CPJ releases report on Israeli military killings of journalists ahead of 1-year anniversary of Shireen Abu Akleh’s murder
Today is the one-year anniversary of the killing of Al-Jazeera Arabic correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, who was fatally shot while reporting on an Israeli military raid in the West Bank. Ahead of this anniversary, CPJ released a new special report, “Deadly Pattern: 20 journalists died by Israeli military fire in 22 years. No one has…
CPJ marks World Press Freedom Day
CPJ rang the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in recognition of the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. The bell ringing ceremony included a speech by CPJ President Jodie Ginsberg, in which she called for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter wrongfully detained in Russia,…
CPJ releases report on EU’s progress on press freedom
The EU traditionally has been considered among the world’s safest and freest places for journalists. However, reporters working in its 27 member states are under increasing pressure, with several killed because of their work. Others have been censored, spied upon, harassed online, overwhelmed with disinformation, subjected to vexatious lawsuits, charged with revealing state secrets, beaten…
‘I am dying every day:’ Wife of killed Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif calls for justice
Six months after Kenyan authorities said Kenyan police shot dead prominent Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, his wife Javiera Siddique spoke to CPJ about the lack of justice for her husband, the online smear campaign against her, and her hopes for how the international community can help. Sharif was killed outside Nairobi on October 23, 2022,…
‘Living in fear’: Exiled Afghan journalists face arrest, hunger in Pakistan
Many exiled Afghan journalists are still in limbo more than 18 months after the Taliban seized power, forcing hundreds of thousands of Afghans to flee as the Taliban cracked down on the country’s previously vibrant independent media landscape. Exiled journalists unable to move beyond neighboring Pakistan are in increasingly dire straits. Unable to find jobs…
CPJ sends joint letter calling for release of US journalist Evan Gershkovich
On March 31, CPJ joined more than 30 global press freedom groups and news organizations in a letter to Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador to the United States, calling for the immediate release of Wall Street Journal reporter and U.S. citizen Evan Gershkovich. In the letter, signatories expressed deep concern regarding the Russian government’s detention…
Russia detains Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges
On Thursday, Russian authorities said they had detained Wall Street Journal reporter and U.S. citizen Evan Gershkovich in the city of Yekaterinburg. Later that day, a Moscow court ordered Gershkovich to be placed under arrest until May 29 on charges of spying for the U.S. government. The FSB security service accused the journalist of collecting…
French journalist Olivier Dubois freed after nearly two years in captivity
French journalist Olivier Dubois was freed nearly two years after he was abducted by a militant group in Mali. “It’s amazing for me to be here, to be free,” Dubois said while thanking Nigerien authorities for their role in his release. He is now reunited with his family in France. Dubois, a freelancer, went missing…
Bombing at Afghan press award event kills 1 journalist, injures more than a dozen
A bombing on Saturday at an event to honor journalists in Afghanistan left one journalist dead and more than a dozen injured. The militant Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it targeted journalists “working in agencies involved in the war and instigation against IS.” “It’s barbaric to target journalists at an event meant to…
Chinese journalist held for reporting on Wuhan COVID outbreak wishes he’d done more
Chinese journalist Li Zehua, who formerly worked for state broadcaster CCTV and goes by the name Kcriss Li, was held by authorities for reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak from Wuhan in early 2020. In a new interview with CPJ’s China correspondent Iris Hsu and Director of Special Projects Robert Mahoney, Li said that he wishes…