CPJ: Press freedom must be staunchly defended during second Trump presidency https://cpj.org/2024/11/cpj-press-freedom-must-be-staunchly-defended-during-second-trump-presidency/ @PressFreedom
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CPJ: Press freedom must be staunchly defended during second Trump presidency - Committee to Protect Journalists
November 6, 2024—Following the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has warned that the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States represents a turning point for media freedom…
As COP29 nears, CPJ, partners urge EU to hold Azerbaijan to account over rights abuses https://cpj.org/2024/11/as-cop29-nears-cpj-partners-urge-eu-to-hold-azerbaijan-to-account-over-rights-abuses/ @PressFreedom
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As COP29 nears, CPJ, partners urge EU to hold Azerbaijan to account over rights abuses - Committee to Protect Journalists
CPJ and 16 other international human rights organizations on Wednesday called on the European Union to press Azerbaijan to release around a dozen jailed journalists and improve its dire human rights record as the country hosts the United Nations Climate Change…
Togolese regulator suspends Tampa Express for 3 months for criticizing minister https://cpj.org/2024/11/togolese-regulator-suspends-tampa-express-for-3-months-for-criticizing-minister/ @PressFreedom
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Togolese regulator suspends Tampa Express for 3 months for criticizing minister - Committee to Protect Journalists
Dakar, November 7, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Togolese authorities to reverse their three-month suspension of Tampa Express after the bi-monthly newspaper criticized a government minister. “Togolese authorities must allow Tampa Express…
Bolivian protesters threaten to hang journalist Jurgen Guzmán https://cpj.org/2024/11/bolivian-protesters-threaten-to-hang-journalist-jurgen-guzman/ @PressFreedom
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Bolivian protesters threaten to hang journalist Jurgen Guzmán - Committee to Protect Journalists
Bogotá, November 7, 2024—Bolivian authorities must thoroughly investigate violent attacks on journalists covering a wave of anti-government protests, including against reporter Jurgen Guzmán of private broadcaster Unitel TV, and hold those responsible to…
Masked protesters attack N1 TV, Euronews camera operators, damage camera in Serbia https://cpj.org/2024/11/masked-protesters-attack-n1-tv-euronews-camera-operators-damage-camera-in-serbia/ @PressFreedom
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Masked protesters attack N1 TV, Euronews camera operators, damage camera in Serbia - Committee to Protect Journalists
Berlin, November 7, 2024—Serbian authorities must swiftly and thoroughly investigate the November 5 attacks by masked individuals on a journalist and two camera operators working for N1 TV and Euronews as they were covering a demonstration in Novi Sad. “Serbian…
Journalist stabbed 21 times in Iraqi Kurdistan after reporting on corruption https://cpj.org/2024/11/journalist-stabbed-21-times-in-iraqi-kurdistan-after-reporting-on-corruption/ @PressFreedom
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Journalist stabbed 21 times in Iraqi Kurdistan after reporting on corruption - Committee to Protect Journalists
Sulaymaniyah, November 8, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for full accountability in the attack on journalist Wrya Abdulkhaliq by two men, who stabbed him 21 times and hit him in the head with the butt of a gun, in his home near Iraqi Kurdistan’s…
Indian journalist Rana Ayyub tailed by officials, harassed after number leaked https://cpj.org/2024/11/indian-journalist-rana-ayyub-tailed-by-officials-harassed-after-number-leaked/ @PressFreedom
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Indian journalist Rana Ayyub tailed by officials, harassed after number leaked - Committee to Protect Journalists
New Delhi, November 8, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists is highly concerned after Indian investigative journalist Rana Ayyub’s personal number was leaked online and, separately, local intelligence personnel followed and repeatedly questioned her…
‘Catastrophic’: Journalists say ethnic cleansing taking place in a news void in northern Gaza https://cpj.org/2024/11/catastrophic-journalists-say-ethnic-cleansing-taking-place-in-a-news-void-in-northern-gaza/ @PressFreedom
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‘Catastrophic’: Journalists say ethnic cleansing taking place in a news void in northern Gaza - Committee to Protect Journalists
On Wednesday, November 6, an Israeli strike killed at least 15 people in a house in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. But communications difficulties meant that the Gaza health ministry struggled to determine the death toll. This is just one example among countless…
CPJ urges Bangladesh’s interim leader Yunus to protect press freedom https://cpj.org/2024/11/cpj-urges-bangladeshs-interim-leader-yunus-to-protect-press-freedom/ @PressFreedom
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CPJ urges Bangladesh’s interim leader Yunus to protect press freedom - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday, November 11, wrote to Professor Muhammad Yunus urging him to protect press freedom in his role as chief adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh. On November 4, the interim information ministry announced…
CPJ urges Ethiopia to commit to press freedom during UN human rights review https://cpj.org/2024/11/cpj-urges-ethiopia-to-commit-to-press-freedom-during-un-human-rights-review/ @PressFreedom
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CPJ urges Ethiopia to commit to press freedom during UN human rights review - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to accept and implement recommendations on improving press freedom conditions and guaranteeing the safety of journalists during the United Nations’ upcoming review of its human rights record.…
As COP29 opens, CPJ calls for jailed Azerbaijani journalists to be freed https://cpj.org/2024/11/as-cop29-opens-cpj-calls-for-jailed-azerbaijani-journalists-to-be-freed/ @PressFreedom
