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https://cpj.org/2025/02/kyrgyzstan-supreme-court-upholds-lengthy-prison-terms-for-temirov-live-journalists/
Kyrgyzstan Supreme Court upholds lengthy prison terms for Temirov Live journalists - Committee to...
Feb 25, 2025 - New York, February 25, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is dismayed by the Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court’s February 25 decision confirming sentences...
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https://cpj.org/2023/07/situational-awareness-a-guide-for-journalists/
Situational awareness: A guide for journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
Oct 20, 2023 - When talking about journalist safety, security measures such as filling out a risk assessment, completing hostile environment awareness training (HEFAT), or...
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https://cpj.org/2025/10/russian-drone-attack-kills-2-ukrainian-journalists/
Russian drone attack kills 2 Ukrainian journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
Oct 23, 2025 - New York, October 23, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for a thorough investigation into the killing of Ukrainian journalists Olena Hramova, 43,...
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https://cpj.org/2025/12/human-rights-day-2025-cpj-calls-on-asian-governments-to-free-imprisoned-journalists/
Human Rights Day 2025: CPJ calls on Asian governments to free imprisoned journalists - Committee to...
Dec 9, 2025 - December 8, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists has written to heads of government across Asia ahead of International Human Rights Day on December 10,...
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https://cpj.org/2025/02/russia-preps-to-block-income-of-foreign-agent-journalists/
Russia preps to block income of ‘foreign agent’ journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
Feb 11, 2025 - Berlin, February 11, 2025—After a year that saw Russia increase its pressure on independent media and journalists, authorities are seeking to tighten the...
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https://cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-calls-for-immediate-release-of-3-imprisoned-venezuelan-journalists/
CPJ calls for immediate release of 3 imprisoned Venezuelan journalists - Committee to Protect...
Jan 8, 2026 - The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Venezuelan authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalists Rory Branker, Nakary Mena Ramos,...
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https://cpj.org/2025/08/guinea-bissau-shuts-down-2-portuguese-media-outlets-expels-their-journalists/
Guinea-Bissau shuts down 2 Portuguese media outlets, expels their journalists - Committee to...
Aug 20, 2025 - New York, August 19, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Guinea-Bissau to rescind an August 15 order effectively suspending the...
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https://cpj.org/2022/12/forensic-tools-open-new-front-for-using-phone-data-to-prosecute-journalists/
Forensic tools open new front for using phone data to prosecute journalists - Committee to Protect...
Feb 28, 2023 - On April 13, police in Russia’s Khakassiya republic arrested Mikhail Afanasyev and seized his digital devices. Afanasyev, chief editor of the online magazine...
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https://cpj.org/2026/03/at-least-3-journalists-assaulted-by-israeli-police-in-jerusalem/
At least 3 journalists assaulted by Israeli police in Jerusalem - Committee to Protect Journalists
Mar 19, 2026 - Amman, March 19, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that at least three journalists were assaulted, and two of them detained, by...
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https://cpj.org/europe/uzbekistan/
Uzbekistan Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/africa/sierra-leone/
Sierra Leone Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2020/02/brazilian-journalist-leo-veras-shot-and-killed-in/
Brazilian journalist Léo Veras shot and killed in Paraguay - Committee to Protect Journalists
Feb 18, 2020 - Rio de Janeiro, February 14, 2020 -- Authorities in Brazil and Paraguay must work together to promptly and thoroughly investigate the killing of Brazilian...
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https://cpj.org/mideast/mauritania/
Mauritania Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/tr/
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https://cpj.org/2025/04/journalists-kidnapped-threatened-with-lynching-as-chaos-worsens-in-haiti/
Journalists kidnapped, threatened with lynching as chaos worsens in Haiti - Committee to Protect...
Apr 8, 2025 - Miami, April 8, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about deteriorating media safety amid surging violence in Haiti, in which at least one...
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https://cpj.org/africa/rwanda/
Rwanda Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2025/08/a-year-after-new-bangladesh-leader-vows-reform-journalists-still-behind-bars/
A year after new Bangladesh leader vows reform, journalists still behind bars - Committee to...
