The federal judge, who cited Dolly Parton in his ruling, found that the state law violated the First Amendment.

We’ve had a few questions from EFF supporters lately, asking whether the images we use on our blog posts, or on donation and shop items, have been created with AI image generators. We’d like to

As LGBTQ+ communities celebrate Pride this June, many journalists continue to face an ugly reality: simply reporting on this community can open them up to prosecution, physical attacks, threats, arres...

Kittleson, a freelancer for several U.S. outlets, was seized last week in Baghdad by Kataib Hezbollah, a Shiite militia aligned with Iran.

Democrats erupt in protest, but Republicans make their peace with “negotiating Trump style.”

The views expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy or Harvard Kennedy School. These perspectives have been presented to encourage debate on important public policy challenges. February brought a flurry of surveillance news from Poland, Greece, Angola, and the U.S., highlighting issues of privacy and accountability.

The views expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy or Harvard Kennedy School. These perspectives have been presented to encourage debate on important public policy challenges. February brought a flurry of surveillance news from Poland, Greece, Angola, and the U.S., highlighting issues of privacy and accountability.

After strikes killed senior Iranian officials, Iran cut off internet access. Journalists are relying on satellite links, encrypted apps and smuggled footage to report from inside the country.

New York, February 18, 2026—Irish rock band U2 has named the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) one of three charitable partners it is supporting as it launches “Days Of Ash” — a self-contained co...

The team would be focused on finding and stopping terrorism, foreign intelligence operations and insider threats.

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Lockdown Mode is not just for dealing with remote malware — it also appears to shut down some forensic devices.

New York, February 17, 2026 — On Thursday, February 19, 2026, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will release a special report documenting the conditions Palestinian journalists report experie...

Latest press freedom news from around the globe.

New York, February 17, 2026 — On Thursday, February 19, 2026, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will release a special report documenting the conditions Palestinian journalists report experie...

Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post with real curiosity, and the things he said were interesting and specific. Over time, that changed.

Amid the stream of coverage of state-sponsored violence you may have missed the stories of the journalists arrested, detained or roughed up.

We are witnessing a dangerous escalation in the Trump administration’s attacks on the press and a clear threat to first amendment freedoms

FREE WEBINAR NOVEMBER 19: Stay safe out there! From ICE raids to protests, journalists are at risk in public these days more than ever. So how should you prepare before a public event? Our panel...

New York, October 28, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists renewed its call for an independent and transparent investigation into Israel’s killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu...

Free Press advocacy director Jenna Ruddock says the Trump administration is targeting anyone monitoring its expanding immigration enforcement operations.

An amNewYork article reporting on ICE intimidating the press sparked outrage from the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) and prompted the organization to

Israel is directly targeting media workers, rights groups warn.

New York, August 28, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an independent investigation into Monday’s killing of five journalists by multiple Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Y...

How legal experts are approaching the case.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether a Spanish-language journalist who was arrested covering a June protest near Atlanta

A journalist has recieved an apology from Northamptonshire police after being issued a harassment warning for sending right-of-reply emails.

Reporters demand apology from Tom Barrack, US special envoy to Syria, after his remarks at Beirut press conference

"It appears Israel is publicly admitting to targeting and killing journalists who have shown the world the scale of suffering in Gaza," 17 Senate Democrats wrote in a letter to U.S. Secretary of State...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported big increases since December in native-born population and jobholders. That’s not possible.

The laws of war are clear: journalists are civilians. To target them deliberately in war is to commit a war crime