Jumpei Yasuda Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ calls for the release of Japanese journalist

May 31, 2016 12:55 PM EDT

New York, May 31, 2016 – The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate release of freelance Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who went missing in Syria nearly a year ago.

Hostage video shows Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who went missing in Syria

March 17, 2016 5:28 PM EDT

A freelance Japanese journalist who went missing in Syria in June 2015 appeared in a video on March 16, 2016, which was posted to the Facebook account of a Syrian named Tarik Abdul Hak. Jumpei Yasuda, who speaks in English in the video, says that no one in Japan cares about his captivity, and that…

Four international reporters missing in north Syria

July 21, 2015 5:29 PM EDT

Beirut, July 21, 2015–At least four international journalists have been reported missing in northern Syria in two separate incidents in the past month, in the latest indication of the profound dangers of reporting from inside the war-torn country.