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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes worldwide. Contact: info@cpj.org

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    Journalists arrested on live TV. Journalists tear-gassed while reporting. Journalists ordered to the ground, cameras still rolling. The past year has seen an unprecedented number of attacks on the press covering protests in the U.S. What happens next?

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    . is concerned by and investigating the statement by 's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announcing the suspension of Twitter operations in the country. CPJ has contacted the minister requesting clarity on implications of the announcement.

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  3. Angolan authorities must drop criminal defamation investigations into journalists and reform sections of the country’s penal code that criminalize reporting.

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  5. newsletter from CPJ includes the last news in and each week. Inside this week's edition: New York Times freelancer Jeffrey Moyo detained in Zimbabwe

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  6. Mexican reporter Luis Aguilar survives knife attack in Pénjamo “I believe he was hiding behind a tree. I didn’t see him coming. I think he was trying to cut my throat.”

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  7. The past year saw an unprecedented number of attacks on journalists covering protests in the U.S. The majority of documented cases involve alleged police abuse. What happened? How did we get here? What can be done so it doesn’t happen again? Listen:

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  8. “We are a very polarized country, and there is limited (administration ) bandwidth, so the question we are waiting to get answered is: Is press freedom going to be a high enough priority and recognized as critical or is it going to fall a bit by the wayside?”

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  9. What can the Biden administration do to restore the public's faith in the press? The latest episode of the features ‘s & ‘s . 🎧📖Listen/Read: 🎥➡️Watch:

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  10. “Authorities should drop their investigation into the Daily Monitor, which is a transparent attempt to intimidate the paper," said 's . "Ugandan police are targeting the messenger by summoning journalists."

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  11. 📢📣 A message to not-for-profit entities 📣📢 We've just launched the call for partnerships for the Global Media Defence Fund! Some USD 1 million available for projects to & . Learn more →

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  12. Jun 3

    How have crisis responses to impacted on in Latin America? With , we're facilitating a talk at to explore COVID-19 policies and their infringement on access to information. Register here 👉

    Pandemic, Policy and the Press: balancing public health interventions and freedom of expression
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  13. Ugandan police should immediately drop their criminal investigation into the newspaper and guarantee that the media can cover security forces’ alleged misconduct without retaliation.

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  14. Last year, at least six journalists were injured in shelling while covering the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed area, as CPJ documented at the time.

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  15. 8 hours ago

    Ugandan police should immediately drop their criminal investigation into the newspaper and guarantee that the media can cover security forces’ alleged misconduct without retaliation -

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  16. "I’ll kill you if you ever step foot into Montenegro. A bullet to the head and greetings!" reads a May 26 Facebook message sent to Bosnia and Herzegovina columnist Dragan Bursać.

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  17. Azerbaijani journalists Maharram Ibrahimov and Siraj Abishev were on assignment while riding in a bus in the Kalbajar district of Nagorno-Karabakh today when the vehicle hit a landmine.

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  18. “The killing of journalists Maharram Ibrahimov and Siraj Abishev in Nagorno-Karabakh today was a needless tragedy," said 's . “We call on all parties in the area to ensure that journalists can do their jobs safely.”

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  19. Belarusian authorities diverted a commercial flight to Minsk in order to arrest exiled journalist . CPJ and the Coalition call on Belarusian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Pratasevich.

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  20. Guatemalan ex-official’s family members sue 2 journalists under violence against women law, except that they did not specify which articles caused those alleged psychological injuries. CC:

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  21. With the Supreme Court's recent Computer Fraud and Abuse Act decision, check out CPJ's Q&A with 's from earlier this year about the way this ruling might impact reporters.

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