Committee to Protect Journalists - UK tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2012-05-08T15:20:10Z Movable Type 4.34-en Cameron and Gilani should discuss journalist security tag:cpj.org,2012://1.19318 2012-05-08T14:52:36Z 2012-05-08T15:20:10Z Dear Prime Minister Cameron: As you begin your meetings with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to review the Pakistan-U.K. Enhanced Strategic Dialogue, we would like to draw your attention to concerns regarding the protection of journalists in Pakistan. CPJ data show that the country has been ranked the deadliest in the world for journalists for two consecutive years. This year, Pakistan also placed 10th on CPJ's Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where journalists are regularly murdered and their killers go free. Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks on the Press in 2011: Regulating the Internet tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17646 2012-02-22T04:36:01Z 2012-02-19T23:33:44Z Legislation for Internet security can quickly turn into a weapon against the free press. Cybercrime laws are intended to extend existing penal codes to the online world, but they can easily be broadened to criminalize standard journalistic practices. By Danny O'Brien... Committee to Protect Journalists Thai website editor Chiranuch Premchaiporn faces criminal charges. (AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)

Legislation for Internet security can quickly turn into a weapon against the free press. Cybercrime laws are intended to extend existing penal codes to the online world, but they can easily be broadened to criminalize standard journalistic practices. By Danny O'Brien

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Europe, a Leader That Lags tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17657 2012-02-22T04:22:01Z 2012-02-19T22:29:28Z In the EU, some countries appear more immune than others to scrutiny and reproach. Anti-terror laws, political and economic concerns, and a lack of common standards all challenge the credibility of the EU's diplomacy. By Jean-Paul Marthoz... Committee to Protect Journalists Until his last days in office, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi pursued restrictive legislation known as the 'gag law.' (Reuters/Alessandro Garofalo)

In the EU, some countries appear more immune than others to scrutiny and reproach. Anti-terror laws, political and economic concerns, and a lack of common standards all challenge the credibility of the EU's diplomacy. By Jean-Paul Marthoz

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: United Kingdom tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17638 2012-02-21T05:03:01Z 2012-05-17T01:42:33Z The News of the World phone-hacking scandal and subsequent public inquiry raised concerns that public interest journalism could suffer from efforts to curtail unethical practices through regulation. While investigating related police leaks, Scotland Yard invoked the Official Secrets Act to pressure a journalist to reveal sources for her coverage... Committee to Protect Journalists The News of the World phone-hacking scandal and subsequent public inquiry raised concerns that public interest journalism could suffer from efforts to curtail unethical practices through regulation. While investigating related police leaks, Scotland Yard invoked the Official Secrets Act to pressure a journalist to reveal sources for her coverage of the scandal. Authorities ultimately backed down from the unprecedented effort. Several journalists came under attack while covering mass riots in urban areas in August. Prime Minister David Cameron said news outlets must hand over raw footage of rioters and suggested the government restrict social media tools to curb street violence. The government drafted a defamation bill aimed at reforming the U.K.'s much-criticized libel laws. The measure had yet to go through parliament.

]]> Iran detains, harasses relatives of BBC Persian service staff tag:cpj.org,2012://1.18428 2012-02-03T22:19:04Z 2012-02-03T22:41:54Z New York, February 3, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention and harassment in Iran of relatives of BBC Persian service staff who work outside the country, which is part of a sustained campaign to intimidate journalists into not reporting critically on Tehran's activities.... Committee to Protect Journalists An Iranian hardline student protests against the BBC during a demonstration outside the British embassy in Tehran on August 14, 2011. (AFP/Behrouz Mehri)

New York, February 3, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention and harassment in Iran of relatives of BBC Persian service staff who work outside the country, which is part of a sustained campaign to intimidate journalists into not reporting critically on Tehran's activities.

