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CPJ Insider: April 2023 edition
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French journalist Olivier Dubois is seen as he arrives at the Villacoublay airport near Paris on March 21, 2023. (AFP/Yves Herman)
French journalist Olivier Dubois released after nearly 2 years of captivity in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French freelancer, went missing on April 8, 2021, in the Malian region of Gao while seeking an interview with the local leader of the Al-Qaeda affiliated group Jamaa Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin. His abduction was made public in a video posted online that May. On Monday, March 20, 2023, Dubois was released. Learn more »
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 CPJ attends SXSW in Austin, Texas
CPJ President Jodie Ginsberg attended SXSW in Austin, Texas, in early March to participate in a panel discussion on “The State of Journalism: Funding, Safety, and Trust." Learn more »
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 CPJ hosts OSCE side event on Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan was once known as an “island of democracy” surrounded by countries with strong authoritarian governments in Central Asia, but in recent years, the human rights and press freedom situation has deteriorated. Learn more »
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Must-reads
CPJ spoke with Li Zehua, an independent YouTube journalist who goes by the name Kcriss Li, about his early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China, particularly at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Li told CPJ he was taken by authorities, questioned, and forcibly quarantined. When asked about his detainment, Li responded, “Even though I had courage, and as brave as I am, I still trembled. In that fear, there was total disappointment with the [Chinese] state. I thought the first half of my life had been terminated.”
CPJ is calling on local authorities to swiftly and thoroughly investigate attacks on journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina covering a gathering of LGBTQ activists. Four journalists were treated for minor injuries at an emergency room after attackers threw bottles and beat them with sticks as they left the gathering. “Authorities must do their utmost to ensure that reporters can cover events of public interest safely, and without fear that they will be harassed and attacked,” said Attila Mong, CPJ’s Europe representative.
CPJ is demanding authorities in Ecuador investigate bombs sent by mail to at least five journalists, including TV and radio reporters and a news commentator. The bombs were sent in manila envelopes containing USB drives and threatening messages. One journalist was injured after the USB drive exploded once plugged into his computer. “This is an absolutely clear effort to muzzle journalists who have been aggressive in their coverage or to muzzle the media,” Interior Minister Juan Zapata told reporters.
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CPJ in the news
“Watchdog condemns Tunisian Parliament ban on independent and foreign media,” Arab News
“Will verdict in killing of Slovak journalist be a rare sign of hope?” EUObserver
“Journalist under police protection after shooting in India,” VOA
“A Russian editor evades Putin’s censorship,” The New York Times
“Turkish journalists detained over quake reporting,” BBC
“We recorded 14 cases of harassment, detention or attacks on journalists during the election - Rosen,” Arise News
“The life and death of a Ukrainian photographer,” The New Yorker
“Opinion: Poisoned schoolgirls, jailed journalists. The fight against censorship in Iran continues,” Yahoo! News
“‘My questions are turned into a weapon to kill me’: The deadly war against Iraq’s journalists,” The Guardian
“Israel shuts down Palestinian radio station’s Israeli operations,” Arab News
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