‘An accumulation of lies’: Right-wing group La Resistencia stokes anti-press fervor in Peru
In Peru, ultra right-wing group La Resistencia has picketed the homes and offices of prominent journalists, politicians, and human rights activists, disrupted book events and news conferences, and hurled death threats and antisemitic slurs against one of the country’s most prominent investigative journalism outlets, IDL-Reporteros, and its chief editor Gustavo Gorriti. In a new feature,…
Mexican journalist Luis Martín Sánchez Iñíguez found dead on July 8
Mexican journalist Luis Martín Sánchez Iñíguez, a correspondent for La Jornada, was found dead on July 8, in El Ahuacate, a suburb of Nayarit’s state capital of Tepic. The Nayarit state prosecutor’s office said that his body showed “signs of violence,” and that two pieces of cardboard with handwritten messages were left with the remains….
100 days since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will have spent 100 days behind bars as of Friday, July 7. Gershkovich, the newspaper’s accredited Russia correspondent, was reporting when he was detained and falsely accused of espionage. His employer vehemently denies the allegations, and CPJ, media organizations, and the U.S. government have called for his immediate release….
CPJ announces 2023 International Press Freedom Award recipients
CPJ has announced the four extraordinary journalists who will receive our 2023 International Press Freedom Awards: “Attacks on the press are rising, yet journalists continue to step up and report on the vital issues that empower us all,” said CPJ President Jodie Ginsberg. “It is our honor to recognize this year’s awardees: formidable reporters working…
CPJ’s support to exiled journalists jumped 227% in 3 years
Journalists have been increasingly fleeing for safety, as shown in a newly published analysis of CPJ’s assistance data over the past three years. To mark World Refugee Day on June 20, CPJ shed light on the crackdowns that cause journalists to flee and the urgent circumstances particular to journalists as CPJ continues to advocate for…
Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora sentenced to 6 years in prison
After more than a year on trial, José Rubén Zamora, president of Guatemalan newspaper elPeriódico, was convicted of money laundering and acquitted on blackmail and influence peddling charges on Wednesday. He was sentenced to a six-year prison term and a fine. Zamora has been in pretrial detention since July 29, 2022, and has also been…
CPJ welcomes new board chair, Jacob Weisberg
CPJ announced today that Jacob Weisberg has been elected chair of its board of directors. His term will run from 2023 to 2026, and he will succeed Kathleen Carroll, who has been a member of the CPJ board since 2008 and chair since 2017. “When it comes to defending journalists and press freedom, CPJ has…
Journalists shot, beaten, and harassed covering conflict between Sudan’s rival military groups
CPJ’s Middle East and North Africa team looked at the dangerous environment for journalists in Sudan as they cover the armed conflict that broke out April 15 between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), former allies who jointly seized power in a 2021 coup. Hundreds of civilians have died, hundreds…
Texas journalists continue to seek answers on the Uvalde school shooting — and to grieve
When a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022, journalists rushed to the scene. One year later, CPJ went to Uvalde and spoke with those journalists, for whom covering the shooting was deeply personal. The journalists played a pivotal role in helping families…
CPJ to present 2023 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award to Alberto Ibargüen, president of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
CPJ announced Thursday that it will honor Alberto Ibargüen, president of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, with the 2023 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award. The award is presented by CPJ’s board of directors in recognition of extraordinary and sustained commitment to press freedom. “Alberto Ibargüen has been a visionary leader in journalism,”…