Legal Action Archives - Page 201 of 229 - Committee to Protect Journalists

Indian court orders Internet sites to remove content

December 22, 2011 3:55 PM EST

New York, December 22, 2011–An Indian court has ordered 22 Internet sites to remove content it said promoted hatred and communal disharmony, according to news reports.

Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson could be sentenced to up to 18 years. (Reuters)

CPJ condemns trial of Swedish journalists in Ethiopia

December 21, 2011 3:40 PM EST

New York, December 21, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns an Ethiopian court’s decision to convict two Swedish photojournalists today in what appears to be a politicized trial.

Kyrgyzstan Supreme Court upholds Askarov sentence

December 20, 2011 4:34 PM EST

New York, December 20, 2011–Today’s ruling by Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court upholding a life sentence for independent journalist Azimjon Askarov on fabricated charges is a lethal blow to press freedom and justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.

Deyda Hydara and his wife Maria circa 1989. Arrest warrants are issued for two suspects in the journalist's killing. (Hydara family)

Pursuing justice for Gambia’s Deyda Hydara

December 15, 2011 4:23 PM EST

December 16 will be the seventh anniversary of the killing of Deyda Hydara, the dean of Gambian journalism. It is also the 20th anniversary of the first issue of The Point, the courageously independent-minded daily that Hydara founded and directed for many years. He was murdered in a drive-by shooting as he drove himself and…

Several tallies, one conclusion on Turkish press freedom

December 8, 2011 4:13 PM EST

Press freedom in Turkey is under assault. Thousands of criminal cases have been filed against reporters, the Criminal Code and Anti-Terrorism Act are used routinely to silence critical news coverage, and Kurdish journalists face constant persecution. Today CPJ released its annual prison census, which tracks cases of journalists jailed for their work globally. (The list…

South Africa's "secrecy bill" has to be signed by President Jacob Zuma before it becomes law. (AP)

CPJ calls on South Africa to drop secrecy bill

December 8, 2011 4:11 PM EST

Johannesburg, December 8, 2011–South African authorities should heed widespread calls to drop a “secrecy bill” that opponents say will criminalize whistle-blowing and stifle investigative journalism, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

New President Almazbek Atambayev was sworn in Thursday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. (AP)

Q & A: Khudaiberdiyev on Kyrgyz trial, press freedom

December 1, 2011 1:22 PM EST

In late October, a regional court in Jalal-Abad, southern Kyrgyzstan, convicted and sentenced in absentia to hefty prison terms two ethnic Uzbek media owners, Dzhavlon Mirzakhodzhayev of Mezon TV and Khalil Khudaiberdiyev of Osh TV. Both men were tried in connection to the ethnic conflict that ravaged southern Kyrgyzstan in June 2010. Authorities accused both…

Ecuadoran journalist sentenced to prison

November 28, 2011 5:27 PM EST

New York, November 28, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is dismayed by reports that an Ecuadoran journalist was sentenced to a six-month prison term after being found guilty of criminal defamation.

South Africans protest the information bill outside parliament. (Anna Majavu/Sunday Times)

South Africa lower house passes information bill

November 22, 2011 4:15 PM EST

New York, November 22, 2011–The South African National Assembly today passed an information bill which would sanction unauthorized possession and publication of classified state information with a prison term of up to 25 years, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the upper house of parliament to reject the bill, which has…

Zuma spokesman targets South African weekly

November 21, 2011 4:18 PM EST

New York, November 21, 2011–The spokesman for South African President Jacob Zuma filed a criminal complaint on Saturday against two journalists investigating his alleged role in a $US5 billion international arms deal that became embroiled in scandal, according to news reports. Weekly investigative paper Mail & Guardian sought comment last week from presidential spokesman Mac…