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Attacks on the Press in 2006

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Attacks on the Press in 2006

ALGERIA

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EGYPT

CPJ alarmed by allegation of assault on jailed blogger
NEWS ALERT
November 20, 2007

Egyptian journalists convicted amid wave of libel cases
NEWS ALERT
October 29, 2007

CPJ Special Report:
The Forgotten Man

Reda Helal vanished in Cairo four years ago. Why have the government and press ignored his case?
October 17, 2007

Independent editor to be tried in Egyptian security court
NEWS ALERT
September 27, 2007

Amid a crackdown, three Egyptian editors sentenced to jail
NEWS ALERT
September 26, 2007

Four editors sentenced to jail
NEWS ALERT
September 13, 2007

Editor questioned over reports about Mubarak’s health
NEWS ALERT
September 6, 2007

Cairo court sentences Al-Jazeera producer to six months in jail
NEWS ALERT
May 2, 2007

Blogger ordered detained for 15 days
NEWS ALERT
April 18, 2007

Blogger jailed for insulting Islam, Mubarak

NEWS ALERT
February 22, 2007

Al-Jazeera producer charged with harming Egypt’s national interests
NEWS ALERT
January 17, 2007

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Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act passes Senate, with CPJ support
NEWS ALERT
September 28, 2007

CPJ expresses support for Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act
LETTER
September 27, 2007

Iraqi producer murdered in Baghdad
NEWS ALERT
September 24, 2007

AP journalist abducted in Iraq’s Diyala province
NEWS ALERT
August 8, 2007

Charges dropped against detained media workers
NEWS ALERT
August 7, 2007

CPJ mourns death of New York Times reporter in Baghdad
NEWS ALERT
July 13, 2007

Reuters photographer, driver killed in Baghdad
NEWS ALERT
July 12, 2007

Body of abducted editor found in morgue
NEWS ALERT
June 18, 2007

CPJ calls for release of detained media workers in Iraq
LETTER
June 15, 2007

Managing editor of state-run daily abducted in Baghdad
NEWS ALERT
June 13, 2007

Iraqi journalist who endured abductions, threats is slain in Mosul
NEWS ALERT
June 7, 2007

In clearing soldiers in 2004 Iraq shooting, U.S. report leaves contradictions unaddressed
NEWS ALERT
May 24, 2007

CPJ urges reversal of Iraq bomb coverage restriction
LETTER
May 21, 2007

Two ABC News journalists killed in Baghdad
NEWS ALERT
May 18, 2007

Media company chief slain; three others killed
NEWS ALERT
May 9, 2007

Roadside bomb kills Russian photojournalist
NEWS ALERT
May 7, 2007

Gunmen storm Baghdad radio station, killing one
NEWS ALERT
May 3, 2007

Iraqi AP photojournalist held by U.S. without charge for a year
NEWS ALERT
April 10, 2007

Deputy director of Iraqi TV channel killed in truck bomb attack
NEWS ALERT
April 5, 2007

Iraqi journalist found murdered; reporter abducted in Baghdad
NEWS ALERT
April 5, 2007

11 media workers jailed for month without charge
LETTER
March 28, 2007

Iraqi news presenter, driver abducted in Baghdad
NEWS ALERT
March 19, 2007

On 4th anniversary of Iraq conflict, press marks deadliest toll
NEWS ALERT
March 15, 2007

Two Iraqi editors murdered in Baghdad
NEWS ALERT
March 5, 2007

Iraqi editor reported missing in Baghdad
NEWS ALERT
February 26, 2007

Journalists still missing one year on

NEWS ALERT
February 2, 2007

Gunmen kill journalist in Mosul
NEWS ALERT
January 12, 2007

Al-Sharqiya ordered closed in Baghdad
CASE
January 1, 2007

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ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

Cameraman shot by Israeli forces while covering Gaza clashes
NEWS ALERT
July 6, 2007

BBC correspondent Alan Johnston Freed
NEWS ALERT
July 3, 2007

Kidnappers release new video of BBC reporter
NEWS ALERT
June 25, 2007

In Gaza, captors release video of abducted BBC reporter
NEWS ALERT
June 1, 2007

Journalist abducted in Gaza
CASE
May 18, 2007

CPJ alarmed by gunfire outside Gaza news buildings; urges factions to halt
NEWS ALERT
May 16, 2007

Journalist, media worker killed in Gaza City
NEWS ALERT
May 14, 2007

Palestinian group claims it’s holding Johnston, makes public demands
NEWS ALERT
May 9, 2007

Worldwide rallies seek release of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston
NEWS ALERT
May 3, 2007

Palestinian leaders confirm BBC correspondent is alive
NEWS ALERT
April 25, 2007

Unknown Palestinian group claims it killed BBC correspondent
NEWS ALERT
April 16, 2007

CPJ appeals for BBC correspondent’s immediate release
NEWS ALERT
April 12, 2007

BBC correspondent still missing in Gaza after 22 days
NEWS ALERT
April 3, 2007

In Gaza, BBC correspondent still missing after a week
NEWS ALERT
March 19, 2007

CPJ renews calls for release of BBC correspondent in Gaza
NEWS ALERT
March 13, 2007

BBC correspondent abducted in Gaza City
NEWS ALERT
March 12, 2007

Journalists hit by Israeli stun grenades in the West Bank

NEWS ALERT
March 8, 2007

IDF detains TV director, attacks journalists during Nablus raid

NEWS ALERT
February 27, 2007

Bomb blast damages Al-Arabiya office in Gaza
NEWS ALERT
January 23, 2007

CPJ welcomes release of abducted AFP photographer
NEWS ALERT
January 8, 2007

CPJ renews call for release of abducted AFP photographer
NEWS ALERT
January 3, 2007

AFP photographer latest journalist abducted in Gaza
NEWS ALERT
January 2, 2007

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Editors arrested after alleged insult is posted on Web forum
NEWS ALERT
August 22, 2007

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SUDAN

Journalists detained for nearly a week
NEWS ALERT
June 19, 2007

In U.S., concern about jailed Al-Jazeera cameraman's health
NEWS ALERT

February 28, 2007

Two editors accused of sedition
NEWS ALERT
February 14, 2007

Paper banned for reporting on murdered editor

NEWS ALERT
February 1, 2007

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