Why Journalists Flee Their Homes
CPJ to release report on exiled journalists to commemorate World Refugee Day New York, June 11, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release a special report on exiled journalists. The report marks World Refugee Day and spotlights the threats of violence and imprisonment which force journalists into exile from some of the world’s most repressive…
CPJ releases security guide in Portuguese ahead of Brazil World Cup
Protests and anti-press violence highlight need for journalist safety New York, June 9, 2014–As journalists gather in Brazil to cover the FIFA World Cup, one of the most watched sports events in the world, the Committee to Protect Journalists released the Portuguese version of its journalist security guide. The guide covers a wide variety of…
News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, May 2014
CPJ’s Brazil report spurs government meetings on press freedom CPJ board member María Teresa Ronderos and CPJ Senior Program Coordinator Carlos Lauría traveled to Brasilia this month to launch a new special report, “Halftime for the Brazilian press,” and met with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, as well as other high-level government officials. CPJ also presented…
Venezuela violated freedom of speech by refusing to renew TV license, groups assert in court papers
Amicus brief filed by CPJ and New York City Bar Association New York, May 12, 2014–Venezuela’s May 2007 refusal to renew the broadcast license of Radio Caracas Television, or RCTV, violated Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights and is “a violation of settled inter-American principles of freedom of speech and the rule…
Violence and judicial censorship afflict journalists in Brazil
Rousseff administration takes steps, but impunity still haunts the World Cup host Brasilia, May 6, 2014–Brazil is home to a vibrant investigative press, but journalists are murdered regularly and their killers go free. The media is also subject to legal harassment that drains resources and censors important stories, according to a special report by the…
News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, April 2014
World Press Freedom Day campaign In the lead-up to World Press Freedom Day, CPJ has started a campaign highlighting 10 emblematic cases of journalists in prison and calling on authorities to release them and all other reporters being held in relation to their work. CPJ believes that no journalist should be imprisoned for doing their…
World Press Freedom Day: 10 Journalists to Free from Prison
Anti-state activity is the most used charge against journalists New York, April 29, 2014–As World Press Freedom Day approaches, journalists are languishing in prisons across the globe. Uzbek editor Muhammad Bekjanov has been in jail for 15 years–one of the longest imprisonments of journalists worldwide. Prominent Iranian journalist Siamak Ghaderi has been beaten and whipped…
Halftime for the Brazilian press
CPJ to release report on press freedom, internet freedom, impunity, and censorship in Brazil New York, April 24, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release a special report on the press freedom climate in Brazil as the country gears up to host the World Cup this summer, followed by the Olympics in 2016. The report…
The Guardian’s Alan Rusbridger joins CPJ’s board
New York, April 24, 2014–Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger has joined the board of directors of the Committee to Protect Journalists, bringing his expertise and commitment to the struggle for global press freedom to the independent nonprofit organization.
Mountain of impunity looms over Kurdistan journalists
CPJ report looks at the state of press freedom in Iraqi Kurdistan New York, April 22, 2014–A lack of law enforcement and a general climate of impunity have bred self-censorship and hampered reporting on sensitive issues such as corruption in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Committee to Protect Journalists found in a report released today.