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Kathy Jones

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Editor and data diver. Trying to keep the lights on for journalism around the world. #PressFreedomIsYourFreedom CPJ.org 🕯️💻

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John Sands @iohn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A new survey from @knightfoundation.org and @ssrsresearch.bsky.social reveals a disquieting decline in how free Americans feel to use the freedoms protected by the #FirstAmendment without government interference or punishment. 🧵
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Knight Foundation-SSRS Poll: Americans Feel Free Expression is Eroding - Knight Foundation
For more than two decades, Knight Foundation has commissioned research to better understand Americans’ lived experience with the First Amendment and free expression. As the country marks its 250th ann...
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Robert Fields @robertfields39.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"The Monster's Monsters" Trump's Private Militia Can Mask All They Want. They cannot destroy records, financial records, bank records, payroll stubs and withholding. They may want to think about how they might on day be tracked down as they are now tracking people down. #Impeach #Convict #Remnove
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🏆 CPJ will honor journalists from Colombia, Eritrea, El Salvador, Hungary, Lebanon + Myanmar at the 36th annual International Press Freedom Awards in November. Carlos Dada, the Salvadoran journalist who co-founded El Faro in 1998, will receive the Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award. cpj.org?p=605324
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Regardless of where you stand politically, a free press plays a critical role in holding those in power accountable! Links: cpj.org/2026/07/cpj-... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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CPJ condemns Trump DOJ’s subpoena of NYT journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) demands that the Trump administration withdraw subpoenas targeting several reporters from The New York Times after the news outlet reported this week on secu...
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 23/07/2026
Trump’s targeting of NYT journalists isn't about national security — it's about settling scores. The Times’ reporting actually bolstered national security by exposing problems with the president’s plane. “Trump’s hangers-on should be sending the Times thank-you cards, not subpoenas.”
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. government withdraws subpoenas for NY Times reporters in investigation of sources related to new Air Force One jet.
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
🏟️ Journalists: CPJ is here to ensure you stay safe while covering crowd events at the #WorldCup. Save this guidance for encountering crowd violence and police aggression, including violent dispersal tactics, detention, or arrest. More expert tips from CPJ👇 cpj.org/issue/world-...
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Investigative Reporters & Editors @ire.org · 24/06/2026
The IRE Board of Directors has selected its 2026-27 Executive Committee for the coming year. Please join us in congratulating them. Read more: bit.ly/4gEqdCa
A photo of five people of various shades and ethnicities. The graphic says "IRE" "Meet the IRE 2026-27 Board of Directors' Executive Committee". 

It includes their names and their positions.
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Good news 🎉 Senegalese journalist René Capain Bassène — an innocent man who was serving a life sentence for a murder he didn’t commit — has been released after 8 years in prison. CPJ’s Francophone Africa Representative Moussa Ngom is on the ground with Bassène to celebrate his release.
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
CPJ has advised journalists traveling throughout the United States for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup may face questioning or hostility from immigration officials at the border or around venues. Read more⤵️ cpj.org/2026/05/cpj-...
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CPJ urges heightened awareness for journalists traveling to US for FIFA World Cup  - Committee to Protect Journalists
May 21, 2026, New York, NY — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has advised journalists traveling throughout the United States for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup may face questioning or hostili...
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
State media is a component of LLM training data. A new Nature study says this material is laundered into what presents as objective chatbot text. LLMs also give more pro-regime answers when prompted in the official language of low-press-freedom countries than in English.
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Language Models Trained on State Media Sources Launder Propaganda
Tech Policy Press is a nonprofit media and community venture intended to provoke new ideas, debate and discussion at the intersection of technology and democracy. We publish opinion and analysis.
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
A key Senegalese rebel leader has broken his silence on jailed journalist René Capain Bassène, refuting the prosecution's accusation that Bassène incited him to murder 14 illegal loggers in 2018. Read more: cpj.org/2026/05/sene...
