Europe & Central Asia

Berlin, April 10, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists and partner organizations marked the 27th anniversary of the assassination of Serbian newspaper publisher and editor Slavko Ćuruvija on April 10 by condemning the complete impunity for those responsible for one of the most serious attacks on journalism in the country’s history. Slavko Ćuruvija, a prominent critic of the…

Update: On April 10, a court in Moscow placed Roldugin under arrest until May 10, pending investigation.  Berlin, April 9, 2026—Russian authorities must immediately release journalist Oleg Roldugin and stop the targeted persecution of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose office was searched on Thursday in Moscow, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. On April 9, law…

New York, April 8, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Azerbaijani Supreme Court’s April 3 decision to uphold lengthy prison sentences for six journalists from the independent media outlet Abzas Media and a correspondent for U.S. Congress-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). CPJ calls on the authorities to immediately release all journalists wrongly jailed during the country’s…

Berlin, April 8, 2026—Ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary elections on April 12, the Committee to Protect Journalists is calling on all political parties to commit to restoring press freedom, starting with 10 priority issues.  Hungary’s media landscape has declined severely in the last 16 years under the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. His ruling Fidesz party…

Washington, D.C., April 2, 2026— The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and partners in the Journalist Assistance Network (JAN) condemn Russia’s unabashed attempt to silence independent journalism and the civil society that supports their critical work by designating the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) an “undesirable organization.”  In response, the JAN issued the following statement…

New York, April 2, 2026—Moldovan authorities must swiftly investigate the online smear campaign against Viorica Tătaru, a journalist with independent broadcaster TV8, and ensure that journalists in Moldova can report freely and without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Following Tătaru’s coverage of a March 21 gathering in memory of Ludmila Vartic, a kindergarten teacher who died on March 3 after apparently enduring years…

Berlin, April 1, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists and partner organizations raised serious concerns on Wednesday about the safety of independent journalists in Serbia, citing a deepening press freedom crisis marked by rising violence, threats, impunity, and tight political control. The warnings follow a two-day visit to Belgrade on March 26–27, where a coalition of…

Berlin, April 1, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Hungarian authorities to immediately drop all espionage charges against investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi, and ensure that journalists can cover national security issues without intimidation or threats of imprisonment. On March 26, Gergely Gulyás, chief of staff to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, announced that the government had filed criminal charges against…

New York, March 27, 2026—Ukrainian authorities must conduct a swift and thorough investigation into recent online harassment against Ukrainian journalist Anna Kalyuzhna and ensure that journalists can work without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday.  On March 6, Kalyuzhna, a journalist with Ukrainian investigative outlet Slidstvo.Info as well as Novynarnia, which has been…

The Committee to Protect Journalists submitted a statement for the record to a March 25 hearing held by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress on the abduction of Ukrainian children and ongoing accountability efforts related to the Russia-Ukraine war. The statement highlights the impact of the war on journalists and media.  The physical…