Erik Crouch

Web Editor at UN Women

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PHOTOS: The Great Sphinx of China

Jan 31, 2024 | thatsmags.com | Erik Crouch

About halfway between the Forbidden City and the Sphinx, the mud finally broke through our shoes and started to seep into our socks. We had tried to hitch a ride from a few of the motor scooters parked outside the Tian’anmen gates, and from the omnipresent minivans carting workers from one international landmark to another – but to no avail. That’s how we ended up walking through the muddy depths from Qing dynasty China to ancient Egypt.
Armed men attack Nigerian journalists covering clashes in Bayelsa state

Aug 30, 2023 | cpj.org | Erik Crouch

Abuja, August 30, 2023—Nigerian authorities should swiftly identify and hold to account those responsible for recently attacking a group of journalists in southern Bayelsa state, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.
CPJ, partners call on Bangladesh to dismiss Digital Security Act cases over freedom of expression

Aug 30, 2023 | cpj.org | Erik Crouch

Prime Minister Sheikh HasinaPeople’s Republic of BangladeshSent via emailDear Madam Prime Minister Hasina,We, the 19 undersigned press freedom and human rights organizations, write to seek your administration’s urgent intervention to immediately end the harassment and intimidation of journalist Adhora Yeasmean, who faces an investigation under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for her April 29 video report for RTV on the alleged crimes of the religious organization Rajarbagh Darbar Sharif.
CPJ calls on Nigerian president to improve press freedom

Aug 29, 2023 | cpj.org | Erik Crouch

Bola Ahmed Adekunle TinubuPresident of the Federal Republic of NigeriaSent via emailDear President Tinubu,We at the Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent nongovernmental organization that defends press freedom globally, write to request that your administration take swift and deliberate actions to improve conditions for the press in Nigeria. As you mark three months in office, there is no better time to revitalize press freedom throughout the country.
Algerian journalist Mustapha Bendjama sentenced to 2 years in prison

Aug 29, 2023 | cpj.org | Erik Crouch

New York, August 29, 2023—The Committee to Protect journalists condemns the two-year prison sentence issued to Algerian journalist Mustapha Bendjama on Tuesday, August 29.
Turkish authorities again block Voice of America’s Turkish website

Aug 29, 2023 | cpj.org | Erik Crouch

Istanbul, August 29, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish authorities to reverse their recent decision to block access to the Turkish-language website of the U.S. Congress-funded broadcaster Voice of America. “Turkish authorities’ relentless attempts to control the flow of news and information in the country have led to yet another court order blocking access to Voice of America’s Turkish website,” said Özgür Öğret, CPJ’s Turkey representative.
Chadian news website Alwihda Info suspended over coverage of president

Aug 25, 2023 | cpj.org | Erik Crouch

Dakar, August 25, 2023 – The Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday called for authorities in Chad to immediately reverse the suspension of the privately owned news website Alwihda Info and stop censoring news outlets for their work. “Chadian authorities should reverse their decision to suspend Alwihda Info at once and ensure media outlets do not face retaliation for covering issues of public interest,” said Angela Quintal, CPJ’s Africa program coordinator in Durban, South Africa.
Journalist Islam Kashani arrested in Iraqi Kurdistan

Aug 25, 2023 | cpj.org | Erik Crouch

Beirut, August 25, 2023 – Iraqi Kurdish authorities should immediately and unconditionally release journalist Islam Kashani, disclose the reasons for his arrest and the raid on his home, and ensure the press can work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday.
CPJ condemns Russian court's 3-month extension of detention of US journalist Evan Gershkovich

Aug 24, 2023 | cpj.org | Erik Crouch

New York, August 24, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a Russian court’s decision on Thursday to extend the pretrial detention of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich until November 30. “Every new extension of Evan Gershkovich’s detention is a blow to the freedom of the press in Russia and an attack on the work of foreign correspondents in the country,” said Carlos Martinez de la Serna, CPJ’s program director.
Egyptian authorities arrest father of freelance journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada

Aug 23, 2023 | cpj.org | Erik Crouch

New York, August 23, 2023 – Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Gamal Abdelhamid Ziada and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On Tuesday, August 22, plainclothes state security forces arrested Ziada, the father of Belgium-based freelance Egyptian journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada, on a street in Giza, according to news reports and a tweet by the journalist.