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New York, February 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a Philippine court’s decision to deny journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio bail, and calls on authorities to drop all remaining charges against her and immediately end the judicial harassment. “Frenchie Mae Cumpio has been deprived of her freedom for more than six years. The latest ruling…

New Delhi, February 11, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned about the sentencing of investigative journalist Ravi Nair to one year’s imprisonment over social media posts critical of the Adani Group and calls on the Indian government to establish safeguards to protect journalists from being jailed for defamation. “The conviction of journalist Ravi…

New York, February 9, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday condemned the sentencing of publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison and jail terms of six to 10 years for former colleagues from the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, in Hong Kong’s largest media trial. “The rule of law has been completely shattered in…

New York, February 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Hong Kong authorities to cease targeting journalists and release all those behind bars, ahead of Monday’s expected sentencing of publisher Jimmy Lai and six former colleagues from his defunct Apple Daily newspaper, in the city’s largest media trial. “Jimmy Lai’s trial has been nothing…

New York, February 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists and more than 90 media groups around the world have called on Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to “right the wrong” and release jailed journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, as she marks six years behind bars on Saturday. In a joint letter to Marcos coordinated by CPJ…

Bangkok, February 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cambodian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Hem Vanna, who was arrested after publishing a report about a suspected cyberscam compound. On February 3, Vanna, a journalist with the local independent HVNN TV Online, was summoned by military police in the western border town…

New York, February 6, 2026—Chinese authorities must immediately release independent journalists Liu Hu and Wu Yingjiao, who were detained days after publishing a report accusing a local official of corruption, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Friday. Liu, 50, and Wu, 34, were detained on February 1, news reports said. The following day police in the southwestern city of…

New York, February 5, 2026—Pakistani authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Sohrab Barkat and ensure that his employer Siasat can continue to report the news freely, the Committee to Protect Journalist said on Thursday. Barkat was detained on November 26 on his way to attend a United Nations conference and is facing three separate…

The Committee to Protect Journalists has written to Bangladesh’s major political parties ahead of a national election scheduled for February 12, calling for urgent steps to safeguard press freedom and journalists’ safety. In separate letters, CPJ called on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, the National Citizen Party, and the Jatiya Party to make public…

Bangkok, January 28, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the alleged physical abuse of imprisoned Myanmar journalist Myat Thu Kyaw at Yangon’s Insein Prison and calls on authorities to immediately release him on humanitarian grounds. Prison authorities orchestrated an assault on Myat Thu Kyaw and three other political prisoners using members of an incarcerated…