New York, July 8, 2015-Ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Kenya this month, the Committee to Protect Journalists will release a special report, “Broken promises: How Kenya is failing to uphold its commitment to a free press,” on July 15, 2015. The report examines the deteriorating climate for press freedom at a crucial…
CPJ to release report on exiled journalists to commemorate World Refugee Day New York, June 11, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its annual report on journalists forced into exile on June 17, 2015, to mark World Refugee Day on June 20. The report, headlined “Exiled: When the most dangerous place for journalists is…
New York, May 13, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release Drawing the line: Cartoonists under threat, its first report on the global threat to cartoonists, on May 19, 2015. The attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in January 2015 shed light on the grave dangers confronting those who draw satirical and political cartoons.…
New York, April 14, 2015-The Committee to Protect Journalists’ list of the 10 Most Censored Countries will be released on April 21, 2015. The updated ranking of where the news media is most restricted is based on CPJ research into the use of repressive government tactics such as imprisonment, draconian laws, harassment of journalists, and…
CPJ to release report on present and past media conditions in Rwanda New York, December 1, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release a special report on press freedom conditions in Rwanda 20 years after the genocide that claimed more than 800,000 lives.
CPJ’s 2014 International Press Freedom Awards New York, November 6, 2014 — Four outstanding journalists who have endured and defied media repression in Burma, Iran, Russia, and South Africa will be honored with the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2014 International Press Freedom Awards, an annual recognition of courageous journalism. All have faced recrimination for their…