Turkey worst jailer of journalists for second year in a row
CPJ RELEASES ANNUAL PRISON CENSUS New York, December 18, 2013– For the second consecutive year, Turkey was the world’s leading jailer of journalists, followed closely by Iran and China. Together, the three countries accounted for more than half of all journalists imprisoned around the world, the Committee to Protect Journalists found.
Univision News premieres “PRESSionados” (PRESSured)
Univision News premieres “PRESSionados” (PRESSured), an original one-hour documentary on the freedom of the press in several Latin American countries featuring CPJ’s research. The award-winning Documentary Unit traveled throughout Latin America to record first-hand accounts of journalists and reporters. Viewers will learn how renowned journalists, as well as owners of prominent media outlets, have been…
News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, November 2013
Photo credit, Barbara Nitke (CPJ) Journalists honored at CPJ’s annual award ceremony Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef was among four journalists who received CPJ’s 2013 International Press Freedom Award on November 26. Youssef has used humor to report on and criticize government failures to improve the economy and public services, and its efforts to suppress opinion.…
Jon Stewart’s Egyptian Twin, Buzzfeed in Black-Tie
Four journalists who face imprisonment and other threats for exposing realities in Ecuador, Egypt, Turkey, and Vietnam were honored with CPJ’s 2013 International Press Freedom Awards held on November 26, 2013.Amanda Gordon of Bloomberg profiled several of our notable guests and compiled the highlights of the evening.Read the full story here.
Russia should support International Day to End Impunity
New York, November 18, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to join the many voices around the world demanding justice for murdered journalists and remembering the fallen on November 23, International Day to End Impunity. As Russia finalizes preparations for hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics and looks to its upcoming tenure on the U.N. Human Rights Council, this is the ideal time for Moscow to affirm its commitment to tackling impunity, CPJ said. Read the full letter.
Pakistan should support International Day to End Impunity
New York, November 18, 2013–As one of the focus countries for implementation of the U.N. Plan of Action for the Safety of Journalists and Issue of Impunity, a strong statement on November 23, the International Day to End Impunity, would affirm that the Pakistani government has political will to investigate and punish the murderers of journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists stated in a letter to Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, prime minister of Pakistan.
Brazil should support the International Day to End Impunity
New York, November 18, 2013–Brazil should make a strong statement committing to reverse the country’s long history of impunity in journalist murders on November 23, the International Day to End Impunity, the Committee to Protect Journalists stated in a letter to Dilma Vana Rousseff, president of the Federal Republic of Brazil.
Journalist Wages Legal Battle to Protect His Source
Author of our US Report, The Obama Administration and the Press, Leonard Downie Jr., spoke to KQED public radio with New York Times journalist James Risen, on the findings of the report and the protection of sources.Listen to the full discussion here.