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As COP29 opens, CPJ calls for jailed Azerbaijani journalists to be freed - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, November 11, 2024—With the opening of the United Nations annual climate talks in Azerbaijan on Monday, the Committee to Protect Journalists calls on visiting delegations to press Azerbaijan to end its unprecedented media crackdown. “With at least…
On eve of UN human rights review, CPJ, 10 others urge Nicaragua to stop persecuting journalists https://cpj.org/2024/11/on-eve-of-un-human-rights-review-cpj-10-others-urge-nicaragua-to-stop-persecuting-journalists/ @PressFreedom
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On eve of UN human rights review, CPJ, 10 others urge Nicaragua to stop persecuting journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists and 10 other journalism and human rights groups sent a letter on Monday, November 11, to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva ahead of its November 13 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Nicaragua’s…
Turkish journalist Furkan Karabay arrested over reporting on opposition arrest https://cpj.org/2024/11/turkish-journalist-furkan-karabay-arrested-over-reporting-on-opposition-arrest/ @PressFreedom
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Turkish journalist Furkan Karabay arrested over reporting on opposition arrest - Committee to Protect Journalists
Istanbul, November 11, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish authorities to immediately free reporter Furkan Karabay, who was seized from his home at dawn on Friday after he published a report about the arrest of an opposition mayor.…
Serbia politician physically attacks journalist Miloš Ljiljanić during municipal assembly meeting https://cpj.org/2024/11/serbia-politician-physically-attacks-journalist-milos-ljiljanic-during-municipal-assembly-meeting/ @PressFreedom
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Serbia politician physically attacks journalist Miloš Ljiljanić during municipal assembly meeting - Committee to Protect Journalists
Berlin, November 12, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Serbian authorities to swiftly complete their investigation into the November 6 physical attack by a local ruling party politician against Miloš Ljiljanić, a journalist with local news…
Peru judge orders IDL-Reporteros to turn over audio recordings in corruption case https://cpj.org/2024/11/peru-judge-orders-idl-reporteros-to-turn-over-audio-recordings-in-corruption-case/ @PressFreedom
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Peru judge orders IDL-Reporteros to turn over audio recordings in corruption case - Committee to Protect Journalists
Bogotá, November 12, 2024—Peruvian judicial authorities must stop harassing journalist Gustavo Gorriti and the investigative news website he founded, IDL-Reporteros, and respect the right of reporters to maintain confidential sources, the Committee to Protect…
Cameroonian journalist Nsoyuka Guy-Bruno Maimo detained, beaten for covering protest https://cpj.org/2024/11/cameroonian-journalist-nsoyuka-guy-bruno-maimo-detained-beaten-for-covering-protest/ @PressFreedom
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Cameroonian journalist Nsoyuka Guy-Bruno Maimo detained, beaten for covering protest - Committee to Protect Journalists
Dakar, November 12, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cameroonian authorities to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for detaining and violently abusing Nsoyuka Guy-Bruno Maimo, a reporter with the privately owned Volcanic…
CPJ, others ask UN working group for update on Egyptian writer Alaa Abdelfattah https://cpj.org/2024/11/cpj-others-ask-un-working-group-for-update-on-egyptian-writer-alaa-abdelfattah/ @PressFreedom
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CPJ, others ask UN working group for update on Egyptian writer Alaa Abdelfattah - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists, along with 26 other press freedom and human rights organizations, sent a letter on November 12 to the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) seeking updates on the urgent appeal filed on November 14, 2023…
CPJ joins call for Turkey to release arrested journalist Furkan Karabay https://cpj.org/2024/11/cpj-joins-call-for-turkey-to-release-arrested-journalist-furkan-karabay/ @PressFreedom
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CPJ joins call for Turkey to release arrested journalist Furkan Karabay - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined six other press freedom and free-speech advocacy organizations in a Wednesday, November 13, statement asking Turkish authorities to release recently arrested journalist Furkan Karabay. Karabay, a reporter with the…
Arrests of Palestinian journalists since start of Israel-Gaza war https://cpj.org/2024/11/arrests-of-palestinian-journalists-since-start-of-israel-gaza-war/ @PressFreedom
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Arrests of Palestinian journalists since start of Israel-Gaza war - Committee to Protect Journalists
Since the start of the Israel-Gaza war, an unprecedented number of journalists and media workers have been arrested — often without charge — in what they and their attorneys say is retaliation for their journalism and commentary. As of November 26, 2024,…
Egypt sentences detained journalist to 20 years; accused of threatening 2nd journalist https://cpj.org/2024/11/egypt-sentences-detained-journalist-to-20-years-accused-of-threatening-2nd-journalist/ @PressFreedom
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Egypt sentences detained journalist to 20 years; accused of threatening 2nd journalist - Committee to Protect Journalists
Washington, D.C., November 13, 2024—Egyptian authorities sentenced in absentia journalist Yasser Abu Al-Ela to 20 years in prison on charges of joining a terrorist organization and spreading false news. Separately, press freedom advocate Rasha Azab accused…
Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war https://cpj.org/2024/11/attacks-arrests-threats-censorship-the-high-risks-of-reporting-the-israel-hamas-war/ @PressFreedom
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Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war - Committee to Protect Journalists
Since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, 2023, journalists and media across the region have faced a hostile environment that has made reporting on the war exceptionally challenging. In addition to documenting the growing tally of journalists killed…