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The Disappeared
A CPJ special report: Reporters are vanishing in Mexico. Who can be trusted to investigate?

September 30, 2008—Mexico’s criminal gangs have a long history of silencing the press by brazenly gunning down reporters in broad daylight. But in a new report, “The Disappeared,” CPJ details an ominous new trend: Seven Mexican reporters have vanished in just three years, a tally nearly unprecedented worldwide. CPJ examines the possible involvement of local police and public officials in this rash of disappearances. Versión en español
Map: A Trail of Disappearances

Two Cuban reporters denied visas to U.S.

September 30, 2008

Egypt detains reporter covering protests
September 26, 2008

Tumult in Venezuela
draws CPJ concern
October 6, 2008—CPJ is alarmed by recent violence and intimidation against the Venezuelan media. Unfounded government accusations of media coup-plotting have compounded the problem. Read the letter.
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DEATHS WORLDWIDE
32 journalists killed in 2008 [MORE]

DEATHS IN IRAQ

135 journalists and
51 media workers killed since March 2003 [MORE]

Three suspects will be tried
in Politkovskaya murder
October 6, 2008—Three men will soon go to trial in a military court for the October 2006 assassination of Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

Sri Lankan correspondent
killed in suicide attack
October 6, 2008—Rashmi Mohamed, a provincial correspondent for Sirasa TV, was killed today when a suspected rebel suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded political office in northern Sri Lanka. Read CPJ’s statement.

Egypt pardons outspoken
editor’s jail sentence
October 6, 2008―CPJ welcomes the presidential pardon today of a two-month jail sentence against Ibrahim Eissa, editor-in-chief of the independent daily Al-Dustour.

Azerbaijan defiant
in the face of criticism
September 29, 2008—A week after CPJ criticized Azerbaijan's press record, the government says it has done enough to protect free expression. Nina Ognianova blogs.

Press Freedom Archives

Journalists Killed 1992-2007: Statistics, cases, database

Journalists in Prison: As of December 1, 2007

Journalists Missing: 1982 to the present

Publications

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Attacks on the Press in 2007:
CPJ's annual worldwide survey
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   Journalist Safety Guide:
    Guide for reporting in hazardous situations (PDF)
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NEW
Dangerous Assignments:
Spring/Summer 2008
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• Fall/Winter 2007

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Special Reports

The Smiling Oppressor
Tunisia silences dissent.

Finding Elmar’s Killers
Murder, imprisonment in Azerbaijan

Bad to Worse in Zimbabwe
Mugabe’s worst crackdown

Journalists in Exile
At least 82 flee in last year.

Falling Short
Olympic promises go unfulfilled as China falters on press freedom.

Mexico: Three Killings,
No Justice
Violence against journalists and impunity for killers are the norm

Burma's Firewall Fighters
Overcoming government censorship

The Other Iraq
In Kurdistan, more attacks on journalists
With Audio

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Multimedia

The Smiling Oppressor
Audio slideshow: Conditions in Tunisia.

Finding Elmar’s Killers
Audio slideshow: The backstory to CPJ’s investigation

[image] Bad to Worse in Zimbabwe
Audio Slideshow: Voices from the field

Journalists forced into exile:
An Iraqi tells his story

Burma’s Firewall Fighters
Shawn Crispin on undercover reporters

[image] Getting Away with Murder
Journalists describe the failure of justice

[image] Stories from Prison
Freed Cuban writers on life behind bars

[image] Drawing the Line
CPJ’s editorial cartoons

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