Two Ivorian journalists tortured
The French daily newspaper Le Figaro ran an AFP story on February 8, about two Ivorian journalists who have been detained without charge for 10 days amid reports that they have been tortured in custody. Le Figaro quotes CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita: “By detaining journalists Aboubacar Sanogo and Yayoro Charles Lopez Kangbé without due…
Watchdog: Egyptian military oppressing journalists
The Associated Press ran a story on February 8 about the most recent developments in Egypt. According to CPJ research the military has been increasingly involved in interfering with reporters’ work. AP quotes CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon: “The sudden change in policy regarding press credentials is simply the latest effort to restrict the work…
Sri Lanka’s deadly track record for journalists post independence
How free are we? That was the question raised in an article in the Sri Lankan Sunday newspaper The Sunday Leader on February 6. Based on CPJ’s killed database and other sources, the paper published a list of Sri Lankan journalists killed since the country gained its independence on February 4, 1948. Click here for…
What Is at Stake With Egypt’s Media Crackdown
In a February 3 piece on the Huffington Post, CPJ’s executive director Joel Simon writes: “With no witnesses, those undertaking the violence in Egypt will have a free hand to carry out their brutal campaign without restraint. Standing up for the rights of journalists at this crucial moment may be our last, best hope of…
Obama urged to press Hu for release of jailed Chinese journalists
Yahoo News ran a story on the letter CPJ sent to U.S. President Barack Obama this week. In the letter CPJ urges Obama to ensure that upcoming talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao include China’s persistent record of censorship and media repression. Yahoo News quotes part of the letter written by CPJ Executive Director Joel…
Pakistan deadliest nation for journalists
Reuters was one of several wire services and many news outlets from around the world who covered CPJ’s year-end analysis of killed journalists. Reuters quotes CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon: “The deaths of at least eight journalists in Pakistan are a symptom of the pervasive violence that grips the country, much of it spilling over from…
Committee sees sharp rise in jailed journalists
The Associated Press ran a story about CPJ’s 2010 prison census on December 8 along with several other media outlets around the world. CPJ’s analysis concludes Iran’s sustained crackdown on critical voices and China’s brutal suppression of ethnic journalism have pushed the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide to its highest level since 1996. Click here…
Journalists honored with press freedom awards
The Ethiopian-American community magazine Tadias published a story about the International Press Freedom Awards on November 22, with a focus on Ethiopian journalist Dawit Kebede. The three things you should know about Kebede, as quoted in the article: “First, it is impossible for me to live without the life I have as a journalist. Second,…