CPJ, civil society groups call for Congress to pass Transnational Repression Policy Act
CPJ signed a joint letter on March 16 with 34 diaspora, human rights, and civil society organizations urging the U.S. Congress to hold markup sessions for the bicameral and bipartisan Transnational Repression Policy Act (H.R. 4829/S.2525). The bill would establish stronger U.S. mechanisms to protect people from foreign government threats and to hold perpetrators accountable….
Timeline: Estefany Rodríguez’s arrest and ICE detention
Nashville Notícias reporter Estefany Rodríguez was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on March 4, 2026, despite being in the United States legally. She arrived in the U.S. in 2021 and sought asylum after facing death threats in relation to her reporting in her native Colombia. At the time of her detention, Rodríguez…
CPJ urges Brazilian authorities to return equipment seized from journalist in Maranhão
São Paulo, March 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Brazilian authorities to end the police investigation against journalist Luís Pablo Conceição Almeida, known as Luís Pablo, and return personal equipment seized from his house on March 10 by order of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) Judge Alexandre de Moraes. The Federal Police raided Luís…
CPJ calls for Estefany Rodríguez’s release from ICE custody after immigration judge grants bond
Washington, D.C., March 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Monday’s order to release on bond journalist Estefany Rodríguez, whose lawyers said she was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without being presented a warrant and urges the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release her immediately and unconditionally. On Monday, an immigration judge…
CPJ, Free Press lead call for journalist Estefany Rodríguez’s release from ICE detention
The Committee to Protect Journalists and Free Press led a coalition of more than 40 press freedom, human rights, and media organizations in a joint statement Tuesday calling for the release of journalist Estefany Rodríguez from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Rodríguez was detained on March 4 in Nashville, Tennessee, in a targeted ICE…
CPJ calls on immigration authorities to release Tennessee-based journalist Estefany Rodriguez
Washington, D.C., March 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on immigration authorities to unconditionally release journalist Estefany Rodríguez, who was detained without warrant on March 4 despite being in the United States legally, according to news reports. Rodríguez has reported on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity for Nashville Notícias. According to multiple reports, Rodríguez was detained…
CPJ urges Panamanian authorities to lift order blocking reporting on 2 prominent state contractors
Mexico City, March 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Panamanian authorities to immediately rescind a four-month-old “protection order” issued against political commentator Sabrina Bacal and Venezuelan investigative journalist Roberto Deniz, which prohibits them from reporting on the alleged business dealings of two prominent state contractors. On Friday, a guarantee judge is scheduled to hold…
CPJ calls on acting Haitian prime minister to respect press freedom
The Committee to Protect Journalists called on acting Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé to respect press freedom in a letter delivered to his office via local courier on Tuesday. The letter expresses concern regarding recent actions taken by Haitian public officials that threaten press freedom and journalist safety in the country and urges Fils-Aimé…
Independent photographer among 30 more arrested, charged in connection with Minnesota ICE protest following Lemon and Fort cases
Washington, D.C., March 2, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) calls on the Department of Justice to drop all charges against independent photographer Shane Ryan Bollman, known professionally as Junn Bollmann, who was arrested and released by federal law enforcement in Los Angeles on February 27 in connection with his coverage of a January 18…
Cameroon police probe journalists investigating secret US migrant deportations, seize equipment
Dakar, February 23, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cameroonian police to drop a criminal trespass investigation into four journalists who were detained for five hours and had their equipment seized last week, three of whom were reporting for the Associated Press (AP) on the secret deportation of African migrants from the United States….