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CPJ Insider: March edition
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CPJ's Carlos Martínez de la Serna (3rd on right) and CPJ
partners met in January with President Bernardo Arévalo, of
Guatemala (center), to discuss the case of journalist and publisher
José Rubén Zamora and advocate for his release. (Photo:
courtesy of Guatemala government)
Q&A on jailed publisher José Rubén Zamora with CPJ
Program Director Carlos Martínez de la Serna
It has been over a year and a half since publisher and journalist
José Rubén Zamora was imprisoned in Guatemala. The
swearing in of a new president in January presents new opportunities
to improve press freedom in the country. For this issue of Insider, we
spoke with CPJ Program Director Carlos Martínez de la Serna
about Zamora's case-and how CPJ can help. Learn more
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CPJ releases annual report on journalists killed in 2023
CPJ released a report showing that 99 journalists and media workers
were killed in 2023-the majority of them Palestinians killed in
the Israel-Gaza war. Learn more »
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Leading news outlets back journalists in Gaza
In a strong show of solidarity, CPJ-with the support of the
World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)-coordinated an
open letter from leaders of over 80 major news organizations
worldwide. Learn more »
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Must-read
CPJ called on Ethiopian authorities to release French journalist
Antoine Galindo who was arrested while interviewing Bate Urgessa, a
political officer with a party legally recognized in Ethiopia. "
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The baseless and unjustified detention of Antoine Galindo for carrying
out his legitimate journalistic duties is outrageous," said
Angela Quintal, head of CPJ's Africa program. On February 29, he
was released and subsequently left the country to return to France.
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CPJ joined a combined 120 people and entities, including victims and
their families, media outlets, press freedom groups, and human rights
groups, in two letters calling on the United Nations to help provide
accountability in the killing in south Lebanon of journalists by
Israeli strikes. United Nations special rapporteurs noted that "
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the journalists could not have been mistaken for combatants, given
their clear press insignia and that they were standing outside in the
open for almost an hour prior to the attack."
After Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador
provided contact information for The New York Times' Mexico
bureau chief Natalie Kitroeff, CPJ called on authorities to refrain
from publicizing personal information of journalists. "
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In the deadliest country for journalists in the Western Hemisphere,
where the vast majority of crimes against the press linger with
impunity, reporters are constantly subjected to threats sent to their
personal communication devices, with few, if any, of those threats
ever properly investigated," Jan-Albert Hootsen, CPJ's
Mexico representative, said in a statement.
CPJ in the news
"The journalists killed in Gaza - and what they tried to
show the world," The Washington Post
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"Peter Greste, Jodie Ginsberg and Jason Rezaian on the dire
state of press freedom," ABC listen
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"An Essential Intervention on Behalf of Embattled Palestinian
Journalists," The Nation
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"Senegal police clamp down on protesters as opposition rejects
election delay," Associated Press
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"Committee to Protect Journalists urges unhindered reporting,
internet access," DAWN
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"In 2023, Over 70% of Journalists Killed Were Palestinian,
Report Says," VOA
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"French journalist says leaving India after expulsion
threat," Le Monde
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"Despite mounting criticism, Greece's prime minister
defends record on rule of law," Associated Press
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"9 human rights groups call on UK PM to take urgent action to
help protect journalists in Gaza," Arab News
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"The War the World Can't See," The New York Times
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