Alerts

Editor’s Note: This alert has been amended to reflect that the journalists have been charged under Section 445 of the Cambodian criminal code. Bangkok, September 12, 2025—Cambodian authorities must immediately release journalists Pheap Phara and Phon Sopheap, drop all pending charges against them, and stop using anti-state laws to harass reporters, the Committee to Protect…

New York, September 11, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of at least eight Belarusian journalists, who were among 52 political prisoners freed on Thursday as the United States announced it was lifting sanctions on Belarus’ national airline. “CPJ celebrates that at least eight Belarusian journalists can finally return to their families after being freed from prison. They…

New York, September 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of journalist El-Rashid Mohamed Haroun, who was taken by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from the Ardeiba market in El-Geneina, West Darfur, in late July, and detained for unknown reasons, according to news reports and a journalist familiar with the case,…

New York, September 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Georgian authorities to swiftly investigate attacks on at least six journalists reporting on anti-government protests in the capital, Tbilisi, over the last week. Since November, dozens of journalists have been attacked, sometimes brutally, by police and masked attackers while reporting on mass protests against…

New York, September 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely alarmed by the installation of spyware on two Kenyan filmmakers’ phones while the devices were in police custody, and calls on authorities to drop a case against them and two other filmmakers and ensure that journalists are not further targeted for surveillance. Forensic analysis…

New Delhi, September 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nepali authorities to ensure the safety of journalists covering protests in the Himalayan nation, following reports the offices of at least two media outlets were set on fire and four journalists were injured in the unrest. Violent protests erupted in Kathmandu and other parts…

Washington, D.C., September 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Houthi authorities, who control most of Yemen, to immediately restore access to independent media outlet Barran Press, which the rebels have blocked via two internet service providers that they control. On September 6, Barran Press, which is based in the government-controlled city of Marib,…

Nairobi, September 9, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tanzanian authorities to lift a 90-day suspension of the popular discussion and news platform JamiiForums and to ensure that media can operate freely in the countdown to October’s elections. “JamiiForums’ suspension is the latest sign of the Tanzanian government’s deepening suppression of public discourse and raises concerns about…

Washington, D.C., September 9, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Trump administration to drop proposed changes that would shorten the length of foreign media visas, known as “I visas,” for journalists working in the United States. Currently, such visas can be extended up to five years based on employment and compliance with local law. Newly proposed restrictions would…

Istanbul, September 8, 2025—Turkish authorities must drop the charges brought against journalist Furkan Karabay alleging that he “insulted” the president and “made targets of” judicial officials, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. Turkish authorities arrested freelance court reporter Karabay in mid-May. Karabay spent more than 100 days in pretrial detention before being indicted. A court date has yet to…