Ethiopia
ATTACKS ON THE PRESS | BRAZIL, ECUADOR, ETHIOPIA, IRAN, PAKISTAN, RUSSIA, SOMALIA,SYRIA, TURKEY, VIETNAM
CPJ's Robert Mahoney identifies the 10 countries where press freedom suffered the most in 2012. They include Syria, the world's deadliest country for the press; Russia, where repressive laws took effect; Brazil, where journalist murders soared; and Ethiopia, where terror laws are used to silence the press. (3:26)
February 14, 2013 12:05 AM ET | Permalink
Governments exploit national security laws to punish critical journalists. By Monica Campbell
(AFP/Jonathan Nackstrand)
Your cellphone allows authorities to locate you and uncover your sources. By Danny O'Brien
(AFP/Filippo Monteforte)
The death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in August in a Belgian hospital brought an end to a 21-year rule characterized by repression of dissent and iron-fisted control of the independent press. His fatal illness was shrouded in secrecy. After Meles disappeared from public view in June, the government played down rumors of his illness andsuppressed in-depth domestic reporting. The government also faced rare demonstrations by members of the Muslim community, who protested what they called government interference in their affairs. Security forces violently dispersed the gatherings, cracking down on journalists who reported on them, and forcing threeMuslim-oriented newspapers to close. The government drew widespread international condemnation for the convictions of nine Ethiopian journalists on vague and politicized terrorism charges. The journalists, five of them exiles tried in absentia, were handed sentences ranging from eight years to life imprisonment. The government finally freedtwo Swedish journalists who were imprisoned for 14 months for reporting on separatist Ogaden rebels. Six journalists remained behind bars in late year, including award-winning writer Eskinder Nega.
February 14, 2013 12:04 AM ET | Permalink
ATTACKS ON THE PRESS | AZERBAIJAN, BURMA, CHINA, CUBA, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, IRAN,KYRGYZSTAN, SAUDI ARABIA, SYRIA, TURKEY, UZBEKISTAN, VIETNAM
Worldwide tally reaches highest point since CPJ began surveys in 1990. Governments use charges of terrorism, other anti-state offenses to silence critical voices. Turkey is the world's worst jailer. A CPJ special report
February 14, 2013 12:04 AM ET | Permalink
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ATTACKS ON THE PRESS | ALGERIA, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, MALI, NIGERIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SOMALIA,TAJIKISTAN, TUNISIA
Editors think twice, reporters do not dig deeply, columnists choose words carefully. By Jean-Paul Marthoz
(AFP/Brian Rasmussen)
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ATTACKS ON THE PRESS | BRAZIL, ECUADOR, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA,PAKISTAN, RUSSIA, SOMALIA, SYRIA, TURKEY, VIETNAM
From conflict-ridden Syria to aspiring world leader Brazil, 10 nations on a downslope. By Karen Phillips
(Reuters/Enrique Marcarian)
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Nairobi, February 8, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the revival of criminal charges against Ethiopian journalist Temesghen Desalegn today in what appears to be a politicized court hearing designed to censor one of the few critical voices left in the country.
February 8, 2013 2:30 PM ET | Permalink
Nairobi, February 1, 2013--Ethiopian security forces have detained for two weeks without charge the editor of a newsmagazine and accused him of incitement to terrorism, according to local journalists. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities to release Solomon Kebede immediately and halt their harassment of journalists affiliated with the weekly Ye Muslimoch Guday.
February 1, 2013 3:04 PM ET | Permalink
An increase in press freedom violations last year created a surge of need among journalists, driving a record number of assistance cases for CPJ's Journalist Assistance Program in 2012. More than three-quarters of the 195 journalists who received support during the year came from East Africa and the Middle East and North Africa, reflecting the challenges--including threats of violence and imprisonment--of working in these repressive regions. Here are some of the highlights of our work over the last year:
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