American and Brazilian journalists threatened over Ukraine reporting
New York, March 26, 2026—Ukrainian authorities must promptly and thoroughly investigate recent threats against Jared Goyette, a U.S. reporter with English-language Ukrainian news outlet the Kyiv Independent, and Sérgio Utsch, a Brazilian correspondent with Brazilian television network SBT, following their investigation into alleged abuses in a military unit fighting under Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR), the Committee to…
CPJ, partners call for release of Turkish journalist İsmail Arı
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined eight other local and international press freedom and human rights organizations in calling on Turkish authorities to release daily BirGün reporter İsmail Arı, who was arrested pending trial last week. Arı’s arrest was based on a 2022 disinformation law that introduced prison sentences of up to three years for…
CPJ welcomes Kyrgyzstan’s release of journalist Makhabat Tajibek kyzy, calls for charges to be dropped
New York, March 23, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Kyrgyz journalist Makhabat Tajibek kyzy’s release from prison and calls on authorities to drop all charges against her. In 2024, Tajibek kyzy, the director of anti-corruption investigative outlets Temirov Live and Ait Ait Dese, was convicted on charges of calling for mass unrest and sentenced to six…
CPJ, partners highlight threats to public broadcaster’s independence in Lithuania
Berlin, March 23, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists and partner organizations offered strong support today for independent public service media in Lithuania and highlighted concerns about proposed amendments to the Law on Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT), currently under consideration by the country’s parliament. In a joint statement from the European Broadcasting Union and…
Reporter İsmail Arı imprisoned in Turkey for spreading ‘disinformation’
Istanbul, March 23, 2026—Turkish authorities must immediately release journalist İsmail Arı and stop misusing the disinformation law, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. Arı, a reporter for the leftist daily BirGün, was taken into custody in the northern province of Tokat, where he was visiting family on March 21. He was taken to Ankara the…
Belarusian journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva released after serving over 5 years in prison
Update: After publication, CPJ was able to confirm that two other journalists, Aleh Supruniuk and Valeryia Kastsiuhova, had been released domestically. Journalist Dzmitry Navazhylau remained behind bars as of April 7, despite initial reports that he was among those released. New York, March 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of Belarusian journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva, who was among 250 prisoners freed on Thursday…
Azerbaijani journalist Ahmad Mammadli sentenced to 6 years in prison
New York, March 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Azerbaijan to release journalist Ahmad Mammadli and credibly investigate claims that police severely mistreated him. A court in the capital, Baku, sentenced Mammadli on Monday to six years in prison on a charge of causing serious bodily harm. Mammadli denied the charge and said it…
Veteran Turkish journalists Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak sentenced to prison
Istanbul, March 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urged the Turkish authorities on Monday not to fight the appeals of veteran journalists Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak. An Istanbul court found Altan, the former editor-in-chief of the defunct liberal daily Taraf, and Ilıcak, a former host for the defunct Can Erzincan TV, guilty of “aiding a [terrorist] organization without being…
Hungary mayor forcibly removes Telex reporters from ruling party campaign event
Berlin, March 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Hungarian authorities to swiftly investigate the forcible removal of reporters Judit Presinszky and Nóra Siteri with the news site Telex from a campaign event, and to ensure that journalists can cover election-related events without intimidation or violence. “Telex’s Judit Presinszky and Nóra Siteri being forcibly removed while…
Belarus sentences journalist Pavel Dabravolski to 9 years on treason charges
New York, March 9, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the March 6 sentencing of Belarusian journalist Pavel Dabravolski to nine years in jail on treason charges, and calls on Belarusian authorities to release him immediately. Dabravolski’s trial, held behind closed doors, started in Minsk, the capital, on February 27. The charges under Article 356, Part 1 of…