Letters

The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined the October 30 Coalition of human rights organizations in issuing a joint statement marking the International Day of Political Prisoners on October 30. The statement underscores the need for sustained international attention to individual political prisoners, for efforts to secure their release, and for accountability for abuses. More…

The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday joined 15 media outlets, journalist associations and press freedom organizations in urging the European Commission to improve journalists’ access to its documents, warning that delays were harming public debate across Europe. In a joint letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the groups said the Commission…

The Committee to Protect Journalists and partners on Monday called on the European Commission to stop the export by European Union member states of dual-use surveillance software to countries with records of spying on journalists. The joint letter to EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič makes recommendations aimed at addressing loopholes in the EU’s Dual-Use Regulation,…

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined partner organizations on Friday in condemning the referral to trial of Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent Egyptian outlet Mada Masr. The case is the latest escalation in Egypt’s crackdown on the press, which has included the arrest of all six Egypt-based journalists working for investigative platform Matsdaash and…

New York, October 21, 2026 – The Committee to Protect Journalists submitted testimony to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission ahead of its October 21 briefing on transnational networks fueling the war in Sudan, highlighting how foreign weapons, financing, personnel, and logistical support sustain armed actors responsible for killing, detaining, and otherwise targeting journalists. CPJ’s…

The Committee to Protect Journalists has written to Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yechiel (Michael) Leiter, demanding a criminal investigation into October 16’s violent assault on Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine while covering the olive harvest in the occupied West Bank. Levine was assaulted by masked settlers despite wearing a clearly marked “Press” vest….

On Friday, the Committee to Protect Journalists and six international media freedom and journalist groups issued a joint statement to mark the ninth anniversary of the killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and insisted that those responsible for ordering her murder on October 16, 2017, must be brought to justice.  The prominent investigative journalist…

The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday joined 12 local and international partner organizations in a joint statement condemning Turkish authorities’ decision to seize control of pro-opposition broadcaster Halk TV and block its social media accounts from access in Turkey.  The statement called on the Turkish government to “revoke the trustee appointment at Halk TV,…

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined Albanian and international partner organizations in an open letter calling on Albanian authorities to investigate repeated violence and obstruction affecting journalists covering protests, and ensure accountability. The letter came after serious incidents in the capital Tirana on October 13, when several journalists reported being physically assaulted or obstructed by…

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined Reporters Without Borders and other eight press freedom organizations in a statement on how the Brazilian presidential election could affect press freedom in the country. The first round was on October 4, and the October 25 runoff will feature the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Flávio…