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Senegal rebel leader rejects prosecution claims against journalist René Capain Bassène - Committee to Protect Journalists
A key Senegalese rebel leader, César Atoute Badiate, has broken his silence on jailed journalist René Capain Bassène, refuting the prosecution’s claim that Bassène was a militant fighting for independ...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
There must be an urgent international investigation into Israel’s murder of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, including its obstruction of medical crews’ access to save her. “If this obstruction did not happen, we might have Amal alive today,” CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah told @democracynow.org.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
“The new owner of CBS and the editor-in-chief of the news division set an explicit objective of appealing to the center right and the center left. That is a political goal. It is not a journalistic one.” — Marty Baron, former top editor at the Washpost ethicsandjournalism.org/2026/04/15/o...
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Our Shared Ethical Compass - Ethics and Journalism
Keynote address of the Peter F. Collier Awards for Ethics in Journalism, April 15, 2026 delivered by Marty Baron, acclaimed former executive editor of The Washington Post and The Boston Globe.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Alex Jones yesterday, April 22nd of 2026, is once again saying the Sandy Hook massacre was a false flag done by "professional shooters." It is imperative we take over that studio as soon as possible.
https://www.mediamatters.org/infowars/alex-jones-discusses-sandy-hook-mass-shooting-all-big-setup
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🚨 #Breaking: CPJ welcomes the news that Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been acquitted. Full details are still being ascertained but his international legal team confirms that he has been found innocent of the charges and he is expected to be released imminently. Read more⤵️ cpj.org/wp-content/u...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
An international counsel team acting on behalf of the two sisters of journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin is filing urgent appeals with United Nations experts, raising concerns about his arrest, prosecution and ongoing arbitrary detention. #freeahmed #freeahmedeldin #journalismisnotacrime
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 10/04/2026
Journalist Estefany Rodríguez was arrested and detained by ICE agents and held in custody for 15 days. In Episode 23, you’ll hear from Tennessee Lookout senior reporter Anita Wadhwani. She’s been covering Rodríguez’s case and how members of the Tennessee media community are reacting.
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When ICE enforcement and the First Amendment collide • West Virginia Watch
Trump’s second term has been marked by aggressive attacks on the press that have led to restrictions in access, the search of a reporter’s home, heated public exchanges and even arrests.
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
CPJ, part of the Hold the Line coalition, welcomes the Supreme Court of the Philippines’s dismissal of one of the biggest cases against @rappler.bsky.social. The lawsuit sought to shut down Rappler, which has been subjected to a campaign of legal persecution since 2017. tinyurl.com/3fcbef23
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It's final: Rappler wins vs 2018 SEC shutdown order
This comes after the Supreme Court ended the case that sought to shut down the digital media company
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
#Lebanon: CPJ strongly condemns the killing of Mohamed Sherri, a journalist with Hezbollah-affiliated broadcaster Al-Manar TV, in an Israeli strike on a residential building he lived in with his family in the central Beirut neighborhood of Zuqaq al-Blat on the morning of March 18. cpj.org?p=574970
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Lebanese journalist killed in Israeli strike on central Beirut - Committee to Protect Journalists
Amman, March 18, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the killing of Mohamed Sherri, a journalist with Hezbollah-affiliated broadcaster Al-Manar TV, in an Israeli strike on a ...
