arrested journalists

Ahead of Iran Elections, Crackdown on Press Continues

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:15:12 -0500

Full article: Committee to Protect Journalists
At least 10 Iranian journalists were jailed in the month of January as the government continued its crackdown on dissent ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled in March, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. Recent news reports identified three previously undisclosed arrests.

Rights Groups Condemn Arrests of Turkish Journalists

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:47:52 -0500

Full article: Reuters
Jonathon Burch
Press freedom groups condemned the arrests of dozens of journalists across Turkey this week, which rights groups say could make it one of the countries with the most reporters in jail.

More Journalists Behind Bars in 2011

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:42:58 -0500

Full article: New York Times
David Carr
In times of significant worldwide conflict, everyone is at increased risk, including the journalists who cover those events. According to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists, the number of journalists imprisoned across the world shot up 20 percent, reaching a 15-year high in 2011.

Protest Puts Coverage in Spotlight

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:41:23 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter
As police officers cleared protesters last week from Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of Occupy Wall Street, they made sure most reporters were kept blocks away, supposedly for their own protection. But in almost every other respect, mainstream news media outlets have been put right in the middle by the movement.

Mayor Bloomberg's First Amendment Problem

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:49:53 -0500

Full article: Huffington Post
Timothy Karr
Since the beginning of his crackdown against the Occupy Wall Street movement, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has gone to great lengths to present himself as a champion of the First Amendment. But the free speech rhetoric coming from City Hall hasn't matched the reality experienced by journalists at the front lines of the protest.

Settlement Reached over Arrest of Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Producers at 2008 GOP Convention

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:54:46 -0400

Full article: Democracy Now!
A final settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit challenging the police crackdown on journalists reporting on the 2008 Republican National Convention and protests in St. Paul, Minn.

Journalist Is Detained in China for Article on Sex Slaves

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:39:09 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Andrew Jacobs
For a nation not yet inured to lurid and senseless crime, a report that a former civil servant in central China kept six women enslaved in an underground bunker -- and that he killed two of them -- was shocking enough. But perhaps almost as disturbing, at least to some readers, was that the journalist who exposed the crime more than two weeks after the suspect's arrest was detained by security agents who accused him of revealing state secrets.

Ecuadorean Journalist Flees to U.S.

Stevie Converse — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:09:35 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Simon Romero
Emilio Palacio, a senior journalist at the newspaper <em>El Universo</em>, has disclosed that he has fled to the United States after he and three of the newspaper's board members were sentenced to three years in prison in a dispute over coverage of President Rafael Correa.

Ecuadorian Journalist Flees to U.S.

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:36:43 -0400

Egypt Frees Al Jazeera Journalist

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:02:12 -0500

Full article: Al Jazeera
Ayman Mohyeldin, an Al Jazeera correspondent who was detained while covering the unrest in Egypt, has been released. He was seized by the Egyptian military near Tahrir Square in Cairo, but was freed nine hours later following a concerted appeal by the network and supporters of Mohyeldin.