http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Committee_to_Protect_JournalistsFind stories, videos, and photos about Committee to Protect Journalists from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:42:25 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Committee_to_Protect_Journalists14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Committee to Protect Journalists from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/20/india.tv.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/20/india.tv.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA band of right-wing activists ransacked an Indian television station in the country's financial hub of Mumbai in an assault their party said was an act of retaliation against the channel's "bias" against their veteran leader.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/19/juarez.cartels.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/19/juarez.cartels.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTextLucio Soria is a recorder of the dead in Ciudad Juarez's drug cartel war.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/18/zambia.newspaper.editor.acquitted/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/18/zambia.newspaper.editor.acquitted/index.html#cnnSTCTextA court in Zambia has acquitted a newspaper editor who was tried on obscenity charges for mailing photographs of a woman giving birth.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/10/argentina.media/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/10/argentina.media/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter 16 hours of debate, Argentina's Senate passed a controversial reform law Saturday that critics say targets media outlets critical of the government.Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/sri.lanka.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/sri.lanka.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo journalism groups have announced plans to honor a Sri Lankan reporter who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for articles that criticized the military.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/afghanistan.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/afghanistan.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo journalists working for Associated Press were wounded when they were struck by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the news agency reported Wednesday.Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/afghan.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/afghan.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers have moved into southern Afghanistan to protect citizens during upcoming elections, military officials said.Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/22/ukraine.murder.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/22/ukraine.murder.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Ukrainian general has been arrested in connection with the murder of a journalist nearly nine years ago, the country's president said Wednesday.Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/12/iran.journalist.saberi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/12/iran.journalist.saberi/index.html#cnnSTCTextFreed Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi thanked friends and family Tuesday for their support during her ordeal in an Iranian prison, and said she plans to spend the next few days relaxing.Sat, 16 May 2009 15:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/11/iran.us.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/11/iran.us.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn imprisoned Iranian-American journalist accused of spying for the United States was freed Monday, ending a four-month ordeal that became a focal point of tension between Washington and Tehran.Mon, 11 May 2009 22:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/10/iran.us.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/10/iran.us.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe lawyer for imprisoned Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi said Sunday that the court will issue its verdict on her appeal next week.Sun, 10 May 2009 13:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/09/iran.us.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/09/iran.us.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Iranian court will hear the appeal Sunday of a U.S. journalist imprisoned in Iran, the woman's father told CNN on Saturday.Sat, 09 May 2009 11:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/06/iran.us.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/06/iran.us.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. journalist imprisoned in Iran has stopped her hunger strike after more than two weeks, her father said Wednesday.Wed, 06 May 2009 09:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/05/iran.us.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/05/iran.us.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. journalist imprisoned for spying in Iran and in the midst of a hunger strike was admitted to the prison hospital to receive nourishment, her father said Tuesday.Tue, 05 May 2009 18:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/04/world.bloggers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/04/world.bloggers/index.html#cnnSTCTextBloggers in Myanmar, Iran and Syria work under some of the most repressive conditions in the world, facing tactics such as regulation, intimidation and even imprisonment, according to a report from the Committee to Protect Journalists.Tue, 05 May 2009 08:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/20/captive.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/20/captive.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTextA journalist in Iran and two others in North Korea represent a tiny percentage of journalists worldwide who have been arrested for their work, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, an advocacy group.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/18/iran.us.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/18/iran.us.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. journalist in Iran was sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage, her father, lawyer and news reports said Saturday -- a sentence that prompted denunciation from the United States.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/29/sweeney.blog/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/29/sweeney.blog/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis month on International Correspondents, model, muse and famous war photographer, the glamourous Lee Miller was one of the only female photojournalists documenting World War Two.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/09/iran.journalist.detained/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/09/iran.journalist.detained/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn American journalist detained in Iran has received a visit from an attorney, her father said on Monday.Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/srilanka.media/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/srilanka.media/index.html#cnnSTCTextJournalists in Sri Lanka have come under a growing number of attacks and intimidation, with some fleeing the country or losing their lives, media analysts and rights groups say.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/15/sri.lanka.journalist.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/15/sri.lanka.journalist.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextA crusading Sri Lankan journalist shot dead last week knew he would be killed -- he said so in a dramatic, posthumously published column touching a raw nerve in his war-torn island nation.Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/16/somalia.journalist.freed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/16/somalia.journalist.freed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA freelance photographer has been freed after 146 days in captivity in Somalia, a journalists' organization said Friday.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/07/mexico.grenade.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/07/mexico.grenade.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Televisa TV station in Monterrey, Mexico, came under attack Tuesday night from hooded gunmen who launched a grenade and fired at least one high-power weapon at it, federal authorities said.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/04/somalia.journalists.freed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/04/somalia.journalists.freed/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo journalists -- one British and one Spanish -- who were kidnapped in Somalia in November have been released, according to a Somali press group.Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/01/somalia.journalist.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/01/somalia.journalist.