Nov 26, 2025 - New York, August 1, 2025—On March 5, in a crowded Dhaka courtroom, journalist Farzana Rupa stood without a lawyer as a judge moved to register yet another...
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https://cpj.org/2025/09/montenegro-journalist-danica-nikolic-receives-new-death-threat/
Montenegro journalist Danica Nikolić receives new death threat - Committee to Protect Journalists
Sep 18, 2025 - Berlin, September 18, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Montenegrin authorities to thoroughly investigate death threats against journalist...
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https://cpj.org/2025/08/qatar-cybercrime-law-amendments-raise-press-freedom-concerns/
Qatar cybercrime law amendments raise press freedom concerns - Committee to Protect Journalists
Washington, D.C., August 8, 2025—Qatari authorities should reconsider the implications of an amendment to the country’s cybercrime law, which could be used to...
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https://cpj.org/mideast/yemen/
Yemen Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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Armenia Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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Switzerland Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/asia/thailand/
Thailand Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2026/02/syrian-journalist-alaa-mohammed-found-dead-at-home-in-lattakia/
Syrian journalist Alaa Mohammed found dead at home in Lattakia - Committee to Protect Journalists
Feb 24, 2026 - Sulaymaniyah, February 24, 2026 —The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for a prompt and transparent investigation into the killing of journalist Alaa...
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https://cpj.org/americas/trinidad-and-tobago/
Trinidad and Tobago Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/americas/dominican-republic/
Dominican Republic Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2026/03/israeli-strike-kills-freelance-journalist-in-southern-lebanon/
Israeli strike kills freelance journalist in southern Lebanon - Committee to Protect Journalists
Mar 26, 2026 - Amman, March 26, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an impartial investigation into the killing of Hussain Hamood, a freelance journalist...
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https://cpj.org/es/features-es/
Reportaje & Análisis Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2026/02/u2-supports-cpj-as-it-launches-new-ep-days-of-ash/
U2 supports CPJ as it launches new EP ‘Days of Ash’ - Committee to Protect Journalists
Feb 19, 2026 - New York, February 18, 2026—Irish rock band U2 has named the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) one of three charitable partners it is supporting as it...
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https://cpj.org/2025/01/tajik-journalist-ahmad-ibrohim-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison/
Tajik journalist Ahmad Ibrohim sentenced to 10 years in prison - Committee to Protect Journalists
Jan 13, 2025 - New York, January 13, 2025—A court in Tajikistan’s southern city of Kulob on January 10 sentenced Ahmad Ibrohim, chief editor of the independent weekly...
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https://cpj.org/europe/netherlands/
Netherlands Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/tags/internet/
Internet Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/mideast/algeria/
Algeria Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2023/10/journalist-casualties-in-the-israel-gaza-war/
Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war - Committee to Protect Journalists
Apr 23, 2026 - As of April 23, 2026, CPJ’s preliminary investigations show that at least 264 journalists and media workers are among the more than tens of thousands killed...
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https://cpj.org/about/contact/
Contact Info - Committee to Protect Journalists
Mar 16, 2023 - For general inquiries, please contact us either via e-mail at info@cpj.org, by using the form on this page, or by mail, fax, or phone. Press inquiries should...
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https://cpj.org/asia/solomon-islands/
Solomon Islands Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/europe/belgium/
Belgium Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2026/01/2-drc-journalists-detained-for-war-reporting-in-restive-east/
2 DRC journalists detained for war reporting in restive east - Committee to Protect Journalists
Mar 31, 2026 - Kinshasa, January 29, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to immediately release Thomson Unji...
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https://cpj.org/asia/french-polynesia/
French Polynesia Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/data/people/osama-al-sayed/
Osama al-Sayed - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/mideast/tunisia/
Tunisia Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2007/02/attacks-on-the-press-2007-snapshotsattacks-develop-7/
Attacks on the Press 2006: Europe and Central Asia Snapshots - Committee to Protect Journalists
Apr 6, 2009 - Armenia Germany/Poland Poland Bosnia Italy Portugal Bulgaria Lithuania Romania Croatia Macedonia Serbia Cyprus Moldova Switzerland Denmark Netherlands ARMENIA...
