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CPJ Insider: Year-End Edition
Thank you for all of your support this year, as CPJ confronted grave
dangers to journalists and press freedom around the world. With you
standing with us, we can continue to defend freedom of expression and
your right to know the truth. Here are some highlights of 2021, which
were made possible thanks to your support.
Mahmoud Goma released from prison
(Mahmoud Hussein Gomaa, seen with his daughter after his release from
an Egyptian prison in February 2021. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
We helped free more than 100 imprisoned journalists
This year, CPJ helped win the release of 101 imprisoned journalists,
the most we have ever helped free. This includes nearly 40 journalists
released from prison in the Middle East and North Africa and 21 freed
in Europe and Central Asia--specifically, in Turkey. Learn more
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AFP - Valdez memorial
We helped win convictions in journalist murders
When a journalist is murdered, we talk to their families and friends,
we consult their colleagues, and we speak to local authorities. We
conduct advocacy and report on the murder in our work. We call on
local and national authorities to ensure the killers are brought to
justice. Learn more »
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Lucy Westcott with Afghan journalist Zahra Adeli in Doha
We helped protect Afghan journalists
In August, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, sparking a crisis
for human rights and press freedom in the country. CPJ's Emergencies
department, formed in 2016 to offer comprehensive rapid-response
support to journalists under threat, quickly sprang into
action. Learn more »
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Must-reads
In an opinion piece for The Guardian
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, CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon highlights how the Nobel Peace
Prize bestowed upon Philippine journalist Maria Ressa and Russian
editor Dmitry Muratov won't be meaningful unless governments ensure
the rights of all journalists are protected.
Simon, in an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times
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, examines how the arrests of reporters in that city send a dangerous
message to repressive governments. These arrests, Simon says,
undermine "American democracy and provides an awful example
globally."
CPJ in the news
"A record number of journalists are in prison right now,
according to press freedom report
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"2021: A grim year for journalists
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," Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
"How to hold the line: 4 journalism survival tips from 2021
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa
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," The Journalist's Resource
"Bloomberg News China staff Haze Fan still detained one year on
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," Bloomberg
"Free media essential to independent judiciary, parliament
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," Dawn
"Tigray rebels executed dozens of civilians, report says
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," The New York Times
"Media crackdown in Lesotho as radio station banned for a few
weeks
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," News24
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