Alerts

Abuja, July 15, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to immediately release Secret Reporters journalist Stanley Ugagbe, who was remanded to prison on Tuesday for two months of pretrial detention, and to drop the cybercrime and defamation charges against him and his publisher, Tega Oghenedoro, also known as Fejiro Oliver. Ugagbe was…

Jakarta, July 15, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by the Singapore High Court’s decision ordering Bloomberg and one of its reporters to pay S$460,000 (US$356,000) in damages to two senior ministers who sued them for defamation over an article about their property deals. The coordinating minister for national security, K. Shanmugam, and…

New York, July 14, 2026 –The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Jordanian authorities and the Jordan Press Association (JPA) to provide a full and transparent public account of the case of sports journalist Aisha Salman al-Alaiwat, professionally known as Rima Al-Abbadi, who was reportedly sentenced to over two years in prison and expelled from…

New York, July 14, 2026 – Moroccan authorities must immediately and unconditionally release French-Moroccan freelance journalist Ali Lmrabet, who has faced decades of pressure over his critical reporting, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. On Sunday, July 12, authorities arrested Lmrabet upon his arrival at a Tangier airport from Spain, where he has lived…

Washington, D.C., July 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senate Judiciary Committee members to hold acting Attorney General Todd Blanche accountable by asking about anti-press actions at the Department of Justice during his confirmation hearings this week. On July 10, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued federal grand jury subpoenas for New York Times reporters…

Mexico City, July 9, 2026—Mexican authorities must immediately and credibly investigate the killing of environmental journalist and content creator Manuel Alejandro Mora Serna and determine whether he was attacked in relation to his work as a reporter, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. The Guerrero State Human Rights Commission (CDHEG) confirmed in a July…

Abuja, July 10, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to stop harassing journalists, following the detention of journalist Zainab Sodiq on July 8, stringent bail conditions placed on Secret Reporters’ Stanley Ugagbe following his forcible disappearance on July 1, and an espionage summons issued to his publisher Fejiro Oliver on July 6….

New York, July 9, 2026—CPJ is concerned about a Ukrainian court’s decision to ban the publication of a journalistic investigation into the assets and business activities of the brother of a high-ranking Ukrainian official, in what appears to be an unprecedented move. On July 6, a court in Kyiv, the capital, issued an order prohibiting the Ukrainian investigative outlet Slidstvo.Info, the Ukrainian…

New York, July 9, 2026 – Algerian authorities must immediately release freelance journalist and blogger Mourad At-Mimou and stop targeting journalists for their online commentary, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Plainclothes police officers detained At-Mimou on July 7, while he was at a café in Tizi-Ouzou, in northern Algeria’s Kabylie region, according to…

Nazareth, Israel, July 8, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Israeli authorities to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into separate attacks targeting the offices of the Israeli daily Haaretz and broadcaster Channel 12 in Tel Aviv, and to ensure the safety of journalists and media workers. On Tuesday night, a masked person shattered…