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Journalist shot dead covering clashes in Egypt

March 28, 2014 2:39 PM EDT

New York, March 28, 2014–An Egyptian journalist was shot dead in Cairo today while covering deadly clashes, according to news reports. Mayada Ashraf was a reporter for the daily Al-Dustour. She had covered previous protests for the paper, the reports said.

One journalist released, Al-Jazeera trial begins in Egypt

March 4, 2014 4:36 PM EST

New York, March 4, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release from jail of one reporter in Egypt and calls on authorities to release all other journalists held behind bars. While the release of a second journalist is pending, a trial begins on Wednesday for three imprisoned journalists affiliated with the Qatari-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera,…

Egypt should #FreeAJStaff and other jailed journalists

February 27, 2014 11:59 AM EST

Today, on Al-Jazeera’s Global Day of Action, the Qatari-based broadcaster is urging Egyptian authorities to release its journalists who have been held behind bars for months. CPJ calls on the Egyptian government to release all of the journalists jailed in the country. At least nine journalists are currently imprisoned in Egypt, four of whom work…

How the United States’ Spying Strengthens China’s Hand

February 12, 2014 2:25 AM EST

The scope of the National Security Agency’s digital surveillance raises doubts about the U.S. commitment to freedom of expression online. By Joel Simon

The NSA Puts Journalists Under a Cloud of Suspicion

February 12, 2014 2:25 AM EST

Governments’ capacity to store transactional data and the content of communications poses a unique threat to journalism in the digital age. By Geoffrey King

Would-Be Repressors Brandish ‘Ethics’ as Justification

February 12, 2014 2:23 AM EST

Calls for journalists to exercise a sense of responsibility are very often code for censorship. Yet unethical journalism can also imperil the press. By Jean-Paul Marthoz

CPJ Risk List

February 12, 2014 2:20 AM EST

Surveillance, restrictive Internet legislation, and cyberattacks compel CPJ to add cyberspace to the list of places trending in the wrong direction. By Maya Taal

Finding the Courage to Cover Sexual Violence

February 12, 2014 2:19 AM EST

Coverage of rape can bring journalists swift and unpredictable repercussions, but it can also change attitudes. By Frank Smyth

Media surveillance and ‘the day we fight back’

February 11, 2014 11:10 AM EST

Today, a broad coalition of technology companies, human rights organizations, political groups, and others will take to the Web and to the streets to protest mass surveillance. The mobilization, known as “The Day We Fight Back,” honors activist and technologist Aaron Swartz, who passed away just over a year ago. Throughout the day, the campaign…

Terror charges for Al-Jazeera in Egypt prompt outcry

January 31, 2014 10:15 AM EST

Today, the Committee to Protect Journalists joined other leading international media freedom and human rights organizations, including Article 19, Index on Censorship, and Reporters Without Borders, in calling on the European Union and United States to demand Egyptian authorities drop charges against Al-Jazeera journalists and release those under arrest.