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Committee to Protect Journalists
CPJ Blog
Press Freedom News and Views
2009
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Maziar
Bahari’s chilling account of his 118 days in an Iranian prison is the cover story
of Newsweek this week. Bahari, a renowned journalist and
documentary filmmaker, was arrested soon after the disputed June 12 elections.
While in prison, he was subjected to psychological and physical abuse. His
captors wanted to convince him that he was alone, that the world had forgotten
about him. When Bahari, left, discerned that there was in an international campaign to
win his release his spirits were bolstered.
The families of Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal, and Sarah Shourd,
the three hikers detained in
We want to thank
all of you who responded to the challenge set out by our chairman,
Last Thursday,
David
Rohde’s gripping five-part series on his abduction in
Yesterday, CPJ received the Thomas J. Dodd Prize
for International Justice and Human Rights at an outdoor ceremony at the
The notion that three American hikers could innocently
wander across the border from Iraqi Kurdistan into
Walter Cronkite had such a profound impact in so many ways that one might overlook an important part of his legacy--his long efforts on behalf of international press freedom and his advocacy on behalf of local journalists around the world. Cronkite was a vital participant in the launch of the Committee to Protect Journalists 28 years ago and, though his title here may have been honorary co-chairman, he was an active force throughout the years.
Being director general of UNESCO is the definition of a plum
diplomatic job. Headquartered in
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