CPJ, partners offer new leads in murder case of Philippine journalist Gerry Ortega
Manila, March 1, 2024—The “A Safer World for the Truth” initiative—a coalition of three international press freedom organizations—met with the Philippine Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to provide new and actionable information that could lead to the arrest of the alleged mastermind behind the 2011 murder of radio journalist Gerry…
Israel-Gaza war propelled journalist killings to near-record high
Correction: Based on new information, the number of worldwide journalist and media worker casualties has changed. In 2023, the percentage of the worldwide total who were killed in the Israel-Gaza war was changed from “more than three quarters” to almost three quarters. In addition, the journalists confirmed killed for their work did not reach a…
CPJ partners with Forbidden Stories to strengthen journalist safety
New York, February 8, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists and Forbidden Stories announced on Thursday a new partnership to strengthen their ability to assist journalists worldwide. The partnership will see the two nonprofits share journalists’ requests for financial and non-financial support, including security assistance, with each other, as well as information about journalists who have…
Israel among top jailers of journalists worldwide, as imprisonments globally continue unabated, CPJ finds
New York, January 18, 2024—Amidst a months-long war, Israel emerged for the first time as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists, with 17 recorded behind bars as of December 1, 2023, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) annual prison census. This is the highest number of Palestinian journalists in detention since…
Press release: A record toll on journalists in Israel-Gaza war
Correction: Based on new information in 2026, the number of journalist and media worker casualties in the first 10 weeks of the Israel-Gaza war would have been slightly less than the prior record of 55 killed in a year in Iraq in 2006. In keeping with CPJ’s methodology, data is updated as new information becomes…
CPJ welcomes new vice board chair and 4 prominent newsroom leaders to its board of directors
New York, December 7, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) announced on Thursday its new vice chair of the board, Lydia Polgreen, opinion columnist for The New York Times, and the addition of four leading journalists to its board of directors: Roula Khalaf, editor of the Financial Times; Alan Murray, chief executive officer of Fortune…
CPJ honors courageous journalists fighting repression worldwide
Press freedom advocates note landmark year at annual gala New York, November 17, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and press freedom supporters celebrated journalists from Georgia, India, Mexico, and Togo last night at the 33rd annual International Press Freedom Awards (IPFA) in New York, which raised a record-breaking nearly $2.8 million to protect journalists…
Crisis-hit Haiti fails to deliver justice for murdered journalists
Impunity for the killers of journalists continues unabated at nearly 80% worldwide Full justice achieved in fewer than 5% of cases since 1992 New York, October 31, 2023—No one has been brought to justice in nearly 80% of the 261 cases of journalists murdered in retaliation for their work in the past decade, according to…
Press freedom groups find Greek authorities failed to investigate journalist murders
Impunity in the cases of Sokratis Giolias and Giorgios Karaivaz underscores decline in media freedom in Greece Athens, September 29, 2023—A pattern of inaction and inadequate investigation from Greek authorities in the 2010 murder of Greek journalist Sokratis Giolias was revealed in an investigation published today by press freedom groups Free Press Unlimited, the Committee…
One-year anniversary of José Rubén Zamora’s imprisonment reignites calls for journalist’s release amid deteriorating press freedom in Guatemala
Zamora’s son, civil society organizations seek the journalist’s freedom and respect for the rule of law Washington, D.C., July 27, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reiterated its urgent call for the release of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora at a press conference on Wednesday marking a year since Zamora’s imprisonment in Guatemala. “José Rubén…