Committee to Protect Journalists - Alerts tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2013-05-22T21:46:05Z Movable Type 4.38 At least three journalists abducted in Yemen tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21781 2013-05-22T15:10:32Z 2013-05-22T21:46:05Z New York, May 22, 2013--At least three journalists have been held hostage by armed tribesmen for a week in Yemen, according to news reports.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 22, 2013--At least three journalists have been held hostage by armed tribesmen for a week in Yemen, according to news reports.

]]> In Iran, news coverage stifled amid election controversy tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21772 2013-05-21T20:55:52Z 2013-05-22T15:41:20Z New York, May 21, 2013--Internet access has slowed, critical websites have been blocked, and several journalists have been summoned back to prison in Iran as the country's Guardian Council made a key decision today barring two leading candidates from the presidential election. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the broad... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 21, 2013--Internet access has slowed, critical websites have been blocked, and several journalists have been summoned back to prison in Iran as the country's Guardian Council made a key decision today barring two leading candidates from the presidential election. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the broad efforts to deny Iranian citizens information in the run-up to the June vote.

]]> CPJ alarmed by U.S. Justice scrutiny of Fox News reporter tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21767 2013-05-21T17:10:00Z 2013-05-21T18:33:37Z New York, May 21, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by reports of a U.S. Justice Department investigation into the newsgathering activities of a Fox News reporter, which come a week after revelations that the government seized phone records of The Associated Press.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 21, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by reports of a U.S. Justice Department investigation into the newsgathering activities of a Fox News reporter, which come a week after revelations that the government seized phone records of The Associated Press.

]]> Police raid news outlets in media crackdown in Uganda tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21766 2013-05-21T15:07:49Z 2013-05-21T15:27:50Z Nairobi, May 21, 2013--Ugandan police surrounded the Kampala offices of two private newspapers for seven hours on Monday, barring access to the premises, disabling printing presses, and effectively halting publication indefinitely, according to news reports. The police said they had search warrants to find documents related to a letter... Committee to Protect Journalists Police stand outside the offices of the Daily Monitor. (Daily Monitor)

Nairobi, May 21, 2013--Ugandan police surrounded the Kampala offices of two private newspapers for seven hours on Monday, barring access to the premises, disabling printing presses, and effectively halting publication indefinitely, according to news reports. The police said they had search warrants to find documents related to a letter written by an army official that described an assassination plot.

]]> Iraqi journalist threatened for reporting on corruption tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21770 2013-05-21T13:35:19Z 2013-05-21T20:55:46Z New York, May 21, 2013--Iraqi authorities must launch an investigation into a May 14 episode in which a group of armed men raided the home of a journalist and briefly abducted his brother. The journalist, Azhar Shallal, had recently written about alleged corruption.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 21, 2013--Iraqi authorities must launch an investigation into a May 14 episode in which a group of armed men raided the home of a journalist and briefly abducted his brother. The journalist, Azhar Shallal, had recently written about alleged corruption.

]]> Journalists attacked at Kiev rally; police fail to intervene tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21764 2013-05-20T21:15:56Z 2013-05-20T21:36:46Z New York, May 20, 2013--Several assailants beat two reporters covering an opposition protest outside Ukrainian Interior Ministry headquarters in Kiev on Saturday in view of police officers who failed to intervene, according to local and international press reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the beating and the inaction... Committee to Protect Journalists Journalists in Kiev protest police officers' failure to intervene in an assault against two reporters. A demonstrator holds a photo of a man said to have been among the assailants. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)

New York, May 20, 2013--Several assailants beat two reporters covering an opposition protest outside Ukrainian Interior Ministry headquarters in Kiev on Saturday in view of police officers who failed to intervene, according to local and international press reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the beating and the inaction of police, and it calls on authorities to hold both assailants and officers fully accountable under the law.

]]> Three newspaper employees stabbed to death in India tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21763 2013-05-20T17:55:11Z 2013-05-20T21:22:14Z New York, May 20, 2013--Two unidentified assailants on Sunday stabbed to death three employees of a Bengali-language Indian daily in Agartala, the capital of the northeastern state of Tripura, according to news reports.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 20, 2013--Two unidentified assailants on Sunday stabbed to death three employees of a Bengali-language Indian daily in Agartala, the capital of the northeastern state of Tripura, according to news reports.

