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US press freedom crisis has global implications

The United States is the third deadliest country for journalists in 2018, after Afghanistan and Syria, in the wake of the Capital Gazette shooting in Maryland. According to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, dozens of journalists have been attacked, while at least three have been arrested this year. An international delegation of press freedom groups found journalists face a range of threats and press freedom in Midwestern states has worsened in recent years. President Trump did not cause these problems, but his hostile rhetoric is having a terrible influence on press freedom around the world. Hundreds of U.S. newspapers are reminding readers of the value of America's free press.

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

CPJ and the Freedom of the Press Foundation, in collaboration with other press freedom groups, lead this nonpartisan website on the number of press freedom violations in the United States.

Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, center, First Lady Maesaea Thabane, and King Letsie III are pictured during Thabane's inauguration on June 16, 2017 in Maseru. MoAfrika FM has reported critically on the prime minister and his wife. (Samson Motikoe/AFP)

Lesotho authorities accuse MoAfrika FM of incitement for critical reports

Mozambican people celebrate the 40th anniversary of their country's independence from Portugal on June 25, 2015, in Maputo. The Mozambican government imposed high fees on independent media on July 23, 2018. (AFP/Adrien Barbier)

Mozambican government imposes crippling fees on independent media

Afghan security personnel patrol in Ghazni city. Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan forces in and around Ghazni has left at least 20 civilians dead since August 10, the AP reported. (AP/Mohammad Anwar Danishyar)

Media worker killed, telecom connections destroyed in Afghanistan

People stroll by the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey on April 20, 2018. Turkey's press crackdown continues, with more journalists arrested or charged for reporting critically. (Reuters/Murad Sezer)

Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of August 6, 2018

President Yameen, center, surrounded by his body guards in the capital, Malé, in February 2018. The president was criticized today for comments he made about missing Maldives journalist Rilwan. (AP/Mohamed Sharuhaan/File)

Maldives president's off-hand comment on missing journalist Rilwan highlights need for fresh investigation

At a national dialogue with President Daniel Ortega in May 2018, a woman holds up a newspaper showing images of people who died in protests in Nicaragua. More media outlets are providing hard-hitting news about the violent crackdown. (AP/Alfredo Zuniga)

In Nicaragua, Ortega's control over the media slips even as a government crackdown intensifies

On the table

On the table: Why now is the time to sway Rouhani to meet his promises for press freedom in Iran

A colleague of Iraqi reporter Shifa Gardi lights a candle at a vigil for her in the Rudaw TV office in Erbil. Iraq is the deadliest country for journalists in 2017. (AFP/Safin Hamed)

In absence of fresh military conflict, journalist killings decline again

Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri (left) and Alagoa Morris (right) in Abuja after Abiri's release from detention on August 15, 2018. (Alagoa Morris)

CPJ welcomes release of Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri

Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, center, First Lady Maesaea Thabane, and King Letsie III are pictured during Thabane's inauguration on June 16, 2017 in Maseru. MoAfrika FM has reported critically on the prime minister and his wife. (Samson Motikoe/AFP)

Lesotho authorities accuse MoAfrika FM of incitement for critical reports

Mozambican people celebrate the 40th anniversary of their country's independence from Portugal on June 25, 2015, in Maputo. The Mozambican government imposed high fees on independent media on July 23, 2018. (AFP/Adrien Barbier)

Mozambican government imposes crippling fees on independent media

Data & Research

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missing globally

Journalists killed since 1992

CPJ calls on EU's Mogherini to assist scores of journalists trapped in southern Syria

CPJ writes to EU's Mogherini to request assistance with the protection of scores of journalists who remain in southern Syria at grave risk. The more than 60 journalists are in danger of arrest and torture because of their work.

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