Alerts

Nairobi, November 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to immediately lift the indefinite suspension of The Reporter, one of the country’s oldest independent newspapers. In a November 2 statement, the regulatory Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) accused the Amharic- and English-language editions of the newspaper and their digital platforms of repeatedly publishing…

Amman, November 5, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply alarmed by the rapid escalation of journalist detentions by Israeli authorities, with four journalists detained in the first four days of November, two of whom remain in Israeli custody. On November 2, Israeli soldiers arrested Radio Hawa presenter Samer Khuwaira from his home…

Nazareth, November 5, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention of Palestinian journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh, who was accused of “contacting a foreign agent” and had his detention extended by eight days after he was questioned about his journalism, according to his wife.  Israeli police and the Shin Bet, the country’s internal…

Kinshasa, November 4, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges the leaders of the new rebel movement, the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), to ensure the safety of journalist Guillaume Munguakonkwa, stop censoring Kamole FM, and allow media outlets to cover news freely and independently. On October 16, six FRN rebels, accompanied by…

New York, November 3, 2026 —The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Chinese authorities to immediately release veteran journalist Dong Yuyu instead of ordering him to carry out prison labor weeks after lung surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. “It is inhumane of Chinese authorities to expect 64-year-old Dong Yuyu to resume prison labor weeks…

New York, November 2, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Sudanese authorities to undo a new law making online and media publishing a state security crime. Under this updated law, journalists could face life in prison or the death penalty for simply doing their work. Furthermore, CPJ urges the government to ensure that cybercrime…

Amman, October 29, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention of Russian-Israeli journalist Andrey Khrzhanovskiy, known professionally as Andrey X, and U.S. journalist Jasper Nathaniel by Israeli forces near Umm Al-Khair, in the occupied West Bank. The arrests followed a violent assault by Israeli settlers against the two reporters and fellow freelance…

New York, October 28, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iranian authorities to overturn the convictions and immediately release journalists Artin Ghazanfari and Omid Faraghat. The two were sentenced to 26 and 10 years under Iran’s sweeping espionage law, which also criminalizes routine media activities. “Iranian authorities are using espionage and national security laws to punish…

New York, October 28, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the breakaway republic of Somaliland to release journalist Abdirahman Mohamed Ege, who has been held without charge since October 22 in the city of Hargeisa after interviewing a presidential aspirant. “Abdirahman Mohamed Ege has committed no crime, and the fact that he…

New York, October 28, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists demands the immediate release of Tunisian journalist Zied el-Heni, and the overturning of his four-year prison sentence. El-Heni was wrongfully convicted on Tuesday  on terrorism charges for his reporting, and refusal to reveal confidential sources. “Sentencing Zied el-Heni to four years in prison on terrorism charges for carrying…