]]> In Pakistan, cases filed against Baluch outlets, journalists tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21759 2013-05-17T19:06:31Z 2013-05-17T19:13:45Z New York, May 17, 2013--Pakistani authorities should dismiss separate complaints filed against newspapers and journalists in Baluchistan for publishing statements made by banned militant groups, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 17, 2013--Pakistani authorities should dismiss separate complaints filed against newspapers and journalists in Baluchistan for publishing statements made by banned militant groups, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

]]> In Nepal, press faces litigation for critical coverage of courts tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21753 2013-05-16T15:58:10Z 2013-05-16T16:09:41Z New York, May 16, 2013--Judicial authorities in Nepal should stop targeting outlets of the Kathmandu-based Kantipur Publications and dismiss a case filed against the organization and one of its journalists that accuses them of contempt of court, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 16, 2013--Judicial authorities in Nepal should stop targeting outlets of the Kathmandu-based Kantipur Publications and dismiss a case filed against the organization and one of its journalists that accuses them of contempt of court, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

]]> Ethiopian editor questioned over story on Meles' widow tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21721 2013-05-15T20:08:59Z 2013-05-16T14:08:05Z New York, May 15, 2013--Ethiopian police in Addis Ababa questioned an editor for several hours today in connection with a story published in October about the widow of the late Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi, according to news reports.... Committee to Protect Journalists A journalist is being harassed in connection with a seven-month-old story about Azeb Mesfin, seen here with her husband, the late leader Meles Zenawi. (AP/Samson Haileyesus)

New York, May 15, 2013--Ethiopian police in Addis Ababa questioned an editor for several hours today in connection with a story published in October about the widow of the late Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi, according to news reports.

]]> Authorities discover plot to kill Colombian journalist tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21715 2013-05-15T19:48:40Z 2013-05-15T19:54:24Z Bogotá, May 15, 2013--Colombian authorities must bring to justice all those responsible for an alleged plot to assassinate a journalist and two political analysts who had been investigating links between local politicians and organized crime, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.... Committee to Protect Journalists Bogotá, May 15, 2013--Colombian authorities must bring to justice all those responsible for an alleged plot to assassinate a journalist and two political analysts who had been investigating links between local politicians and organized crime, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

]]> Azerbaijan extends criminal defamation to Internet speech tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21692 2013-05-14T19:50:46Z 2013-05-14T19:56:50Z New York, May 14, 2013--Azerbaijani parliament's approval to extend criminal defamation laws to include Internet speech is a serious setback for press freedom in a country that severely curtails free expression already, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. CPJ calls on President Ilham Aliyev to veto the bill.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 14, 2013--Azerbaijani parliament's approval to extend criminal defamation laws to include Internet speech is a serious setback for press freedom in a country that severely curtails free expression already, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. CPJ calls on President Ilham Aliyev to veto the bill.

]]> CPJ alarmed by US seizure of AP phone records tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21691 2013-05-14T19:36:49Z 2013-05-14T21:06:39Z New York, May 14, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that the United States Justice Department seized two months of telephone records of journalists with The Associated Press.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 14, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that the United States Justice Department seized two months of telephone records of journalists with The Associated Press.

]]> German freelance journalist reportedly in Syrian custody tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21687 2013-05-13T20:27:27Z 2013-05-13T20:47:52Z New York, May 13, 2013--Syrian authorities must immediately release and ensure the well-being of a German freelance journalist who has reportedly been detained for more than a week, according to the Berlin daily Der Tagesspiegel.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 13, 2013--Syrian authorities must immediately release and ensure the well-being of a German freelance journalist who has reportedly been detained for more than a week, according to the Berlin daily Der Tagesspiegel.

]]> Cameroon shuts down station over secessionist interview tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21686 2013-05-13T20:13:53Z 2013-05-14T16:50:35Z New York, May 13, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the closure of an independent radio station on April 22 in retaliation for its broadcast of an interview that authorities said incited secessionism.... Committee to Protect Journalists The staff of Foundation Radio (Fomunyoh Foundation)

New York, May 13, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the closure of an independent radio station on April 22 in retaliation for its broadcast of an interview that authorities said incited secessionism.

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