Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

The Irrawaddy publisher Thaung Win was recently sentenced to five years in prison for sedition. Photo: The Irrawaddy
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05 July 2023
CPJ calls on Myanmar authorities for release of Irrawaddy news publisher
WSJ correspondent Evan Gershkovich attends a court hearing of the Moscow City Court where they consider the demand of his defence to cancel his arrest, in Moscow, Russia, 18 April 2023. Photo: EPA
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03 May 2023
UN can help journalists beyond World Press...
In the following commentary, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) special projects...
Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu was arrested in February 2022 and is facing espionage charges. Photo: Dong family
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26 April 2023
China charges journalist with espionage: media...
Chinese authorities have formally charged a prominent journalist with spying, over a year...
An aerial view of Insein prison in Yangon. Photo: EPA
News
07 January 2023
Journalists released in Myanmar Independence Day...
Local reports indicate at least nine journalists were released this week in a junta...
Police arrest Myanmar Now journalist Kay Zon Nwe in Yangon on February 27, 2021, as protesters were taking part in a demonstration against the military coup. (Photo by Ye Aung THU / AFP)
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16 December 2022
CPJ says jailing of Myanmar journalists has...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has warned that journalists in Myanmar are...