Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ consists of around 40 specialists from various countries, with its main office located in New York City. When there are violations of press freedom, CPJ activates a network of reporters who work to highlight and address the situations of those affected. CPJ documents violations in authoritarian nations, war-torn areas, and even in well-established democracies. Its efforts are supported by a board of distinguished journalists from across the globe who help steer the organization's initiatives.

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Turkish journalist Öznur Değer’s terrorism trial opens for her reports on PKK

2 weeks ago | cpj.org | Avi Asher-Schapiro |Ahmed Zidan

Istanbul, May 21, 2025—Turkish authorities should release Öznur Değer ahead of her trial on Thursday and stop conflating reporting on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) with publishing propaganda for the outlawed group, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. “The prosecution of Öznur Değer is yet another example of the witch hunt against critical journalists in Turkey.
Alarm bells: Trump's first 100 days ramp up fear for the press, democracy

1 month ago | cpj.org | Katherine Jacobsen

The first 100 days of the Trump administration have been marked by a flurry of executive actions that have created a chilling effect and have the potential to curtail media freedoms. These measures threaten the availability of independent, fact-based news for vast swaths of America’s population.
CPJ Safety Advisory: Traveling to the US - Committee to Protect Journalists

1 month ago | cpj.org

A stated policy goal of the Trump administration is to significantly change U.S. travel and immigration policies. Foreign nationals whose countries do not meet U.S. vetting standards may be barred entry. Journalists will not be exempt and should anticipate potential restrictions or questioning when traveling to or from the United States. Under a draft Trump...
In record year, China, Israel, and Myanmar are world’s leading jailers of journalists

Jan 16, 2025 | cpj.org | Arlene Getz

China, Israel, and Myanmar emerged as the world’s three worst offenders in another record-setting year for journalists jailed because of their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2024 prison census has found. Belarus and Russia rounded out the top five, with CPJ documenting its second-highest number of journalists behind bars – a global total of at least 361 journalists incarcerated on December 1, 2024.
Tunisia uses new cybercrime law to jail record number of journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists

Jan 16, 2025 | cpj.org

Tunisia has reached a troubling milestone, with at least five journalists behind bars in CPJ’s December 1, 2024, prison census, the highest number since the organization began keeping track in 1992. Once hailed as a beacon of freedom in the Arab world after the 2011 revolution that sparked the Arab Spring, Tunisia is now erasing...
CPJ welcomes Gaza ceasefire, calls for media access and war crimes investigations

Jan 15, 2025 | cpj.org | Arlene Getz

Beirut, January 15, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Wednesday’s ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and calls on authorities to grant unconditional access to journalists and independent human rights experts to investigate crimes committed against the media during the 15-month long war.
CPJ, RSF, IJF call for release of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala

Dec 31, 2024 | cpj.org | Arlene Getz

Press freedom organizations and the organizers of the International Journalism Festival (IJF) called on Iran on Tuesday to release Italian journalist Cecilia Sala with immediate effect. Sala was arrested in Iran on December 19 and is being held in the notorious Evin prison.
2 journalists killed, 7 injured, in attack on media at Haitian hospital

Dec 24, 2024 | cpj.org | Arlene Getz

At least two journalists were among those killed and seven others injured when suspected gang members opened fire in a Christmas Eve shooting at the General Hospital in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, according to news reports and two Haitian journalists who witnessed the attack.
Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong jail is ‘breaking his body,’ says his son

Nov 18, 2024 | cpj.org | Beh Lih Yi

In his tireless global campaign to save 77-year-old media publisher Jimmy Lai from life imprisonment in Hong Kong, Sebastien Lai has not seen his father for more than four years. Sebastien, who leads the #FreeJimmyLai campaign, last saw his father in August 2020 — weeks after Beijing imposed a national security law that led to a massive crackdown on pro-democracy advocates and journalists. Among them Lai, founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.
Journalist attacked by business owner, security guards in Montenegro - Committee to Protect Journalists

Nov 14, 2024 | cpj.org

Berlin, November 14, 2024—A local business owner and his security guards insulted and attacked journalist Ana Raičković after following her and her family to their car outside a restaurant in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, on Sunday, November 10. One man grabbed Raičković, editor for online newspaper Pobjeda, by her throat and threatened her and...