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Azerbaijan: Renewed Human Rights Crackdown Ahead of Referendum

Aug 18, 2016
As Azerbaijani authorities unleash a new wave of repression to silence critical voices ahead of a constitutional referendum, 19 international NGOs call for an end to the crackdown. Read more

Reporting a Coup and Surviving Attempted Murders: The Struggles of Honduran Journalist Felix Molina

Aug 17, 2016
Honduran Journalist Felix Molina survived two assassination attempts in one day. Canadian filmmaker Jesse Freeston tells CJFE why Molina was targeted, and how Honduras came to be so dangerous for media workers. Read more

What the UN Special Rapporteur’s report says, and doesn’t say, about freedom of expression in the digital age

Aug 16, 2016
The UN Special Rapporteur’s report on freedom of expression in the digital age is notable both for its content and its omissions. Read more

Surveillance, Intimidation, Arrest: When Law Enforcement Targets Journalists in North America

Aug 10, 2016
There are significant risks that come with being a journalist in North America in the era of the ‘war on terror’. Just how severely are authorities acting with impunity? Read more

How Beijing Infiltrated the Canadian Media

Aug 04, 2016
The Chinese foreign minister’s eruption at an iPolitics reporter in May was one among many instances of Chinese government influence being used to silence Canadian media sources critical of Beijing. Read more

CJFE condemns purge of Turkish media by President Erdogan

Jul 28, 2016
The government's actions since the attempted coup appear to be nothing less than an attempt to annihilate free and independent voices from Turkish society. Read more

Bahrain: Rights of Nazeeha Saeed and all Journalists to Report Must Be Respected

Jul 28, 2016
The Bahraini Public Prosecution has decided to charge correspondent Nazeeha Saeed with unlawfully working for international media. Bahrain must fully respect the right of journalists to practice their profession freely. Read more

Cambodia must end harassment of human rights defenders

Jul 25, 2016
CJFE joins 35 organizations in calling for an end to the Cambodian government's harassment of civil society and an independent investigation into the murder of noted commentator Kem Ley. Read more

Rejecting CPJ from UN showcases conflict of interest in NGO Committee

Jul 13, 2016
Is it at all surprising that some of the biggest violators of press freedom and free expression voted to deny the Committee to Protect Journalists access to the United Nations? Read more

Press freedom watchdog should be granted access to UN bodies

Jul 13, 2016
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has not given up its pursuit of UN accreditation as part of its mission to promote press freedom worldwide. Read more

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