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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Committee to Protect Journalists

Committee to Protect Journalists stories: 4 news summaries

Reuters Journo Held by US in Iraq 8 Months

No charges against photographer; military cites insurgent ties

May 24, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amid the outrage over journalist Roxana Saberi’s detention in Iran, the US is holding a Reuters photographer in Iraq without charges, the Los Angeles Times reports. Ibrahim Jassam, 31, has been held since September “as the result of his activity with a known insurgent organization,” said a... More »

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Iraq • US military • detainee • photographers • journalist • photojournalist • Committee to Protect Journalists • Roxana Saberi • Ibrahim Jassam

 Mexico's Drug Lords
 Target Reporters 

Station attack comes with clear message to drop coverage

Jan 8, 09 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - The epidemic of violence related to Mexico's drug trade has spilled over into media coverage of the situation, with drug lords attempting to scare journalists out of doing their jobs. Mexico is one of the most dangerous places in the world for reporters, reports the Christian Science Monitor: Eleven died... More »

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media • Mexico • free speech • threats • Mexican drug war • journalists killed • drug cartel • Committee to Protect Journalists • narco-terrorism • Monterrey

US Military to Finally Release AP Photog

'Suspect' imprisoned two years in Iraq without charges

Apr 15, 08 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer detained in Iraq for two years will finally be released tomorrow, the US military has announced. Bilal Hussein, 36, was held on suspicion of having links to insurgents but was never brought to trial, and the military has now determined he's not a threat to... More »

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Human Rights Watch • Marine • Committee to Protect Journalists • Bilal Hussein • Salvatore Santoro • Tom Curley • Maj. Gen. Douglas M. Stone • amnesty law • UN Security Council • Central Criminal Court of Iraq

Journalists Aim to Finish Slain Comrade's Investigation

Chauncey Bailey Project delves into Muslim bakery linked to Oakland killing

Apr 7, 08 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Last summer's murder of a California journalist has prompted dozens of colleagues to join in finishing what he started, the Los Angeles Times reports. Chauncey Bailey was shot in August, police believe, over his investigation of an Oakland black Muslim bakery. "You have to let the community know you... More »

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crime • murder • journalism • Oakland Post • Oakland • Chauncey Bailey • Chauncey Bailey Project • Committee to Protect Journalists

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