Committee to Protect Journalists - Libya tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2012-02-27T20:32:43Z Movable Type 4.34-en In Libya, two journalists detained without charge tag:cpj.org,2012://1.18780 2012-02-27T20:17:08Z 2012-02-27T20:32:43Z New York, February 27, 2012--Libyan authorities must seek the release of two British journalists who have been held in Tripoli by a local militia for the past six days, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, February 27, 2012--Libyan authorities must seek the release of two British journalists who have been held in Tripoli by a local militia for the past six days, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Evolution in Journalist Security tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17648 2012-02-22T04:34:01Z 2012-02-19T23:37:17Z The danger of covering violent street protests has become a significant risk for journalists, alongside combat and targeted killings. Sexual assault, organized crime, and digital vulnerability are also hazards. The security industry is struggling to keep up. By Frank Smyth... Committee to Protect Journalists A journalist crouches behind a cement block during clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters in the West Bank. (Reuters/Mohamad Torokman)

The danger of covering violent street protests has become a significant risk for journalists, alongside combat and targeted killings. Sexual assault, organized crime, and digital vulnerability are also hazards. The security industry is struggling to keep up. By Frank Smyth

]]> Attacks on the Press: From Uprisings, Trends to Watch tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17659 2012-02-22T04:20:01Z 2012-02-21T16:56:31Z

The Middle East's political shifts changed conditions for journalists dramatically. The emerging trends favor free expression, but are filled with ambiguity and depend on the political configurations to emerge after the revolutionary dust has settled. By Mohamed Abdel Dayem... Committee to Protect Journalists Photographers take cover during November protests in Tahrir Square. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)

The Middle East's political shifts changed conditions for journalists dramatically. The emerging trends favor free expression, but are filled with ambiguity and depend on the political configurations to emerge after the revolutionary dust has settled. By Mohamed Abdel Dayem

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Journalists Killed tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17663 2012-02-21T21:37:14Z 2012-02-20T14:29:07Z Murders decline, but fatalities rise during coverage of protests. Photographers and freelancers pay an especially high price. Pakistan is the world's most dangerous nation.... Committee to Protect Journalists Murders decline, but fatalities rise during coverage of protests. Photographers and freelancers pay an especially high price. Pakistan is the world's most dangerous nation.

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Libya tag:cpj.org,2012://1.18498 2012-02-21T05:06:00Z 2012-02-17T04:11:09Z Journalists worked in extraordinarily dangerous conditions during the eight-month uprising that ended 42 years of rule by Muammar Qaddafi and led to his death. Five journalists were killed amid fierce fighting between rebels and loyalists. Qaddafi's regime unleashed a widespread campaign to silence foreign and local journalists, detaining dozens... Committee to Protect Journalists Journalists worked in extraordinarily dangerous conditions during the eight-month uprising that ended 42 years of rule by Muammar Qaddafi and led to his death. Five journalists were killed amid fierce fighting between rebels and loyalists. Qaddafi's regime unleashed a widespread campaign to silence foreign and local journalists, detaining dozens in abusive conditions. In February, Qaddafi invited reporters to the capital, Tripoli, only to restrict them to the Rixos Hotel, monitor their every move, and prevent them from reporting on anything other than the government line. In their efforts to block news coverage, authorities also jammed satellite signals, severed Internet service, cut off mobile phone networks and landlines, and attacked news facilities. While the crumbling regime was able to orchestrate coverage for a time in Tripoli, it failed to prevent the press from disseminating information about rebel advances in the rest of the country. Press freedom violations persisted after the Libyan rebel government, known as the National Transitional Council, or NTC, took power in August. One journalist was brutally assaulted in Benghazi that month, and the NTC placed one pro-Qaddafi journalist under house arrest.

]]> New Libyan rule halts delivery of journalist visas tag:cpj.org,2011://1.18255 2011-12-21T14:43:08Z 2012-02-16T16:40:40Z Dear Prime Minister Abdurrahim al-Keib: The Committee to Protect Journalists has been monitoring with growing concern the difficulties that many foreign journalists have been experiencing in obtaining a visa to your country. Committee to Protect Journalists December 21, 2011

Abdurrahim al-Keib
Prime Minister of Libya
C/o Embassy of Libya
2600 Virginia Ave NW
Suite 705
Washington D.C. 20037

Via facsimile: +1 202-944-9606

Your Excellency,

The Committee to Protect Journalists has been monitoring with growing concern the difficulties that many foreign journalists have been experiencing in obtaining a visa to your country.

