At least 3 TV crews attacked while covering protests in northern Kosovo
Berlin, December 22, 2022 – Authorities in Kosovo must conduct a swift and thorough investigation into recent attacks on three TV crews and ensure that journalists can cover protests safely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Since the beginning of December, at least three TV crews covering demonstrations in northern Kosovo have been targeted…
Committee to Protect Journalists honors reporters who defy war and repression
New York, November 18, 2022—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) paid tribute Thursday evening to inspirational journalists from Cuba, Iraqi Kurdistan, Ukraine, and Vietnam by presenting them with the 2022 International Press Freedom Awards (IPFA). CPJ’s board of directors also honored Russian editor and publisher Galina Timchenko with its 2022 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award. The event was held…
Staff of Serbian newspaper Danas gets email threatening Charlie Hebdo attack
Berlin, November 9, 2022—Serbian authorities should conduct a quick and thorough investigation into the threats made against staff at the privately owned Danas daily newspaper, bring the perpetrators to justice, and ensure the journalists’ safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On Sunday, November 6, an unknown individual from an email address with the…
Turkish president asked Sweden to deport exiled journalist Bülent Keneş
New York, November 9, 2022 – In response to news reports that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asked Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to deport exiled journalist Bülent Keneş back to Turkey on Tuesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement, warning Sweden to not to set a dangerous precedent by endangering Keneş’ safety: “Under no…
CPJ asks British authorities to strengthen protection for London-based Iran International staff
Washington, D.C., November 8, 2022—The Committee to Protect Journalists on Tuesday asked British authorities to strengthen their protection of threatened staff members of Iran International, a Persian-language news television channel based in London, and demanded that they hold Iranian authorities accountable for transnational crimes. “Time and again Iranian authorities have acted with impunity in attempting…
DRC soldiers attack journalist David Ramazani, police detain Janvier Bamunoba
Kinshasa, November 7, 2022 – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo should thoroughly and transparently investigate the soldiers who attacked journalist David Ramazani and the police who briefly detained journalist Janvier Bamunoba, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. Bamunoba, a camera operator with the privately owned Buniaactualité TV broadcaster, was at the…
Congolese journalists face death threats as M23 rebels advance, flee for safety
Kinshasa, November 3, 2022 – As nearly two dozen Congolese journalists fled the eastern cities of Kiwanja and Rutshuru late last week out of fear for their lives, the Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday urged all parties in the conflict there to ensure the safety and freedom of the press. On Saturday, October 29,…
Ukrainian law enforcement beat, damage equipment of journalists covering protest
Paris, November 3, 2022—Ukrainian authorities should swiftly investigate law enforcement officers’ assault on four journalists covering a protest and ensure that members of the press can work safely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Overnight on November 1 to 2, officers in the Ukrainian central city of Zhovti Vody obstructed the work of and…
Men hold Pakistani journalist Abdul Mujeeb at gunpoint, threaten to kill him
On the night of October 7, 2022, three armed men attacked Abdul Mujeeb, the chief executive officer and editor of Ibex Media Network (IMN), outside his office in the Zulfiqar Abad Jutial neighborhood in the northern area of the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region. One of the men held him at gunpoint, threatening to kill him, while…
In Greece, reporters’ killings unsolved, critical journalists complain of growing threats
In Greece, two unsolved journalist killings over the last 12 years as well as threats of violence and physical attacks against reporters have contributed to a climate of fear and self-censorship. Adding to the sense of insecurity is the wiretapping of two reporters by Greek intelligence services; a phone belonging to one of the two reporters was also infected by spyware. On a fact-finding mission…