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Committee to Protect Journalists
Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri
5 results arranged by date
Attacks on the Press
| Bahrain, Burma, China, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam
Attacks on the Press
| Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia
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.
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Reports
| Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Vietnam, Yemen
Journalists die at high rates while
covering protests in the Arab world and elsewhere. Photographers and
freelancers appear vulnerable. Pakistan is again the deadliest nation. A CPJ special report
Continue reading For journalists, coverage of political unrest proves deadly »
New York, April 25, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Bahraini authorities to disclose the whereabouts of Haidar Mohammed al-Nuaimi, a columnist for daily newspaper Al-Wasat. Roughly 30 uniformed and plainclothes police raided al-Nuaimi's family home in Manama today, dragging him into the street and beating him, local journalists told CPJ.
Continue reading Bahrain detains columnist; 4 located in Libya »
New York, April 12,
2011-- The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Bahraini
authorities to launch an immediate and thorough investigation into the death of
a blogger while in state custody. Bahraini authorities, meanwhile, announced
that they would file criminal charges against three senior editors at the Gulf
kingdom's premier independent daily, continuing a months-long pattern of
violence, harassment, and intimidation against journalists covering widespread
civil unrest. CPJ documented other attacks on the press in Libya, Syria,
and Yemen.
Continue reading Bahraini blogger dies in custody; journalists under attack »
