Swiss public broadcaster executive receives death threat
Berlin, November 21, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists urgently calls on Swiss authorities to investigate an anonymous email death threat targeting Pascal Crittin, director of Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS). “In Switzerland, where threats against the press are exceptionally rare, this incident is deeply worrying,” said Attila Mong, CPJ’s Europe representative. “Intimidating journalists and media leaders…
Georgia upholds Mzia Amaglobeli’s 2-year prison sentence
New York, November 18, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Georgian authorities to release journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, a prominent media manager, after a Georgian appeals court upheld a decision on November 18 that sentenced her to two years in prison. The journalist, who has been widely recognized domestically and internationally as a political prisoner, reportedly plans to challenge…
Belarus court sentences 4 journalists to years of house arrest
New York, November 17, 2025—Belarusian authorities should immediately revoke the house arrests of journalists Natallia Semianovich, Mikita Piatrouski, Ruslan Raviaka, and Ludmila Zeliankova, and stop prosecuting journalists for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. On August 19, a court convicted the four on charges of “promoting extremist activity,” according to a source close to the case who…
CPJ, partners call on UN Working Group to issue opinion on imprisoned Russian journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalists and nine partner organizations urged the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on November 12, 2025, to issue an opinion on the case of imprisoned Russian journalist Nika Novak. The Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club recently filed submissions to the working group requesting an opinion finding that…
Protesters attack several journalists in Serbia
Berlin, November 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Serbian authorities to urgently investigate three incidents in which journalists were attacked or intimidated by what appeared to be pro-government supporters near the National Assembly in Belgrade. On November 3, four men, three of them masked, assaulted private news agency FoNet reporter Marko Čonjagić around 11 p.m. as he covered a rally linked to the…
CPJ, partners highlight escalating press freedom threats in Hungary
The Committee to Protect Journalists and partner organizations expressed strong support on Thursday for independent journalists in Hungary and highlighted the country’s escalating media freedom crisis following a one-day mission to Budapest on October 22. In meetings with journalists, media representatives, legal experts, and civil society, the delegation heard concerns about a severely restricted media…
Moldovan journalist Mariana Rață receives death threat
New York, November 3, 2025—Moldovan authorities must swiftly investigate a recent death threat sent to Mariana Rață, an investigative journalist and TV host with the independent broadcaster TV8, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. On October 30, Rață received voice notes on Facebook Messenger from Boris Cerlat, a Facebook user claiming to bea supporter of Renato Usatîi, the president of the populist…
Masked protesters attack Spanish journalist during clashes with police
Berlin, November 3, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Spanish authorities to swiftly identify and prosecute those responsible for the attack on reporter José Ismael Martínez while he was covering clashes between police and far-left protesters in Pamplona on October 30 2025. A group of five or six hooded individuals surrounded Martínez as he was…
Belarusian court sentences journalist Siarhei Chabotska to 3 ½ years in prison
New York, October 31, 2025—Belarusian authorities should immediately release journalist Siarhei Chabotska, and stop jailing journalists for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. A Belarusian court convicted Chabotska on charges of creating or participating in an “extremist” group and defaming the president of Belarus, and sentenced him to three years and six months imprisonment on October…
Russian drone attacks German TV crew reporting in Ukraine
New York, October 29, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for a thorough investigation into a recent Russian attack in Ukraine, which wounded Ivan Zakharenko, a local producer with German media group WELT. “The Russian attack on WELT journalists, which injured Ukrainian producer Ivan Zakharenko, is yet another illustration of the extraordinary risks journalists face while…