]]> UK must not undermine news media tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17737 2011-08-17T20:38:22Z 2011-08-17T21:01:36Z Dear Prime Minister Cameron: The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned about the steps to curb recent riots in the United Kingdom that are under consideration by your government. These measures would set alarming precedents that hinder press freedom and the free flow of information. Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ condemns U.K. calls for riot footage and restrictions tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17712 2011-08-11T21:43:21Z 2011-08-11T21:51:04Z New York, August 11, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron's statement calling for broadcasters to immediately provide unedited footage and for measures restricting social networking as a means to stem ongoing riots in the country.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 11, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron's statement calling for broadcasters to immediately provide unedited footage and for measures restricting social networking as a means to stem ongoing riots in the country.

]]> CPJ concerned by attacks on journalists in London tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17697 2011-08-09T16:26:48Z 2011-08-10T19:47:17Z The Committee to Protect Journalists is aggrieved by reports that journalists covering the riots in London and other cities are being attacked.... Committee to Protect Journalists reports that journalists covering the riots in London and other cities are being attacked.

]]> Photojournalist shot in Northern Ireland sectarian violence tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17500 2011-06-23T19:38:47Z 2011-06-23T19:57:30Z New York, June 23, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ulster authorities to investigate the shooting of photographer Niall Carson and ensure the safety of journalists covering sectarian violence in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, June 23, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ulster authorities to investigate the shooting of photographer Niall Carson and ensure the safety of journalists covering sectarian violence in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland.

]]> Singapore gives jail time to writer critical of death penalty tag:cpj.org,2010://1.16312 2010-11-16T21:46:57Z 2010-11-16T21:49:08Z New York, November 16, 2010--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Singapore High Court's sentencing of British author Alan Shadrake to prison over his book criticizing the nation's judiciary.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, November 16, 2010--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Singapore High Court's sentencing of British author Alan Shadrake to prison over his book criticizing the nation's judiciary.

]]> CPJ calls for UK to investigate Munadi death in rescue tag:cpj.org,2010://1.14339 2010-03-01T15:03:12Z 2010-03-01T15:13:56Z Dear Prime Minister Brown: We last wrote to you on November 5 to urge you to authorize the Ministry of Defence to carry out an investigation into the September 9, 2009, military operation that rescued British-Irish journalist and New York Times correspondent Stephen Farrell and unfortunately led to the death of his Afghan colleague, Sultan Munadi. In our November 5 letter, we offered our condolences on the loss of British Parachute Regiment Cpl. John Harrison, but also pointed out that many questions about the operation remain unanswered. Among them is whether Munadi’s rescue was a central objective, what circumstances existed when he was killed, and why his remains were left behind after British forces withdrew. Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks on the Press 2009: Europe and Central Asia Developments tag:cpj.org,2010://1.13913 2010-02-16T05:00:20Z 2010-02-17T16:32:36Z Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ Casualties of foreign journalists mount in Afghanistan tag:cpj.org,2010://1.14078 2010-01-11T20:02:42Z 2010-01-11T20:03:54Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York January 11, 2010—The death of U.K.-based Sunday Mirror reporter Rupert Hamer, who was killed in an explosion outside a village in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, is an indicator of the rising danger for journalists in Afghanistan. The explosion also wounded Hamer’s colleague photographer Philip Coburn and took the life of a U.S. Marine.

]]> Journalists kidnapped, released in Afghanistan tag:cpj.org,2009://1.14615 2009-12-16T22:26:14Z 2010-04-27T21:28:29Z Committee to Protect Journalists The Guardian, were kidnapped in December 2009 and released after six days, according to the paper. Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, an Iraqi, ad two unnamed Afghan journalists had been planning to interview militants in Afghanistan’s mountainous Kunar province near the border with Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province when they were abducted. The Guardian said it did not know if the kidnappers were attached to any specific group. ]]> Singapore refuses to renew foreign journalist’s visa tag:cpj.org,2009://1.13825 2009-11-19T17:30:35Z 2009-11-20T16:37:32Z New York, November 19, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Singapore government’s refusal to renew British freelance journalist Benjamin Bland’s work visa and its rejection of his application to cover the recently concluded Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit meeting. Bland had planned to report on the summit for... Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, November 19, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Singapore government’s refusal to renew British freelance journalist Benjamin Bland’s work visa and its rejection of his application to cover the recently concluded Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit meeting. Bland had planned to report on the summit for the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph newspaper.

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