Israel added to list of ‘worst jailers of journalists’ for first time Israel is in sixth place after the Committee to Protect Journalists recorded 19 Palestinian journalists in its jails The Guardian - US · Jan 18, 2024
‘No journalist knows if they will live until evening’: The reporters risking their lives to cover the Israel-Hamas war As the Committee to Protect Journalists says more than 80 reporters have been killed in 100 days of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Maryam Zakir-Hussain speaks to reporters on the ground The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2024
Why Gaza war is most deadly conflict for journalists in recent history At least 68 journalists and media workers have been killed in the first 10 weeks of the Israel-Gaza war, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. No other conflict has taken so many journalists' lives in such a short timeframe, with Palestinian journalists in Gaza accounting for the vast majority… France 24 · Dec 21, 2023
5 journalists killed in Gaza since Israel resumed bombing on December 1, toll at 63 At least 63 journalists have been killed in the Israel-Hamas fighting since October 7. The death toll shot up after Israel resumed its bombing of Gaza last week after a seven-day “humanitarian pause”. At least five journalists have been killed since December 1, the Committee to Protect Journalists reported. Newslaundry · Dec 6, 2023
Gaza war is deadliest conflict for journalists in over 30 years, press advocates say More than 60 journalists and media workers have been killed so far, most of them Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Gaza's journalists have reported while also suffering personal losses. WEKU · Dec 3, 2023
Israel-Hamas war is deadliest conflict on record for reporters, says watchdog The IDF’s offensive in Gaza has killed 48 members of the press and caused a ‘news blackout’, says Committee to Protect Journalists The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023
Journalists in Gaza deserve protection — not death Fifty-three journalists have been killed in the Middle East since Oct. 7, including 46 Palestinians, four Israelis and three Lebanese, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 18, 2023
Photographer shot dead in fifth journalist killing in Mexico in 2023 Body of Ismael Villagómez found in a car as the Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the killing to be investigated The Guardian - AU · Nov 17, 2023
The ‘unprecedented’ death toll among Gaza’s journalists Israel’s assault on Hamas has led to the deaths of dozens of journalists in Gaza. Press freedom groups fear ‘reckless’ allegations against reporters covering the crisis will put more at risk, Alex Woodward reports The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023
More than one journalist per day is dying in the Israel-Gaza conflict. This has to stop According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Gaza-Israel war has been the deadliest conflict for media workers since the organisation began counting statistics in 1992. The Conversation · Nov 9, 2023
At least 24 journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza The Committee to Protect Journalists says the fighting has already cost the lives of 20 Palestinian journalists, 3 Israelis and a Lebanese reporter. WEKU · Oct 25, 2023
At least 21 journalists dead so far, most in Israeli attacks: CPJ report At least 21 journalists have been killed so far in the Israel-Palestine violence, most of them in Israel’s attacks on Gaza, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. These include 17 Palestinians, three Israelis, and one Lebanese journalist, according to the CPJ report. Newslaundry · Oct 20, 2023
Russia charges journalist with being unregistered foreign agent The Committee to Protect Journalists has branded the accusations facing the mother-of-two 'spurious' Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023
Russian-American journalist charged in Russia with failing to register as a foreign agent A Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a foreign agent The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
Newslaundry · Oct 18, 2023 At least 17 journalists dead in Israel-Palestine violence: CPJ At least 17 journalists are among more than 4,000 dead so far in the Israel-Palestine violence, according to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. These include 13 Palestinians, three Israelis and one Lebanese.
Al Jazeera · Jul 3, 2023 US ambassador to Russia visits jailed WSJ reporter Gershkovich Evan Gershkovich is in ‘good health and remains strong’, US State Department says, reiterating call for his release.
Newslaundry · Jun 30, 2023 Shahina KK wins CPJ’s International Press Freedom Award for 2023 Journalist Shahina KK is among the four winners of the International Press Freedom Award for 2023, the Committee to Protect Journalists announced yesterday. The award recognises “formidable reporters working tirelessly to expose corruption, abuse, and wrongdoing despite considerable efforts to silence them”.
Newslaundry · Jun 15, 2023 US government must ‘urge India to end its media crackdown’ during Modi-Biden meet: CPJ The Committee to Protect Journalists issued a statement yesterday asking the US government to “urge India to end its media crackdown” and “release six journalists arbitrarily detained in retaliation for their work”.
Newslaundry · May 25, 2023 ‘Must be able to work without fear of abuse’: CPJ condemns journalists’ ‘assault’ in Manipur The Committee to Protect Journalists issued a strongly-worded statement yesterday after reports on three journalists being allegedly assaulted by security personnel in Manipur.
Al Jazeera · May 23, 2023 As India holds G20 meet, ‘brutal’ Kashmir media crackdown slammed The Committee to Protect Journalists demands ‘immediate release of four arbitrarily detained Kashmiri journalists’.
Texas Observer · May 8, 2023 Investigative Reporting Is Under Attack in the Americas. We Need More Action. U.S. journalists are publicly asking the Biden administration to actively support freedom of the press.
France 24 · May 3, 2023 Journalist Ozgur Ogret: Turkey is 'a press freedom violations museum' under Erdogan In Reporters Without Borders' 2023 Press Freedom Index, Turkey is ranked 165th out of 180 nations for the environment facing journalists. Among the reasons for the worsening conditions is a crackdown ahead of presidential elections in May, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces his toughest re-election battle yet. Ozgur Ogret,…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2023 China Charges Journalist with 'Espionage' Chinese authorities have formally charged a prominent journalist with spying, over a year after he was detained while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat, a media rights group said. Dong Yuyu, a senior columnist at the Communist Party newspaper Guangming Daily, was detained in February 2022 along with the diplomat…
Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2023 Attempts to silence journalists increase in Europe: CPJ The Committee to Protect Journalists says the European Union needs to do more to protect media workers.
The Conversation · Apr 6, 2023 Reporting is not espionage – but history shows that journalists doing the former get accused of the latter The detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia on espionage charges marks an unusual throwback to the old Soviet tactics for handling foreign correspondents.