Journalists Behind Bars: 145 Worldwide
China’s “brutal suppression of ethnic journalism” and Iran’s “sustained crackdown on criticial voices” drove up the number of imprisoned journalists worldwide to its highest level in 14 years, a global media watch group has found.
Some 145 journalists are behind bars, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Read more. | |
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US-Mexico Border Press Agree to Combat Violence, Impunity in Mexico
The Border Editors and Newspaper Publishers Forum concluded that the Mexican government alone can't end violence against the news media along the northern border of Mexico. Read More. | |
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Threatened Investigative Reporter Iryna Khalip Detained in Minsk
Iryna Khalip, winner of the IWMF’s Courage in Journalism Award in 2009, was detained for two hours and her luggage searched at Airport Minsk-2 on her way from receiving an award in Budapest. Read More. | |
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Iryna Khalip Wins Special Mention for Investigative Journalism Award
Iryna Khalip from Belarus has won a Special Mention for the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism 2010. Khalip was a 2009 Courage in Journalism Award Winner. | |
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