Press Freedom
CPJ Updates
- Egyptian security forces arrest son of al-Mashhad editor Magdi Shandi
- Spanish reporter Ferran Barber detained for weeks without charge, deported from Iraqi Kurdistan
- Nicaraguan customs authorities target 2 newspapers with ink, paper seizures
- Journalist detained in Iraqi Kurdistan without charge since August 21
- CPJ Insider: September 2019 edition
- Infographic: 10 Most Censored Countries
- Video: 10 Most Censored Countries
- 10 Most Censored Countries
- Eritrea, North Korea, Turkmenistan top CPJ’s 10 most censored list
Reporter Without Borders
- Wave of raids on critical journalists in Russia
- International organisations demand an end to impunity two years after the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta
- Four Iranian journalists sentenced to total of nearly 30 years in prison
- US – Trump should condemn video depicting violence against journalists
- Egyptian woman journalist tortured during interrogation
- RSF marks two years since the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia with country mission to Malta and launch of new report
- Northeastern Syria turning into news black hole
- RSF Report: The assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and Malta’s deteriorating press freedom climate
Egypt
IPI Calls for Release of Egyptian Journalists
The International Press Institute has joined a chorus of voices condemning Egypt’s lengthy prison sentences against three Al Jazeera journalists. In an open letter to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the IPI’s executive board said prosecutors “failed to provide relevant evidence” in court to support charges that Cairo bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy, producer Baher Mohamed and correspondent Peter Greste aired false information and assisted the banned Muslim Brotherhood. Board members called on El-Sisi to remember the country’s constitutional obligation to respect its citizens’ right to freedom of speech, and urged him to grant a full presidential pardon to all journalists convicted in connection with their work.