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Russia’s repression record

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, its media has experienced an unprecedented crackdown. Hundreds of journalists have been forced into exile, where they continue to face transnational legal persecution, and their families have been harassed back home. Meanwhile, reporting from inside Russia has become increasingly difficult, with journalists and media outlets often silenced…

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An image of journalists Borhen Bsaies (left) and Mourad Zghidi (right).

Tunisia issues fresh 3½-year jail terms to journalists Mourad Zghidi and Borhen Bsaies

New York, January 26, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the three-and-a-half year prison sentences handed down to prominent Tunisian journalists Mourad Zghidi and Borhen Bsaies for tax evasion, which are widely seen as in retaliation for their reporting.  Zghidi and Baaies, who work for the local independent radio station IFM, have been behind bars…

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Serbian journalist Žaklina Tatalović and her camera operator were threatened in January when they tried to enter a tent camp set up by pro-government supporters outside the National Assembly in Belgrade.

Balkans Press Freedom Tracker

With attacks on journalists in the Balkans mounting in recent months, the Committee to Protect Journalists has created a dedicated tracker to monitor and document these cases. Updated monthly, it aims to offer a reliable snapshot of the evolving risks to press freedom across the region. Verbal, online, and other threats Serbia  Albania  Croatia Montenegro…

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Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, wears a helmet and a bulletproof vest, during a December campaign rally.

Journalists assaulted, internet shut down ahead of Uganda elections

Ugandan journalist Ssematimba Bwegiire lost consciousness immediately after a security officer electrocuted him with a stun gun and pepper-sprayed him in the mouth. But he did not report the incident, reflecting widespread disillusionment among the media about authorities’ commitment to press freedom in elections on January 15. Bwegiire, a reporter with privately owned Radio Simba,…

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Former police officer Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier, leader of the 'G9' gang alliance, speaks during a press conference in Delmas 6, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol

‘Disguised dictatorship’: A fight for government transparency amid Haiti’s insecurity

Read this story en français in collaboration with AyiboPost. Violent attacks and threats waged by a coalition of militarized gangs are among the many risks Haitian journalists face to report the news amid intensifying insecurity in the country’s capital city, Port-au-Prince. Yet as a rotating cast of transitional leaders hope to restore order across the Caribbean nation,…

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Mourners react as pay their final respects to a Tanzanian who was killed amid unrest following the presidential election, in Mwanza on November 6.

‘We cannot publish’: Fear silences Tanzanian journalists over election killings, arrests

After a vain search of local hospitals and mortuaries, the family of journalist Maneno Selanyika concluded their mourning rites on November 8 with prayer, but without a body. He was one of three journalists among hundreds or more Tanzanians killed during protests over a disputed election. Selanyika was killed on the evening of October 29,…

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Reporter Ibrahim Naber was part of a WELT crew hit by a drone on October 13, 2025. All three men suffered minor injuries.

Russian drone attacks German TV crew reporting in Ukraine

New York, October 29, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for a thorough investigation into a recent Russian attack in Ukraine, which wounded Ivan Zakharenko, a local producer with German media group WELT.  “The Russian attack on WELT journalists, which injured Ukrainian producer Ivan Zakharenko, is yet another illustration of the extraordinary risks journalists face while…

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An undated photo of Vietnamese journalist Huynh Ngoc Tuan.

Vietnam arrests and charges journalist Huynh Ngoc Tuan for anti-state propaganda

Bangkok, October 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Vietnamese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release independent journalist Huynh Ngoc Tuan and cease harassing commentators for expressing critical views online. On October 7, police arrested Tuan at his home in Buon Ho town, Dak Lak province, according to news reports and CPJ’s email communication with his daughter,…

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Hatem Khaled, a photographer who contributes to Reuters, is assisted after being wounded in Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital that killed five journalists on August 25, 2025. (Photo: Reuters/Ramadan Abed)

Journalists injured and missing in the Israel-Gaza war

Since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, 2023, the Committee to Protect Journalists has documented at least 174 cases of journalists injured and two cases of journalists missing. CPJ believes the true number of injured Palestinian journalists is likely higher and continues to investigate additional cases. CPJ counts the journalists’ cases it has been…

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Smoke billows after Israeli strikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa on September 10, 2025. Israel’s attack on Yemen echoes previous strikes on Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran, where it has repeatedly failed to distinguish between military targets and journalists.

Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists marks deadliest global attack in 16 years

Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers on September 10, signal that its deadly pattern of attacking reporters and newsrooms on the grounds that they publish “terrorist” propaganda has spread firmly across the Middle East.  Yemen’s 26 September newspaper was the first to…

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