China upholds harsh 7-year prison sentence for journalist Dong Yuyu on spy charges
New York, November 13, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday urged Chinese authorities to immediately release journalist Dong Yuyu and allow him to reunite with his family, after a Beijing court upheld his seven-year sentence on espionage charges. The Beijing High Court issued a ruling saying it affirmed the conviction of the 63-year-old, his…
Nigerian travel journalist jailed on terror charges in Benin since January
Abuja, November 12, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Benin to release Nigerian YouTube-based travel journalist Mathew Ojoduma, who has been detained on terrorism charges since January 29. Beninese police arrested Ojoduma, founder of the Africa Views channel, which covers African cities, when he was crossing Benin’s northern border into Burkina Faso…
Myanmar junta hits AAMIJ News with election law charges, holds journalist in prison
Bangkok, November 12, 2025—Myanmar authorities must immediately drop charges against AAMIJ News, release its freelance contributor Myat Thu Kyaw, who has been in prison since January 2023, and stop harassing independent media covering election-related news, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On November 10, Myanmar’s military government filed charges against exile-run AAMIJ News for…
In Chile, 2 more investigative outlets hit by politicians’ criminal defamation cases
Mexico City, November 11, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Chilean authorities to stop the harassment and intimidation of journalists by politicians, who filed two separate criminal defamation cases against independent news outlets this week. “We are increasingly concerned about the misuse of lawsuits and judicial powers in Chile, particularly criminal defamation cases against…
Latest attack on an independent Haitian radio station marks 5th in 6 months
Miami, November 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned about the reported arson attack on independent radio station Radio Émancipation, the fifth such attack on a station in the last six months, and calls on the Haitian government to establish conditions in the country that allow journalists, and citizens more broadly, to work safely without…
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…
In Niger, 3 journalists jailed on cybercrime charges for allegedly sharing an invitation
Dakar, November 7, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerien authorities to free journalists Ibro Chaibou, Youssouf Sériba, and Oumarou Abou Kané who were remanded in southern Niger’s Kollo prison on November 3. The three were initially arrested on October 30 and are accused of sending an invitation to a government news conference to…
Iranian authorities arrest economist and editor Parviz Sedaghat amid crackdown
Paris, November 7, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iranian authorities to immediately release editor and economist Parviz Sedaghat and halt their escalating campaign against journalists, academics, and writers commenting on social and economic injustices. According to multiple reports, including Tehran-based outlet Rouydad24 and the Netherland-based Radio Zamaneh, Sedaghat, editor-in-chief of Naghde…
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…