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https://cpj.org/americas/brazil/
Brazil Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2013/03/cpj-urges-oas-not-to-weaken-human-rights-system/
CPJ urges OAS not to weaken human rights system - Committee to Protect Journalists
Sep 21, 2015 - Dear OAS Ministers of Foreign Affairs: Ahead of the assembly of the Organization of American States on Friday, the Committee to Protect Journalists urges you...
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https://cpj.org/2020/09/physical-safety-covering-wildfires/
Physical Safety: Covering wildfires - Committee to Protect Journalists
Sep 29, 2023 - Wildfires are becoming more frequent across the world and increasing in both severity and extent, according to Science Brief, a website that reviews...
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https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-overview-by-kavita-menon/
Attacks on the Press 2001: Asia Analysis - Committee to Protect Journalists
Apr 15, 2009 - Journalists across Asia faced extraordinary pressures in 2001. Risks included reporting on war and insurgency, covering crime and corruption, or simply...
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https://cpj.org/2026/02/israel-designates-5-palestinian-news-sites-terrorist-groups/
Israel designates 5 Palestinian news sites ‘terrorist’ groups - Committee to Protect Journalists
Feb 26, 2026 - Amman, February 26, 2026 –– The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Israeli authorities to lift their recent ban on five Palestinian news outlets, which...
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https://cpj.org/2015/05/news-from-the-committee-to-protect-journalists-may-1/
News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, April 2015 - Committee to Protect Journalists
May 8, 2015 - CPJ launches annual publication Attacks on the Press At a U.N. press conference on April 27 to launch CPJ's annual publication Attacks on the Press, CPJ...
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https://cpj.org/2026/03/journalist-killed-in-israeli-dawn-attack-on-tents-in-central-gaza/
Journalist killed in Israeli dawn attack on tents in central Gaza - Committee to Protect Journalists
Mar 12, 2026 - Amman, March 9, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the killing of Palestinian journalist Amal Shamaly, a correspondent for Qatar Radio, in an...
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https://cpj.org/europe/belarus/
Belarus Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/europe/ireland/
Ireland Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/about/faq/
Frequently Asked Questions - Committee to Protect Journalists
Aug 21, 2025 - The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1981. We promote press freedom worldwide by defending the rights of...
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https://cpj.org/issue/israel-gaza-war/
Israel-Gaza War - Committee to Protect Journalists
Apr 6, 2026 - Israel is engaging in the deadliest and most deliberate effort to kill and silence journalists that CPJ has ever documented. Palestinian journalists are being...
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https://cpj.org/2025/04/cpj-safety-advisory-traveling-to-the-us/
CPJ Safety Advisory: Traveling to the US - Committee to Protect Journalists
Jul 8, 2025 - A stated policy goal of the Trump administration is to significantly change travel and immigration policies in the United States. As a result of this policy,...
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https://cpj.org/americas/belize/
Belize Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2026/04/how-middle-east-journalists-report-during-internet-blackouts/
How Middle East journalists report during internet blackouts - Committee to Protect Journalists
Apr 2, 2026 - Washington D.C., April 2, 2026—Iran is now in the grip of the longest internet blackout in its history, a near-total shutdown that has stretched more than 30...
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https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-north-korea/
Attacks on the Press 2002: North Korea - Committee to Protect Journalists
Apr 20, 2009 - Shortly after U.S. president George W. Bush arrived in South Korea's capital, Seoul, in February 2002 for a state visit, the North Korean state news agency,...
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https://cpj.org/americas/paraguay/
Paraguay Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/asia/
Asia Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/features-and-analysis/americas/nicaragua/
Nicaragua Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2026/03/timeline-estefany-rodriguezs-arrest-and-ice-detention/
Timeline: Estefany Rodríguez’s arrest and ICE detention - Committee to Protect Journalists
Mar 20, 2026 - Nashville Notícias reporter Estefany Rodríguez was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on March 4, 2026, despite being in the...
