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CJFE condemns Israeli plans to close Al Jazeera
CJFE condemns the government of Israel’s plans to revoke media credentials from Al Jazeera journalists, close the network’s office in Jerusalem, and pull broadcasts from local cable and satellite providers. The move is an unacceptable assault on press freedom in Israel and an implicit threat against any critic of government policy.
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Solidarity with Human Rights Defenders in the Middle East and North Africa
CJFE joins our international allies to declare full solidarity with human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience in various countries of the MENA region detained for their peaceful and legitimate activities defending and promoting freedom of expression, and to call for their immediate release.
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CJFE calls on Croatia to ensure justice for Dušan Miljuš
CJFE is deeply concerned about the state of impunity that continues to exist for the perpetrators of attacks against journalists in Croatia. The brutal assault on investigative journalist Dušan Miljuš, nearly a decade ago, remains unsolved and the civil rights group pursuing it, the Partnership for Social Development, is concerned that trying to reopen this attempted murder case could be a provocation that would further endanger the journalist.
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CJFE concerned by unwarranted arrest of American journalist Dan Heyman
CJFE is deeply concerned by reports that American journalist Dan Heyman was recently arrested for asking questions to White House aides Tom Price and Kellyanne Conway at the West Virginia Capitol. Heyman's arrest was baseless, and troubling for the state of press freedom in the United States.
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Killing of Yameen Rasheed underscores urgent need for reform in the Maldives
48 rights groups strongly condemn the brutal murder of popular blogger Yameen Rasheed in what is believed to be an attack motivated by his political and social commentary. Maldivian authorities are urged to hold all perpetrators to account and to implement reforms to improve the broader free expression environment in the country.
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