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Student Press Law Center @splc.org · 19/03/2026
Are you a student journalist looking to implement public records in a story, but don’t know where to start? It’s #SunshineWeek, and we have the perfect resource! No matter what state you're in, SPLC's Letter Generator will help you request the records you need. splc.org/lettergenerator
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The Trump administration’s efforts to intimidate news outlets over their coverage of U.S. military action in the Middle East directly threatens the public’s right to know. cpj.org?p=575024
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CPJ condemns Trump administration’s intimidation tactics over US war coverage  - Committee to Protect Journalists
Washington, D.C., March 18, 2026— The Trump administration’s efforts to intimidate news outlets over their coverage of U.S. military action in the Middle East directly threatens the public’s right to ...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Since the war started in #Iran, CPJ has documented a surge in #pressfreedom violations across the region, including: 🔴 Arrests of journalists, 🔴 Interference with reporting, 🔴 Airstrikes damaging media infrastructure, and 🔴 Sweeping restrictions on coverage. cpj.org?p=573375
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Press freedom violations in the Middle East during the Iran war - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists is monitoring the impact of the current military escalation between Israel, the U.S. and Iran and its spillover across the Middle East on journalists and media wor...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Spyware has been used repeatedly against journalists and other members of civil society worldwide. New cases highlight risks of privacy and accountability. More from @jonathanrozen.bsky.social, CPJ Africa Program Coordinator, for @harvard-carr-ryan.bsky.social ⤵️ www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
CPJ calls on Iranian authorities to release all jailed journalists without delay and to ensure the safety, humane treatment, and access to food, medical care, and communication for all detainees. Journalists must not be made to bear the consequences of the escalating conflict. cpj.org?p=568519
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CPJ calls for immediate release of jailed journalists in Iran amid escalating conflict - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, March 3, 2026 –The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is gravely concerned about the safety of all journalists imprisoned in Iran amid the ongoing regional escalation and reiterates its ...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
“Journalists are being killed in record numbers at a time when access to information is more important than ever. We are all at risk when journalists are killed for reporting the news.” — CPJ CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social Read CPJ’s #2025KilledReport: cpj.org?p=553549
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/02/2026
NEW: Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils & paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others. After one inspection, the children just “cried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims. By @mckenziefunk.com @micarosenberg.bsky.social
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Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories
Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Voices Silenced | CPJ commemorates the life of Fiston Wilondja Mazambi, a Congolese freelance reporter and photographer. His death highlights the risks of freelance reporting and covering sensitive topics. Read CPJ's #2025KilledReport: cpj.org?p=553549
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
CPJ's new report details accounts of torture and abuse of Palestinian journalists in Israeli custody. “These journalists ... all offer separate testimonies that point to a clear pattern of systemic abuse,” CPJ CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social told @france24.com. Watch⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zrr...
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"We returned from hell’: Rights group raises alarm over torture in Israeli jails • FRANCE 24
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
“Nobody expected that it will last for four years” Today marks 4 years since the start of #Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine. Three journalists told CPJ about the work of journalists in Ukraine, how it has changed, and the challenges they now face.
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Journalist killings reached a record high in 2025 — the deadliest year since CPJ began collecting data more than three decades ago. Israel was responsible for two in three of these killings, driving the total number to 129 killed last year. Read CPJ’s #2025KilledReport: cpj.org?p=553549
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
New report: On February 19, 2026, CPJ will release a special report documenting the conditions Palestinian journalists report experiencing while in Israeli detention. The report draws on in-depth interviews from 59 Palestinian journalists released since October 7, 2023. cpj.org/2026/02/cpj-...
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CPJ to release report documenting Palestinian journalists’ claims of torture in Israeli prisons - Committee to Protect Journalists
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...
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Transparency International @anticorruption.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Since 2012, 150 journalists have been killed for reporting on corruption outside of war zones. Almost all of them died in countries with high levels of corruption. Check out the full #CPI2025 results here: anticorru.pt/3gK
Corruption and murder of journalists. Transparency International. Corruption Perceptions Index 2025.
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
CPJ has nominated imprisoned Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio for @unesco.org’s 2026 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, in recognition of her outstanding courage, commitment to journalism, and defense of press freedom in the face of adversity. Read more: cpj.org/2026/02/cpj-...
