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Journalist Alnor Suleiman Alnor died from injuries sustained in an October 3 drone strike on his home in the besieged city of El-Fasher, the capital of the North Darfur State.

Sudanese journalist Alnor Suleiman Alnor killed in RSF drone strike in El-Fasher

New York, October 7, 2025— The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Sudanese authorities to investigate the killing of journalist Alnor Suleiman Alnor, who died on Saturday from injuries sustained in an October 3 drone strike on his home in the besieged city of El-Fasher, capital of the North Darfur State. The strike was reportedly…

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Headshot of Guinean journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita of the Inquisiteur news website

Elderly father of Guinean journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita abducted

Dakar, October 7, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Guinean authorities to ensure that Elhadj Adama Keita, father of exiled Guinean journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita, is safely returned home, following his abduction by unidentified men. On September 29, two men grabbed 75-year-old Adama Keita by the neck and forced him into a pickup vehicle…

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Broadcast journalists Aimé Paluku (left) and Patient Chimusa

In eastern DRC, journalist faces knife attack, threats, another detained 3 times

Kinshasa, October 6, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to protect journalists, following a knife attack, robbery, and death threats against Patient Chimusa and the repeated detention of Aimé Paluku in government-controlled eastern regions. “The attacks and threats endured by journalist Patient Chimusa, along with the…

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Journalist Evren Demirdaş said he believes he was attacked in retaliation for his reporting.

Men assault Turkish reporter Evren Demirdaş in public

Istanbul, October 6, 2025—Turkish authorities in the eastern province of Elazığ must investigate the recent assault of journalist Evren Demirdaş and ensure his attackers and anyone behind the assault are held to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. On October 1, three men beat the journalist and broke his nose. Demirdaş, the Elazığ reporter for the…

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Lucas Griffith was working as an intern for the Ohio weekly publication CityBeat when he and colleague were arrested July 17. (Screenshot: YouTube: WHAS11)

Ohio journalist convicted after arrest while covering Kentucky protest

Washington, D.C., October 3, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed after a six-person jury on Thursday convicted Ohio journalist Lucas Griffith of failure to disperse while covering a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions, and imposed a $50 fine. “It is outrageous that journalists in the United States have faced trial in…

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French photojournalist Antoni Lallican had covered the war in Ukraine since March 2022.

Russian drone kills French journalist Antoni Lallican in Ukraine

New York, October 3, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the killing of French photojournalist Antoni Lallican in a Russian drone attack on Friday.  “CPJ is deeply alarmed by the Russian drone strike that killed French journalist Antoni Lallican and injured Ukrainian photojournalist Heorhii Ivanchenko, and calls on Russian and Ukrainian authorities to immediately investigate…

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Restrictive laws on foreign funding are part of a sharp decline in press freedom under the Georgian Dream party, whose flags are seen here.

Georgian authorities probe press organizations under foreign funding laws

New York, October 3, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Georgian authorities to repeal restrictive new laws covering foreign donor grants as Georgian authorities open investigations into the funding of at least five independent news outlets and a leading press association. Earlier this year, the Georgian Dream party overhauled legislation governing the foreign donor funding on which many independent…

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Boats with the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza are seen moored at the small island of Koufonisi, south of the island of Crete, on September 26, 2025.

CPJ calls on Israel to release journalists detained on the Global Sumud Flotilla

New York, October 2, 2025 – The Committee to Protect Journalists demands Israeli authorities immediately and unconditionally release the humanitarian crew of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, which includes at least 32 journalists, after the vessels were seized on October 1 and 2. “Detaining members of the press while reporting on a humanitarian mission is…

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Russian journalist Svetlana Khustik, seen here being detained, faces up to 10 years on charges of spreading “fake” information about Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Russia detains journalist Svetlana Khustik for ‘fake’ news about Ukraine war

New York, October 1, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Russian authorities to end the prosecution of Russian journalist Svetlana Khustik, who faces up to 10 years on charges of spreading “fake” information about Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and to release her immediately. On September 30, a court in the east-central city of Krasnoyarsk placed her under arrest for two months,…

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Houthi authorities abducted Yemeni freelance journalist Majed Zayed in Sanaa on September 23, 2025.

Yemeni journalist Majed Zayed disappears amid Houthi arrest campaign

Washington, D.C., September 29, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate release of Yemeni freelance journalist Majed Zayed, who press freedom and human rights groups say was abducted by Houthi authorities on September 23 amid a wave of detentions. Zayed, a contributor to independent Yemen-based media outlets Nafzet Al-Yemen, Almawqea Post, and Mda…

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