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The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1981. We promote press freedom worldwide by defending the rights of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal.

Without a free press, few other human rights are attainable. A strong press freedom environment encourages the growth of a robust civil society, which leads to stable, sustainable democracies and healthy social, political, and economic development. CPJ works in more than 120... (read more)
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Committee to Protect Journalists
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Description:
The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1981. We promote press freedom worldwide by defending the rights of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal.

Without a free press, few other human rights are attainable. A strong press freedom environment encourages the growth of a robust civil society, which leads to stable, sustainable democracies and healthy social, political, and economic development. CPJ works in more than 120... (read more)
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More journalists arrested in Iran; CPJ seeks their release

New York, June 25, 2009--Iranian authorities should release all of the roughly 40 journalists and media workers who have been detained in the aftermath of the country's disputed June 12 presidential election, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Iranian news organizations identified two more detained journalists in reports today.

http://cpj.org/2009/06/more-journalists-arrested-in-iran-cpj-seeks-their.php
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Iranian authorities crack down on media

New York, June 15, 2009--The Committee to Protect Journalists called today for an end to the Iranian authorities' ongoing crackdown on media following the disputed re-election of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.

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North Korea sentences U.S. journalists to 12 years

We released this statement today after a North Korean court found U.S. journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling guilty of entering the country illegally and carrying out hostile acts, sentencing the Current TV reporters to terms of 12 years hard labor:

"Euna Lee and Laura Ling are journalists who were doing their jobs reporting on an important humanitarian story. It is deplorable that they have been tried as criminals and sentenced so harshly," said Bob Dietz, CPJ Asia program coordinator. "We fear that their detention is linked to the ongoing security situation on the Korean Peninsula and we call on all parties to the Six Party Talks--North and South Korea, China, Japan, Russia, and the United States--to work together for their release."

http://cpj.org/blog/2009/06/north-korea-sentences-us-journalists-to-12-years-h.php
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Saberi release is moment for joy, concern

New York, May 11, 2009--The Committee to Protect Journalists has issued the following statement in response to reports that freelance journalist Roxana Saberi, who had been imprisoned in Iran, has been released this morning:

"We are thrilled that Roxana Saberi has been released from prison and look forward to welcoming her home," said Joel Simon, CPJ executive director. "But this is also a moment to reflect on the difficult conditions that Iranian journalists endure every day. Several Iranian journalists remain jailed today. We urge they be given the same opportunity for judicial review that was afforded to Roxana Saberi."

At least five journalists were imprisoned in Iran when CPJ conducted its annual census on December 1, 2008.

http://cpj.org/blog/2009/05/thrilled-at-saberi-release-cpj-urges-reflection-on.php
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Radio journalist killed in Honduras

April 1, 2009--Gunmen shot and killed Honduran radio journalist Rafael Munguía Ortiz Tuesday night in the northern city of San Pedro Sula, according to local news reports. Honduran authorities must conduct an immediate and thorough investigation into Munguía's killing and bring those responsible to justice...

http://cpj.org/2009/04/radio-journalist-killed-in-honduras.php#more
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Under pressure, Pakistani cable carriers drop news channels

March 13, 2009--Amid widespread civil demonstrations and a growing political crisis, Pakistan's largest independent news broadcaster, Geo TV, was removed today from cable carriers in five major cities, Managing News Editor Azhar Abbas told CPJ.

http://cpj.org/2009/03/under-pressure-cable-carriers-drop-news-channels-i.php
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Petition for the Release of Roxana Saberi

Thank you so much for your show of support for Roxana Saberi, the American journalists being held in Iran. We delivered the petition today to Iran's Mission to the United Nations here in New York City. We have been so impressed and pleased with the response to this petition. We began it in the hope of getting 1,000 signatures but at this point it has far surpassed 10,000 signatures.

If you would like to be updated on Roxana's case, or learn of other cases of journalists in trouble who need our help, please send us an email at info@cpj.org.

Thank you again for your support of Roxana. We will be sure to give her a copy with all the names when she is released.
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Concern for U.S. journalist arrested in Iran

March 2, 2009--We issued the following statement today after learning that Iranian authorities have been holding U.S. freelance journalist Roxana Saberi without charge since January...

"We are concerned for the safety of our colleague Roxana Saberi, who has been held incommunicado in Iran for over a month," said CPJ Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator Mohamed Abdel Dayem. "The authorities have not charged her with any crime therefore they should release her immediately."
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Sri Lanka special report: Failure to investigate

As the Sri Lankan government steps up its war with the LTTE, assaults on journalists are on the rise. So are suspicions that the government is complicit in these attacks.

http://cpj.org/reports/2009/02/failure-to-investigate-sri-lankan-journalists-unde.php
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Attacks on the Press in 2008

Criminal gangs force Latin American journalists to censor their work. Asian governments emulate China's media control model. In the Middle East, a regional pact threatens satellite TV. These alarming developments are recounted in CPJ's Attacks on the Press. "Today, the greatest threats to freedom of the press are more insidious than a generation ago because they are intended to induce a climate of fear and self-censorship," writes Carl Bernstein in the preface to this year's edition.

http://cpj.org/2009/02/attacks-on-the-press-in-2008.php