from work last month after six years of service. “Now we are in hiding since we fear they will find excuses to arrest us soon,” the journalist,…