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CPJ nominates Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio for UNESCO’s Guillermo Cano Prize - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, February 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has nominated imprisoned Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio for the 2026 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, in reco...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
CPJ Asia-Pacific Program Coordinator Kunal Majumder's op-ed in @euobserver.com breaks down why Bangladesh’s election this week is a key moment for EU leverage to protect journalists. Read more⤵️ euobserver.com/202326/why-b...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/2026
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
SOON: Join CPJ CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social, New York Times columnist @polgreen.bsky.social + photographer John Abernathy for a flash briefing on press freedom in Minneapolis — including the arrest of journalists Don Lemon + Georgia Fort. 🗓️ 1/30 | 12pm Register👇 cpj-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Journalists covering Minneapolis ICE operations and protests are at the center of the action. CPJ safety experts have compiled resources for journalists to help you stay safe and mitigate risks.👇
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Asia is the region with the highest number of journalists behind bars in CPJ’s 2025 Prison Census, with 110 journalists accounting for one-third of the global total. cpj.org?p=553128 #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
CPJ documented a total of 330 journalists behind bars globally in connection with their work on December 1, 2025. Five journalists who were released in recent years spoke with CPJ about the horror they experienced behind bars. Learn more in CPJ’s #2025PrisonCensus: cpj.org?p=553128
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Kathy Jones @kathycpj.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
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Katrine Koenig @katrinekoenig.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
this isn't a pic of "a woman in 2026 yelling to protest against racist immigration raids", it's a woman screaming in shock and pain after ice agents violently dragged her out of her car, in which she tried to pass a protest on her way to an appointment with her doctor.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar. “There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
“Our goal is simple: We want zero imprisoned journalists in Venezuela. We think no journalists should be behind bars for reporting the news.” — CPJ Américas Regional Director Jose Zamora speaks with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation about press freedom in Venezuela cpj.org/2026/01/at-l...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
"CPJ condemns Israel’s decision to maintain a blanket ban on international media access to Gaza." — CPJ's MENA Regional Director Sara Qudah
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
CPJ is deeply alarmed by the harrowing public testimony given on Sunday by Palestinian freelance journalist Sami al-Sai, who described experiencing alleged torture and sexual violence while in Israeli prison. Read more⤵️ cpj.org/2025/12/pale...
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Palestinian journalist Sami al-Sai alleges torture, sexual violence in Israeli prison - Committee to Protect Journalists
Amman, December 16, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply alarmed by the harrowing public testimony given on Sunday by Palestinian freelance journalist Sami al-Sai, who described exper...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
CPJ and 34 other organizations, in a joint letter urged Yemeni authorities in Aden — including both the Presidential Leadership Council and the de facto Southern Transitional Council — to immediately release journalist Naseh Shaker. cpj.org/2025/12/cpj-...
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CPJ, partners call for the immediate release of Yemeni journalist Naseh Shaker - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists and 34 other human rights and press freedom organizations, in a joint letter on December 17, 2025, urged Yemeni authorities in Aden—including both the internationa...
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K Petrin @petrinkae.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Gender — and restrictive gender roles — are core to authoritarian projects. Society uses concepts of gender to sort people. Data both reflects and imposes these social definitions. Some notes from a speech about this last week: buttondown.com/stetdele/arc...
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what's in a data gap?
The project to redefine transgender data tells us some things about authoritarianism.
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
CPJ is grateful to @welch.senate.gov for organizing today’s press conference demanding accountability for Israel’s systematic targeting of the press, and to Sen. @vanhollen.senate.gov and Rep. @balint.house.gov for joining in solidarity. More⤵️ cpj.org?p=546370 Watch⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFp_...
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US senator’s revelations show Israel does not investigate war crimes against journalists; US and international community must step in - Committee to Protect Journalists
US government failed in its duty to pursue accountability for American journalist Dylan Collins, targeted in the October 13, 2023, Israeli attack that killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah  Washing...
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 11/12/2025
Trump admin officials are "trolling citizens and judges," @laurenleharper.bsky.social told @nytimes.com. "It indicates that ICE continues to feel increasing impunity and that it has the right to behave as a secret police that’s exempt from accountability."
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ICE Tells Watchdog It Has No Videos to Release of Chicago Operations
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