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https://cpj.org/europe/hungary/
Hungary Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/asia/japan/
Japan Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2025/11/georgia-upholds-journalist-mzia-amaglobelis-2-year-prison-sentence/
Georgia upholds Mzia Amaglobeli’s 2-year prison sentence - Committee to Protect Journalists
Nov 18, 2025 - New York, November 18, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Georgian authorities to release journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, a prominent media...
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https://cpj.org/europe/slovakia/
Slovakia Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/europe/czech-republic/
Czech Republic Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/europe/spain/
Spain Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/americas/uruguay/
Uruguay Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/asia/cambodia/
Cambodia Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/americas/guatemala/
Guatemala Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/issue/
Issues Archive - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2025/06/zambian-court-blocks-film-investigating-chinese-businesses/
Zambian court blocks film investigating Chinese businesses - Committee to Protect Journalists
Jun 6, 2025 - Lusaka, June 6, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by a Zambian court’s issuance of an interim injunction to prevent the airing of a...
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https://cpj.org/2023/10/faces-of-impunity-across-the-world/
Faces of impunity across the world - Committee to Protect Journalists
Nov 1, 2023 - CPJ’s 2023 Global Impunity Index lists the top 12 countries where the murderers of journalists go free. But impunity knows no borders. The mosaic below shows...
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https://cpj.org/africa/burkina-faso/
Burkina Faso Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/americas/honduras/
Honduras Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2025/03/ghanaian-journalists-attacked-by-military-illegal-miners-in-separate-incidents/
Ghanaian journalists attacked by military, illegal miners in separate incidents - Committee to...
Feb 9, 2026 - Abuja, March 24, 2025–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ghanaian authorities to investigate and hold accountable military officers and suspected...
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https://cpj.org/2020/06/journalists-arrested-charged-with-nuisance-in-botswana/
Journalists arrested, charged with ‘nuisance’ in Botswana - Committee to Protect Journalists
Jul 10, 2020 - New York, June 29, 2020 — Authorities in Botswana should drop all charges against journalists David Baaitse and Kenneth Mosekiemang, and allow them to work...
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https://cpj.org/africa/gambia/
Gambia Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/africa/zambia/
Zambia Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/reports/2022/12/number-of-jailed-journalists-spikes-to-new-global-record/
Number of jailed journalists spikes to new global record - Committee to Protect Journalists
Jan 30, 2025 - The number of journalists jailed around the world set yet another record in 2022. In a year marked by conflict and repression, authoritarian leaders doubled...
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https://cpj.org/journalist-safety-and-emergencies/
Journalist Safety and Emergencies - Committee to Protect Journalists
Jan 23, 2025 - CPJ provides short-term, emergency support to working journalists and media workers following an incident related to their journalistic work. Support includes...
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https://cpj.org/africa/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/
Democratic Republic of the Congo Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/africa/liberia/
Liberia Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/mideast/bahrain/
Bahrain Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/americas/haiti/
Haiti Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/americas/nicaragua/
Nicaragua Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/asia/east-timor/
East Timor Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/africa/kenya/
Kenya Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2026/03/cpj-partners-call-for-release-of-turkish-journalist-ismail-ari/
CPJ, partners call for release of Turkish journalist İsmail Arı - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined eight other local and international press freedom and human rights organizations in calling on Turkish authorities...
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https://cpj.org/fr/lettres/
Lettres Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/features-and-analysis/
Features & Analysis Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/americas/bahamas/
Bahamas Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-overview-africa-1/
Attacks on the Press 2002: Africa Analysis - Committee to Protect Journalists
May 8, 2009 - Although the Kenya-based East African Standard, one of Africa's oldest continuously published newspapers, marked its 100th anniversary in November, journalism...
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https://cpj.org/americas/jamaica/
Jamaica Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists
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Committee to Protect Journalists – Defending Journalists Worldwide. - Committee to Protect...
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https://cpj.org/reports/2023/10/haiti-joins-list-of-countries-where-killers-of-journalists-most-likely-to-go-unpunished/
Haiti joins list of countries where killers of journalists most likely to go unpunished - Committee...
Feb 29, 2024 - By Arlene Getz/CPJ Editorial Director The persistent lack of justice for murdered reporters is a major threat to press freedom. Ten years after the United...
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