]]> Six Libyan journalists still missing tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17771 2011-08-25T20:37:35Z 2011-08-25T21:38:37Z New York, August 25, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of four Italian journalists kidnapped Wednesday, but remains concerned about the safety of at least six Libyan journalists who have been missing since the start of the uprising in February.... Committee to Protect Journalists Rebel fighters outside Tripoli's Corinthia Hotel. (AP/Sergey Ponomarev)New York, August 25, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of four Italian journalists kidnapped Wednesday, but remains concerned about the safety of at least six Libyan journalists who have been missing since the start of the uprising in February.

]]> Journalist escapes Libyan prison after months in captivity tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17766 2011-08-24T22:31:56Z 2011-08-24T22:42:48Z New York, August 24, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the news that U.S. journalist Matthew VanDyke escaped with several inmates from Abu Salim prison in Tripoli today. VanDyke's mother told CPJ that he called her with the news of his escape and that he is safe and in good... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 24, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the news that U.S. journalist Matthew VanDyke escaped with several inmates from Abu Salim prison in Tripoli today. VanDyke's mother told CPJ that he called her with the news of his escape and that he is safe and in good spirits. He also told his mother that he had been kept in solitary confinement for much of his imprisonment. It was not clear whether the prison was now controlled by rebels.

]]> Journalists kidnapped in Libya should be released tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17765 2011-08-24T19:31:39Z 2011-08-25T00:38:18Z New York, August 24, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the kidnappers of four Italian journalists seized in Tripoli today to release them immediately.... Committee to Protect Journalists

]]> Trapped journalists in Tripoli must be treated as civilians tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17750 2011-08-22T21:58:18Z 2011-08-23T01:15:43Z New York, August 22, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on all forces fighting in Tripoli to ensure the safety of journalists and respect their status as civilians.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 22, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on all forces fighting in Tripoli to ensure the safety of journalists and respect their status as civilians.

]]> Australian journalist attacked by assailants in Benghazi tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17748 2011-08-22T20:42:18Z 2011-08-23T01:19:30Z New York, August 22, 2011--Tracey Shelton, a freelance Australian journalist, was brutally attacked in her hotel room in Benghazi, Libya, on August 11, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Two armed men wearing military fatigues broke into Shelton's room at the Africa Hotel, tied her up, beat her,... Committee to Protect Journalists People gather near the courthouse in Benghazi on August 22. (Reuters)New York, August 22, 2011--Tracey Shelton, a freelance Australian journalist, was brutally attacked in her hotel room in Benghazi, Libya, on August 11, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Two armed men wearing military fatigues broke into Shelton's room at the Africa Hotel, tied her up, beat her, and attempted to kidnap her. The journalist escaped by jumping to a neighboring balcony.

]]> Journalist detained in Libya must be granted all rights tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17704 2011-08-10T19:26:54Z 2011-08-10T19:34:47Z New York, August 10, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Libyan government to immediately extend all recognized legal rights to imprisoned American journalist Matthew VanDyke, who was identified as missing in Libya and is now confirmed to be in state custody, according to a recent news report.... Committee to Protect Journalists --The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Libyan government to immediately extend all recognized legal rights to imprisoned American journalist Matthew VanDyke, who was identified as missing in Libya and is now confirmed to be in state custody, according to a recent news report. ]]> Libya: Release body of South African photojournalist tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17329 2011-05-20T21:45:45Z 2011-05-20T22:05:34Z Committee to Protect Journalists (AP)

New York, May 20, 2011--The Libyan government should immediately release the body of South African photographer Anton Hammerl, at left, and investigate the role of the armed forces in his death, Human Rights Watch and the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. 

Hammerl, 41, was shot and killed by government forces near Brega in eastern Libya on April 5. Three journalists traveling with him were detained by Libyan authorities until May 18 and announced Hammerl's death after their release.

]]> CPJ voices concern as journalists are released tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17313 2011-05-18T19:23:16Z 2011-05-18T20:41:12Z New York, May 18, 2011--The release of foreign journalists held in Iran and Libya today is a very positive development in a region where the press has been under attack since social upheaval began in Tunisia early this year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 18, 2011--The release of foreign journalists held in Iran and Libya today is a very positive development in a region where the press has been under attack since social upheaval began in Tunisia early this year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

]]> Five Bahraini journalists detained; Parvaz still missing tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17311 2011-05-17T22:25:51Z 2011-05-17T22:29:51Z New York, May 17, 2011--Bahrain's crackdown against journalists continues unabated with five new detentions in less than a week, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Syria and Iran, one of which is holding Al-Jazeera English journalist Dorothy Parvaz, continue to make intentionally vague or misleading remarks about her whereabouts... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 17, 2011--Bahrain's crackdown against journalists continues unabated with five new detentions in less than a week, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Syria and Iran, one of which is holding Al-Jazeera English journalist Dorothy Parvaz, continue to make intentionally vague or misleading remarks about her whereabouts and physical condition. Meanwhile, Libya announced today that four detained journalists would be released imminently. 

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