CPJ’s 2025 International Press Freedom Awards
Now in its 35th year, CPJ’s annual IPFA and benefit dinner honors courageous journalists from around the world. This year’s event was held on Thursday, November 20, 2025, in New York City.The event was chaired by Almar Latour, CEO, Dow Jones, and Publisher, The Wall Street Journal. Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s Chief International Anchor, was the…
7 Salvadorian journalists face charges after report on president’s alleged gang ties
Mexico City, May 7, 2025—Salvadoran authorities should drop all criminal proceedings against journalists with El Faro, after the independent news site published video interviews with two gang leaders about their alleged years-long relationship with President Nayib Bukele, said the Committee to Protect Journalists Wednesday. “Treating journalism as a criminal act deprives Salvadorans of essential information,” said Cristina Zahar, CPJ’s Latin America…
Senegal Supreme Court upholds journalist René Capain Bassène’s lifetime prison sentence
Dakar, May 7, 2025— Senegalese authorities should end the persecution of journalist René Capain Bassène, whose lifetime prison sentence was upheld by the Senegal Supreme Court in a May 2 decision, said the Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday. “It is deeply worrying that René Capain Bassène’s life sentence has been upheld despite all the flaws in the investigation that led to his imprisonment and the documented…
CPJ, others condemn systematic repression of the press in Yemen
The Committee to Protect Journalists and 40 other press freedom and human rights organizations have condemned the worsening repression of journalists in Yemen. Journalists continue to face grave threats in areas controlled by both the Houthis and the internationally recognized government. Violations — ranging from arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance to unfair trials — are…
Morocco deports 2 journalists trying to enter Western Sahara
New York, May 2, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Moroccan authorities to stop suppressing independent reporting from the occupied Western Sahara, after two Italian freelance journalists became the latest to be deported from the disputed territory. “The deportation of Italian journalist Matteo Garavoglia and photographer Giovanni Colmoni is yet another sign of Morocco’s…
Alarm bells: Trump’s first 100 days ramp up fear for the press, democracy
Executive summary The first 100 days of the Trump administration have been marked by a flurry of executive actions that have created a chilling effect and have the potential to curtail media freedoms. These measures threaten the availability of independent, fact-based news for vast swaths of America’s population. CPJ has noted a significant increase in…
Houthi drone strike kills Yemeni-Dutch journalist, injures another
Washington, D.C., April 28, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the April 26 Houthi drone strike that killed journalist and filmmaker Musab al-Hattami and injured his brother, photographer Suhaib al-Hattami while they were working near the central Yemeni city of Marib. “The killing of Musab Al-Hattami is yet another stark reminder to the international community…
Armed group threatens Iraq’s Al Rabiaa TV after report on Iran-US talks
Sulaymaniyah, April 28, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned over an arson threat made by the Raba Allah militia against Al Rabiaa TV in Iraq, which led to the deployment of security forces outside its headquarters for one day. On April 24, Raba Allah, which is part of the powerful Iranian-backed militia Kataib…
Kyrgyz authorities move to shutter Aprel TV over ‘negative’ government coverage
New York, April 24, 2025 —The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a lawsuit filed by Kyrgyz prosecutors against independent broadcaster Aprel TV, which the outlet reported on April 23, over alleged “negative” and “destructive” coverage of the government. “Kyrgyz authorities continue a deplorable pattern of shuttering news outlets on illegitimate grounds that their ‘negative’ reporting could spark…
Yemeni authorities arrest journalist Awad Kashmeem in Hadramout
Washington, D.C., April 18, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns Wednesday’s arrest of Yemeni journalist Awad Kashmeem, head of the Freedoms Committee at the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate’s Hadramout branch, by local authorities in the country’s eastern Hadramout governorate. “We are deeply concerned about the arrest of Awad Kashmeem in Yemen. His latest detention is…