Today at 1:14 pm EDT: CPJ joins @DAWNmenaorg and other partner organizations at a ceremony to rename the street outside the @SaudiEmbassyUSA in Washington D.C. as #KhashoggiWay.
The Biden administration’s @ODNIgov released a report in February 2021 blaming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the 2018 murder of journalist #JamalKhashoggi.
CPJ 2018 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award @mariaressa is testifying to the U.S. Senate today, March 30, at 2 p.m. on freedom of expression in Asia. Watch live here: foreign.senate.gov/hearings/the-a…
U.S. Senate East Asia and the Pacific subcommittee chairs @SenMarkey and @SenatorRomney are hosting an important hearing spotlighting freedom of the press in Asia.
Russian authorities should stop detaining Ukrainian journalists covering the war and ensure that they can report safely and without fear of reprisal. cpj.org/2022/03/at-lea…
On March 25, Russian forces shelled a civilian convoy in the northern region of Chernihiv, injuring Andriy Tsaplienko, a reporter with the Ukrainian TV broadcaster 1+1.
On March 26, Oleksandr Navrotskyi, a camera operator for the Ukrainian broadcaster Channel 24, was injured in a Russian shelling attack on the village of Lukyanovka, in the Kyiv region.
Russian and Ukrainian authorities must ensure that members of the press can cover the war in Ukraine safely and freely, and Russian forces must refrain from targeting journalists. cpj.org/2022/03/report…
Since late February, Russian troops have injured at least three journalists from international outlets, and at least one reporter for a Ukrainian outlet has been attacked for their reporting.
As a queer journalist, Maryam Abasian’s sexual and professional identity had long put her at risk in Iran. After authorities repeatedly summoned her for questioning, she fled the country.
CPJ has assembled key safety information and resources for journalists and editors covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine, available in English, Ukrainian, and Russian.