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CPJ calls on Turkey to drop criminal charges against journalists over earthquake coverage
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CPJ calls on Turkey to drop criminal charges against journalists over earthquake coverage

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Turkey to ensure that members of the press do not face criminal charges over…
CPJ to release annual report on journalists imprisoned globally
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CPJ to release annual report on journalists imprisoned globally

The census records journalists known to be in custody as of December 1, 2022, providing background information and demographic data…
CPJ congratulates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for winning the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
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CPJ congratulates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for winning the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

The Committee to Protect Journalists congratulates journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, who were awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize…
Belarus police detain and fine at least 16 journalists over protest coverage, ties to foreign news outlets
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Belarus police detain and fine at least 16 journalists over protest coverage, ties to foreign news outlets

Belarusian authorities should immediately release journalist Andrzej Poczobut, and stop detaining and fining members of the press, the Committee to…
Anonymous Telegram channel publishes financial information of Russian journalist Elena Solovyova
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Anonymous Telegram channel publishes financial information of Russian journalist Elena Solovyova

Russian authorities should investigate the nonconsensual release of journalist Elena Solovyova’s financial information online and ensure that the perpetrators are…
Turkish police arrest Mezopotamya News Agency journalist Mehmet Aslan
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Turkish police arrest Mezopotamya News Agency journalist Mehmet Aslan

Turkish authorities should immediately release journalist Mehmet Aslan and cease harassing staffers of the Mezopotamya News Agency, the Committee to…
Kyrgyz supreme court refuses to #FreeAzimjon; U.S.-China tit-for-tat media visa war continues
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Kyrgyz supreme court refuses to #FreeAzimjon; U.S.-China tit-for-tat media visa war continues

The Kyrgyz Supreme Court upheld journalist and human rights defender Azimjon Askarov’s life sentence, denying his final appeal. Askarov’s health…
CPJ joins call to UN rights council for end to press crackdown in Turkey
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CPJ joins call to UN rights council for end to press crackdown in Turkey

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 12 other press freedom and freedom of expression organizations calling on the member states…
CPJ joins letter to EU’s Mogherini urging release of Kyrgyz journalist Askarov
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CPJ joins letter to EU’s Mogherini urging release of Kyrgyz journalist Askarov

CPJ joined seven other human rights and freedom of expression groups in writing a letter, made public today, calling on…
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of June 16, 2019
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Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of June 16, 2019

Yavuz Selim Demirağ, a columnist for the nationalist daily Yeni Çağ who was attacked by a group of men who…
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