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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…

The Israel-Gaza war has taken an unprecedented toll on Gazan journalists since Israel declared war on Hamas following its attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. As of March 19, 2025, CPJ’s preliminary investigations showed at least 170 journalists and media workers were among the more than tens of thousands killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel,…

Since the start of the Israel-Gaza war, an unprecedented number of journalists and media workers have been arrested — often without charge — in what they and their attorneys say is retaliation for their journalism and commentary. As of March 19, 2025, CPJ has documented a total of 75 arrests of journalists in the Palestinian…

Mexico City, January 31, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Mexican authorities to swiftly complete an investigation into the killing of journalist Alejandro Gallegos León, an academic and evangelical pastor based in the state of Tabasco, who was reported missing on January 24, according to a report. His remains were found the next day in the town…

Bogotá, January 21, 2025—Peruvian authorities should swiftly and comprehensively complete their investigation into the killing of journalist Gastón Medina, determine if he was targeted for his work, and hold those responsible to account, said the Committee to Protect Journalists on Tuesday.  “Peruvian authorities must conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the killing of Gáston…

War, authoritarian repression, and political and economic instability continued to put journalists’ freedom and lives at risk in 2024. Last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists’ annual prison census documented more than 100 new jailings of journalists for their work.

New Delhi, December 20, 2024—Indian journalist Anand Mangnale is the target of an online smear campaign that began on December 5 when Nishikant Dubey, a parliament member with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), linked Mangnale to an effort to “derail” the Indian government through foreign funding in Parliament. “Investigative journalism is crucial for uncovering…

Kampala, December 2, 2024—Burundi prosecutors requested a 12-year prison sentence for journalist Sandra Muhoza, who has been detained for seven months on charges of undermining the integrity of Burundi’s national territory and inciting ethnic hatred. The charges against Muhoza, a reporter for the privately owned online newspaper La Nova Burundi, are connected to messages she…

Mexico City, October 30, 2024—Unidentified assaults shot and killed journalist Mauricio Cruz Solís at around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29, in Urupan, a city in the southwestern state of Michoacán, moments after he interviewed Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo about a recent local market fire.  “The brutal and brazen killing of journalist Mauricio Cruz Solís…

The recent escalation of Israel’s war in Lebanon has imperiled the press as they face Israeli strikes that have destroyed news outlet offices and killed at least three journalists, in addition to being assaulted, obstructed, threatened, and detained while reporting.   At about 3 a.m. on October 25, an Israeli airstrike hit a compound housing 18 journalists from multiple…