Research Associate: Mariwan Hama-Saeed
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REGIONAL NEWS ALERTS
Arab governments move to restrict satellite TV
February 15, 2008
CPJ testifies to Congress on Mideast press freedom concerns
Full transcript of testimony
January 22, 2008
ALGERIA
Journalist convicted for investigative article
October 29. 2008
Algerian court upholds jail terms for two journalists
March 5, 2008
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BAHRAIN
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EGYPT
Court imposes heavy fines on two weekly journalists
October 15, 2008
Outspoken editor’s jail sentence pardoned
October 6, 2008
Eissa gets two months in jail
September 29, 2008
Egypt detains reporter covering protests
September 26, 2008
Still no word, five years after editor disappeared
August 11, 2008
CPJ urges Egypt to free jailed interpreter
LETTER
May 23, 2008
Station bumped from Egyptian satellite; explanation is needed
LETTER
April 8, 2008
Response to letter
April 17, 2008
Leading independent editor sentenced to six months in jail
March 26, 2008
Eissa ruling expected soon in Egypt
March 24, 2008
Egyptian court upholds Al-Jazeera conviction; strikes down prison sentence
February 11, 2008
CPJ urges Bush to press for release of bloggers
LETTER
January 10, 2008
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IRAN
Court overturns death sentence but journalist faces espionage charges
September 5, 2008
Two journalists held without charge
September 3, 2008
Journalist held for two weeks without charge
August 12, 2008
Iran cracks down on lifestyle magazines
March 19, 2008
Afghan journalist detained without explanation in Iran
March 14, 2008
Iranian court sentences correspondent for U.S.-backed radio station
March 3, 2008
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IRAQ
Iraqi journalist gunned down in Kirkuk
October 10, 2008
CPJ honors Iraqi journalist Bilal Hussein
and four other International Press Freedom award winners
September 16, 2008
Four from al-Sharqiya TV killed in Mosul; arrests made
September 15, 2008
Cameraman freed by U.S.; another held
September 8, 2008
Two journalists detained by U.S. military
September 4, 2008
U.S. military releases APTN cameraman
August 25, 2008
Reuters cameraman freed after three weeks in detention
August 21, 2008
Kurdish journalists under increasing threat
LETTER
August 4, 2008
Reuters cameraman held by U.S. military
August 4, 2008
Reporter is slain in Kirkuk
July 22, 2008
AP cameraman jailed without charge;
U.S. continues open-ended detentions in Iraq
July 15, 2008
TV news presenter gunned down in Mosul
June 17, 2008
Two journalists killed in separate incidents
May 22, 2008
Gunmen kill Iraqi journalist during attempted kidnapping
May 5, 2008
In meeting with CPJ, Barzani pledges climate ‘conducive to journalism’
May 5, 2008
CPJ Special Report:
The Other Iraq
Iraqi Kurdish political leaders have cultivated an image of freedom and tolerance,
but that increasingly clashes with reality. As independent press has grown more
assertive, attacks and arrests have increased.
