Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations

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The Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations ({{langx|ru|Центр экстремальной журналистики}}) is a press advocacy group in Russia. Founded in 2000 as part of the Russian Union of Journalists, the center is the primary media watchdog in the country and produces a variety of publications, including the weekly bulletin of media news and commentary Dangerous Profession.[https://web.archive.org/web/20030704174343/http://www.cjes.ru/about/?lang=eng Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations website, "About the Center"].

The Center's director, Oleg Panfilov, warned against a proposition in Russia to arm journalists following the January 2009 murder of Novaya Gazeta reporter Anastasia Baburova and human rights attorney Stanislav Markelov.[http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=6739471&page=1 "Some Endangered Journalists Want Weapons"]. ABC News

In early 2012, the work of the Center was stopped by the efforts of its board and founder, the Russian Union of Journalists.