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
Libya
Parents of Austin Tice Pen Open Letter Ahead of Anniversary
Marc and Debra Tice hold a news conference about their missing son, American journalist Austin Tice. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
August 14 will mark the seventh anniversary of freelance journalist Austin Tice’s disappearance while reporting on the civil war in Syria. In an open letter published in the Washington Post, Marc and Debra Tice (Austin’s parents) call on journalists, political leaders and readers to take action.