Human Rights in the World
RUSSIA: How Russia silences critical coverage of its war in Ukraine By Anna Brakha CPJ (10.08.2024) – Russia’s months-long jailing of journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva —released on August 1 as part of a prisoner exchange — was one of the most...
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BANGLADESH: CPJ urges Bangladesh to protect journalists as protests oust PM Hasina CPJ (05.08.2024) – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the latest attacks on dozens of journalists covering anti-government protests in Bangladesh and calls on the...
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IRAQ: Strike injures two Iraqi Kurdish reporters in Sinjar CPJ (10.07.2024) – The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish and Iraqi authorities to investigate after a suspected Turkish strike injured two Iraqi Kurdish reporters. The two Çira TV...
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JORDAN: Journalist Ahmed al-Zoubi jailed in Jordan 11 months after conviction under Cybercrime Law Jordanian authorities must immediately drop all charges against journalist Ahmed Hassan al-Zoubi, release him from jail, and stop using the Cybercrime Law against...
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Kyrgyzstan media under threat of a “foreign agent” law CPJ (25.10.2023) — Kyrgyzstan’s parliament should reject Russian-inspired legislation that would classify externally-funded media rights groups and nonprofits that run news outlets as “foreign representatives” and...