2026
Max Blumenthal, Grayzone founder and editor-in-chief, interrogated over reporting assignment to Iran
Miami, July 15, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is alarmed by reports that journalist Max Blumenthal was interrogated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents for about two hours at Washington Dulles International Airport on July 11 after returning from a reporting assignment in Iran. Blumenthal, founder and editor-in-chief of the independent news site The Grayzone, told…
CPJ supports journalist’s testimony on press freedom in Venezuela submitted to US Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday submitted testimony from Venezuelan journalist Luz Mely Reyes, a recipient of CPJ’s 2018 International Press Freedom Award, to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission ahead of its hearing, “Human Rights in Venezuela: Status and Opportunity,” in Washington. Reyes, co-founder and editor of the Venezuelan outlet Efecto Cocuyo, drew…
Nigeria jails journalist for 2 months pending trial over corruption reporting
Abuja, July 15, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to immediately release Secret Reporters journalist Stanley Ugagbe, who was remanded to prison on Tuesday for two months of pretrial detention, and to drop the cybercrime and defamation charges against him and his publisher, Tega Oghenedoro, also known as Fejiro Oliver. Ugagbe was…
CPJ, partners call on Bangladesh to drop ICT case against journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined four other press freedom and human rights organizations on Wednesday in calling on Bangladesh’s government to drop any pending criminal charges against journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu, including in a crimes-against-humanity case. On May 14, Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) revealed Rupa, a former chief reporter and presenter…
CPJ warns Bloomberg defamation ruling could chill reporting in Singapore
Jakarta, July 15, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by the Singapore High Court’s decision ordering Bloomberg and one of its reporters to pay S$460,000 (US$356,000) in damages to two senior ministers who sued them for defamation over an article about their property deals. The coordinating minister for national security, K. Shanmugam, and…
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder: Landmark trial puts Malta’s press freedom back in spotlight
More than eight years after the assassination of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia sent shockwaves through Europe, all eyes are once again on the capital Valletta, where the alleged mastermind of her murder has been on trial since July 1. Yorgen Fenech, a powerful businessman, is standing trial on a charge of complicity in murder…
CPJ demands answers over reported jailing of Jordanian sports journalist
New York, July 14, 2026 –The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Jordanian authorities and the Jordan Press Association (JPA) to provide a full and transparent public account of the case of sports journalist Aisha Salman al-Alaiwat, professionally known as Rima Al-Abbadi, who was reportedly sentenced to over two years in prison and expelled from…
Moroccan authorities arrest journalist Ali Lmrabet over alleged false information
New York, July 14, 2026 – Moroccan authorities must immediately and unconditionally release French-Moroccan freelance journalist Ali Lmrabet, who has faced decades of pressure over his critical reporting, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. On Sunday, July 12, authorities arrested Lmrabet upon his arrival at a Tangier airport from Spain, where he has lived…
CPJ calls for accountability from Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche over DOJ press freedom violations
Washington, D.C., July 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senate Judiciary Committee members to hold acting Attorney General Todd Blanche accountable by asking about anti-press actions at the Department of Justice during his confirmation hearings this week. On July 10, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued federal grand jury subpoenas for New York Times reporters…
CPJ condemns Trump DOJ’s subpoena of NYT 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 security concerns involving President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One. The subpoenas were issued by Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, asking that the journalists…