Nancy Sai
Iran’s opposition: Gagged by years of intimidation
With parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2, the Iranian government is restricting journalists and media outlets in their political coverage. In this BBC World News article, CPJ’s Mohamed Abdel Dayem, Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator, speaks on the state of Iranian press freedom prior to the elections. Click here for the full story
Myanmar relaxes grip on media, vows end to censors
Burma’s heavily censored media is one of the worst in the world. The country is now taking steps to expand and protect press freedom. These steps, however, are being questioned by local journalists. The Associated Press (AP) reports on this new development, with commentary from CPJ’s Southeast Asia representative, Shawn Crispin.Click here for the full…
Attacks on the Press in 2011 media coverage
On February 21, CPJ launched its Attacks on the Press report, a comprehensive survey of press freedom around the world. This year’s report analyzed developments in over 100 countries and brought CPJ notable press coverage worldwide, in more than 10 different languages. Executive Director, Joel Simon, on BBC World Have Your Say, a post on Information Wars…
CPJ Impact
News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, February 2012 ‘Attacks on the Press’ launched Repressive governments, militants, and criminal groups across the globe are leveraging new and traditional tactics to control information and obscure misdeeds, silence dissent, and disempower citizens, according to Attacks on the Press, CPJ’s yearly survey released on February 21, available here.…
Ex-pat Somali journalists reflect on hardships
In Somali, the crackdown on press freedom continues. To escape the threat of death and imprisonment, Somali journalists are moving into neighboring African countries like Kenya. This month, United Press International (UPI) speaks to CPJ’s East Africa Consultant, Tom Rhodes, in exploring the lives of exiled Somali journalists in Kenya and the challenges they face…