London, September 28, 2026—A quarter of a century after journalist Martin O’Hagan was shot dead in Northern Ireland, his family is still waiting for justice. On the anniversary of his death, CPJ and A...

Speaking with climate reporters about staying on the beat—because, as Bill McKibben put it, “for better or for worse, by this time next year, there’s no doubt in my mind that climate coverage will be…

On Feb. 17, 2026, four Cameroonian journalists were detained in Yaoundé for entering a center secretly holding deportees from the United States. After a six-month investigation, Forbidden Stories is…

To discuss President Trump's decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, Amna Nawaz spoke with Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Editorial: Politicians who threaten filmmakers rather than investigate alleged military crimes expose not strength but a leadership frightened of the evidence

New York, September 21, 2026—U.S.-based news organizations, including the Associated Press, Bloomberg, New York Times, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post have joined a statement affirmi...

Miami, September 18, 2026—President Donald Trump’s order to ban news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House news coverage violates First Amendment rights and is an alarming escalation of ho...

It’s been a month since journalist Mascuud Warsame was freed from a detention facility in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, but his memories of the harrowing experience are still vivid. He remembers trying to sleep in a tiny room where the lights were kept on most of the night, his stomach pains and acid reflux from...

Santiago Campos called out CBS at the Emmys, gets much of his news from YouTube and offers a glimpse of journalism’s next generation

Paris, September 17, 2026 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that his government will seek legislation to revoke the citizenship of Israelis who “defame” Israeli soldiers abroad, explicitly citing the documentary “NAZA” and its filmmakers, investigative journalist Yuval Abraham and filmmaker Rachel Szor, is a dangerous escalation in official efforts to intimidate and punish...

Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV wrote that the administration’s reasons for a rule limiting the length of stay for academics and journalists were “exceptionally weak.”

New York, September 15, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists and partner organizations call on the Chinese authorities to ensure journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin is freed without any arbitrary restrictions, as she approaches the end of a five-year prison sentence. Huang, whose reporting on human rights and sexual abuse helped spark China’s #MeToo movement, is due...

A pre-Climate Week NYC conversation on journalist safety, CPJ resources and the realities of freelance climate reporting. Join us Sept 18!

Journalists who fled Guatemala after being targeted for covering their former boss’s trial can now return following court rulings. But they worry the forces that drove them into exile are still in…

Ahead of this month’s parliamentary election, independent journalists in Kazakhstan have faced “unprecedented” pressure, ranging from criminal prosecutions to professional bans, and this crackdown…

In Tunisia, at least four journalists and commentators sentenced to prison over the last year remain free, trying to work and carry on with their daily lives while knowing they could be arrested and…

Arrest, prosecution, and censorship have long shaped the media landscape in Iran. Currently, nine journalists are known to be imprisoned for doing their job, including Iranian-American journalist Reza...