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Anonymous Telegram channel publishes financial information of Russian journalist Elena Solovyova
Media Freedom
February 17, 2021
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
Media Freedom
January 5, 2021
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
Media Freedom
May 15, 2020
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
Media Freedom
September 21, 2019
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
World
July 1, 2019
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
Media Freedom
June 21, 2019
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…
In wake of Christchurch, tech regulation in EU and Australia risks restricting journalism
Media Freedom
June 21, 2019
In wake of Christchurch, tech regulation in EU and Australia risks restricting journalism
Terrorism has gone viral. The livestreaming on Facebook of the March attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand that…
Ukrainian journalist Vadym Komarov dies six weeks after assault
Ukraine
June 21, 2019
Ukrainian journalist Vadym Komarov dies six weeks after assault
Washington, D.C., June 20, 2019 -Ukrainian investigative reporter Vadym Komarov died today as the result of an assault on May…
Turkey jails yet another journalist over Gülen links
Media Freedom
May 29, 2019
Turkey jails yet another journalist over Gülen links
Journalist İbrahim Varlık, who used to work for the now-closed Cihan news agency, has been arrested, according to journalist Ahmet…
US border agency cancels meeting with press freedom groups
World
March 10, 2019
US border agency cancels meeting with press freedom groups
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today canceled a meeting with a coalition of press freedom groups–including the Committee to Protect…