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextA reporter for Somalia's Shabelle Radio was shot and killed Thursday during a gun battle south of Mogadishu, the network reported.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/18/journalists.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/18/journalists.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq proved to be the deadliest beat in the world for reporters for the sixth year in a row, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday.Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/27/somalia.journalists.kidnap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/27/somalia.journalists.kidnap/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour journalists have been kidnapped in the Somali port city of Bosasso, officials and an international press freedom group say.Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:37:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1852321,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1852321,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe death sentence against 24-year old Parwez Kambakhsh came to symbolize Afghanistan's slide toward an ultraconservative view on religious and individual freedomsTue, 21 Oct 2008 15:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/03/russia.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/03/russia.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Russian journalist died Wednesday from gunshot wounds sustained the night before -- the second Russian journalist fatally gunned down this week.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/04/zimbabwe.mediaarrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/04/zimbabwe.mediaarrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish broadcaster Sky News Wednesday criticized the jail sentences given to three of its drivers in Zimbabwe, where a court found them guilty of possessing broadcast equipment without authorization.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/22/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/22/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military "sincerely regrets" that it killed two children in a helicopter attack on militants linked to a suspected al Qaeda in Iraq leader, a colonel with Multi-National Force-Iraq said Thursday. Thu, 22 May 2008 17:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/01/gitmo.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/01/gitmo.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextAl-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj arrived home in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum early Friday after nearly six years in the U.S. Navy prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Fri, 02 May 2008 14:41:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1731583,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1731583,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAssociated Press photographer Bilal Hussein was reunited with family and colleagues Wednesday, ending more than two years in U.S. military custody after Iraqi judges dropped all legal proceedings against himWed, 16 Apr 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/27/saudi.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/27/saudi.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCTextA top Saudi blogger who was jailed late last year remains in prison more than two months later for unspecified, non-security matters -- and there are few signs that he will be freed anytime soon.Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/28/somali.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/28/somali.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextA mine exploded Monday on a road in southern Somalia, killing four people -- three members of the medical humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres and a journalist.Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/03/saudi.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/03/saudi.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration has brought its concerns about the detention of a well-known blogger to the Saudi Arabian government at "a relatively senior level," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Thursday.Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/25/somalia.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/25/somalia.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextA French reporter kidnapped eight days ago in Somalia was released Monday, a journalists' group in the country said.Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/19/somalia.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/19/somalia.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextJournalist groups rushed to the defense of Somalia's Shabelle Media Network after its Mogadishu facilities came under fire, reportedly from government forces.Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/24/bbcreporter.video/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/24/bbcreporter.video/index.htmlClad in what appeared to be an explosive vest, kidnapped BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston warned in a new video that his captors would turn their hideout into a "death zone" if any rescue attempt is made.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/10/bush.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/10/bush.journalist/index.htmlU.S. First Lady Laura Bush on Sunday issued a statement condemning last week's killing of the woman director of Peace Radio in Afghanistan, citing the slaying represents the threat terrorism poses to the dignity of women in that country.Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/16/gaza.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/16/gaza.journalist/index.htmlThe parents of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped last month in Gaza, have appealed for news of his condition after an unknown militant group said it had killed him.Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/15/gaza.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/15/gaza.journalist/index.htmlThe BBC said Sunday it is "deeply concerned" about an unknown militant group's claim that it has killed a BBC reporter kidnapped last month in Gaza, but is treating the statement as a "rumor with no independent verification."Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/19/gaza.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/19/gaza.journalist/index.htmlThe BBC has appealed for any information about Alan Johnston, the network's correspondent in Gaza who is believed to have been kidnapped in the Palestinian territory a week ago.Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/12/gaza.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/12/gaza.journalist/index.htmlThe British Broadcasting Corporation said Monday it believes its correspondent in Gaza may have been kidnapped.Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/15/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/15/iraq.main/index.htmlIraq's higher education minister turned in his resignation Wednesday citing the government's inability to protect teachers.Wed, 15 Nov 2006 09:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/12/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/12/iraq.main/index.htmlSeventeen people died Thursday in scattered attacks across Baghdad, including nine at a Sunni satellite TV station, police said.Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/14/gaza.fox/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/14/gaza.fox/index.htmlTwo journalists -- one a Fox News employee and the other a freelance cameraman hired by Fox -- were taken against their will Monday in Gaza, according to Fox News' Jerusalem bureau.Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/07/wounded.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/07/wounded.journalist/index.htmlCBS correspondent Kimberly Dozier arrived Wednesday in the United States, where she will receive further treatment for wounds suffered in a Baghdad car bombing last week.Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/30/iraq.cbs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/30/iraq.cbs/index.htmlCBS correspondent Kimberly Dozier was "doing as well as can be expected" a day after being critically wounded in a roadside bomb attack that killed two colleagues, according to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.Tue, 30 May 2006 07:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/22/iraq.journalist.2237/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/22/iraq.journalist.2237/index.htmlRepresentatives from an American Muslim group are in Iraq to join efforts to free U.S. journalist Jill Carroll, who was kidnapped two weeks ago in Baghdad.Mon, 23 Jan 2006 03:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/21/iraq.journalist/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/21/iraq.journalist/index.htmlRepresentatives from the Council on American-Islamic Relations arrived in Baghdad to urge kidnappers to release U.S. journalist Jill Carroll.Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:55:00 EST