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DonateNew York, January 26, 2011--In a concerning move against political commentary in advance of upcoming general elections, the government of Singapore has ordered a journalistic website to register as a political association, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The Online Citizen says it has complied with the order, and has announced a January 29 "celebration" of its new status and invited the prime minister to attend.
Committee to Protect Journalists
Alerts
2011
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 or AllNew York, January 26, 2011--The Committee to
Protect Journalists condemns the violence against journalists covering
demonstrations in Egypt. Plainclothes and uniformed security personnel have
beaten at least 10 journalists between Tuesday and today and detained others.
Egyptian authorities have also shut down the websites of two popular
independent newspapers and a number of social media sites.
New York, January 25, 2011--Lebanese protesters today set fire to an Al-Jazeera van and menaced a reporting crew covering a demonstration in Tripoli in support of the ousted prime minister, Saad al-Hariri.
New York, January 24, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a three-year prison
sentence handed to a newspaper editor in the semi-autonomous republic of
Somaliland in connection with a story alleging public corruption.
New York, January 24, 2011--Police in southern Palawan province must thoroughly investigate the motives behind today's murder of Philippine radio broadcaster Gerardo Ortega, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Bangkok, January 24,
2011--The Committee to Protect
Journalists is alarmed by reports that Cambodian officials deleted digital
recordings and confiscated recording equipment from a number of journalists who
covered a January 21 government press conference in Phnom Penh.
New York, January 24, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a three-year prison
sentence handed to a newspaper editor in the semi-autonomous republic of
Somaliland in connection with a story alleging public corruption.
Bangkok, January 21, 2011--The Committee to
Protect Journalists is gravely concerned about a Wednesday morning attack on
Vietnamese reporter Le Hoang Hung, who was doused with chemicals and set on
fire by an unknown assailant while sleeping in his house in Tan An town,
according to local and international
press reports.
Bangkok, January 21, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned about the charges and threatened deportation of Thailand-based freelance photojournalists John Sanlin, a Burmese passport holder, and Pascal Schatterman, a Belgian national.
New York, January 19, 2010--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the sentencing on Tuesday of prominent Yemeni journalist Abdulelah Hider Shaea on charges of aiding Al-Qaeda. Shaea, at left, who developed expertise on Islamist groups including Al-Qaeda during his career, was given five years in prison. In conjunction with numerous journalists and rights activists in Yemen, CPJ calls on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to pardon Shaea and release him without delay.Shaea was found guilty of "belonging to an illegal armed organization" and "recruiting young people, including foreigners, to the organization by communicating with them via the Internet," the pan-Arab daily Al-Quds al-Arabi reported.
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