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Former El Ciudadano Director Josefa Barraza resigned from the newspaper after facing multiple lawsuits from politicians alleging defamation. (Screenshot: Turno/YouTube)

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…

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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…

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Multiple journalists were attacked at demonstrations linked to the deadly 2024 Novi Sad railway station collapse, seen here. The collapse sparked nationwide protests that have since grown into a broader movement against corruption and President Aleksandar Vučić’s increasingly authoritarian rule.

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…

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Nigerien journalists Youssouf Sériba (left), Oumarou Abou Kané, and Ibro Chaibou

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…

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Parviz Sedaghat, a prominent economist and editor, was arrested by Iranian authorities in November.

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. Sedaghat, editor-in-chief of Naghde Eqtesad Siyasi (Political Economy Critique), an independent platform that publishes critical essays on the economy…

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Mariana Rață received a death threat on October 30 following an interview with Renato Usatîi, the president of the populist Moldovan party Partidul Nostru (Our Party), seen here.

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…

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After a violent assault by masked protesters, journalist José Ismael Martínez reaches riot police for protection during clashes in Pamplona on October 30, 2025.

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…

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Prominent Indian journalist Rana Ayyub, her father face threats

New Delhi, November 3, 2025—Indian authorities must take immediate steps to guarantee the safety of journalist and Washington Post columnist Rana Ayyub and her family, after she received multiple threats via her phone from someone who knew her home address, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. “The threats of violence made against Rana Ayyub…

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Nearly seven years after journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela was shot and killed, the Ghanaian authorities have failed to identify and hold accountable those responsible.

No justice for murdered Ghanaian journalist as world marks day to end impunity

Abuja, November 3, 2025—As the world marks yet another International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists without accountability for the killing of Ghanaian journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela, the Committee to Protect Journalists calls for global solidarity. Divela, a member of the investigative outlet Tiger Eye PI, was murdered near his family home in…

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Beltrán’s body was found in the town of Río Chico, near the state capital of Durango, with a message. (Screenshot: capodgo7/TikTok)

Mexican journalist Miguel Ángel Beltrán killed in Durango

Mexico City, October 31, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Mexican authorities to immediately, credibly, and transparently investigate the killing of journalist Miguel Ángel Beltrán, whose remains were found wrapped in a blanket in the northern state of Durango on the morning of October 25. Beltrán’s body was found in the town of Río…

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