May 5, 2008
AP photographer walks free after two-year detention
April 16, 2008
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April 14, 2008
CPJ welcomes dismissal of case against AP photographer in Iraq; urges his release
April 9, 2008
Five years after deadly Palestine Hotel and Al-Jazeera strikes, unanswered questions linger
April 7, 2008
CPJ Special Report:
Dateline Iraq—Five Years Later
Three reporters tell CPJ about the dangers of reporting from Iraq
March 18, 2008
Iraqi journalist gunned down in Baghdad
March 14, 2008
Iraqi Journalists Syndicate chief dies from wounds
February 27, 2008
Head of Iraqi Journalists Syndicate wounded in assassination attempt
February 25, 2008
Abducted journalist found dead
February 12, 2008
Two CBS journalists are missing in Basra
February 11, 2008
Iraqi president launches lawsuit against Kurdish weekly
January 30, 2008
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ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
Ramattan soundman held without charge after West Bank raid
August 20, 2008
Military clears troops in death of Reuters cameraman
August 13, 2008
CPJ alarmed by reports that Palestinian journalist was abused in custody
August 1, 2008
Hamas, Fatah faulted for harassment, censorship
July 29, 2008
Palestinian cameraman arrested by Hamas
July 28, 2008
CPJ seeks investigation into Israeli border case
LETTER
July 9, 2008
Israeli ambassador regrets Reuters cameraman’s death
June 12, 2008
CPJ delegation urges Israel to release findings in death of Reuters cameraman
June 11, 2008
Cameraman shot dead, soundman wounded while filming Israeli tank
April 16, 2008
Hamas detains bureau chief in Gaza
January 23, 3008
IDF raid in West Bank draws concern
LETTER
January 7, 2008
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JORDAN
Editor-in-chief held in detention
Oct 30, 2008
Five Jordanians sentenced to three-month jail terms
March 18, 2008
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KUWAIT
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LEBANON
U.S. journalists, thought missing, are held by Syrian officials
October 9, 2008
Two American journalists missing
October 8, 2008
TV crew harassed by Hezbollah
CASE
August 15, 2008
CPJ alarmed by attacks on pro-government media
May 9, 2008
Newspaper director’s car set on fire
CASE
January 20, 2008
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MAURITANIA
CPJ concerned for Mauritanian media since coup
August 8, 2008
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MOROCCO
Court slams journalist with heavy damages
October 31, 2008
Court of appeal overturns blogger’s sentence
September 18, 2008
CPJ urges Moroccan king to free blogger
September 12, 2008
Blogger sentenced to two years in prison
September 10, 2008
Al-Jazeera journalist fined over reporting social unrest
July 11, 2008
Moroccan court tells paper to halt publication of testimony
June 25, 2008
Moroccan politician alleges government behind cartoon protest
June 6, 2008
Morocco should allow Al-Jazeera to resume Rabat broadcast
May 7, 2008
Journalist goes on hunger strike in Morocco jail
May 2, 2008
Supreme Court upholds journalist's 7-month sentence
February 20, 2008
Newspaper director attacked in Rabat
CASE
February 3, 2008
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SAUDI ARABIA
Cleric issues fatwa against journalists and writers
September 22, 2008
Cleric issues fatwa against TV station owners
September 18, 2008
Saudi cleric issues fatwa against two journalists
March 20, 2008
CPJ urges Bush to press for release of bloggers
LETTER
January 10, 2008
Response to letter
February 15, 2008
LETTER
January 2, 2008
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SUDAN
Editor charged with criminal defamation
October 14, 2008
After six years, Al-Jazeera cameraman freed from Guantanamo
May 1, 2008
Two Sudanese editors held overnight; others summoned
February 20, 2008
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SYRIA
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TUNISIA
Tunisia seizes weekly, summons editor to court
October 23, 2008
Independent news site destroyed
October 14, 2008
CPJ alerts Rice to threats in Tunisia
LETTER
September 23, 2008
Recently freed journalist is abducted, threatened
September 22, 2008
Tunisia denies passport to formerly imprisoned journalist
LETTER
August 28, 2008
Internet writer freed from prison
July 21, 2008
CPJ concludes mission with call for release of jailed journalist
Version française
July 2, 2008
Tunisian weekly faces censorship
April 22, 2008
Tunisian court affirms journalist's prison sentence
January 18, 2008
Government denies passport to CPJ representative
January 2, 2008
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TURKEY
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YEMEN
Outspoken editor pardoned and released
September 25,. 2008
Fixer released, another held
September 16, 2008
CPJ urges Yemen to free two fixers
LETTER
August 22, 2008
Government cancels license of independent weekly
April 7, 2008
Security forces lay siege to editor’s home
February 12, 2008
Yemeni Web sites apparently blocked
January 25, 2008
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