CPJ leads solidarity action at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference
Kuala Lumpur, November 22, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) led a solidarity action at the world’s largest investigative journalism conference, calling on governments around the world to free more than 320 imprisoned journalists and end impunity for those who attack the press. Participants also pressed governments to ensure journalists can report freely and safely…
Surging Israeli settler violence hurts West Bank journalists
With settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank spiking, journalists are also facing more frequent and severe attacks. So far in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists has documented 11 attack incidents involving at least 23 Palestinian and international journalists by Israeli settlers — some alongside soldiers — compared with one attack on…
CPJ and more than 250 journalists urge Philippine leader to free Frenchie Mae Cumpio
New York, September 24, 2025—More than 250 journalists and representatives from media groups around the world on Wednesday called for Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to take “decisive action” and immediately release journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, in a letter coordinated by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the #FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio coalition. The 26-year-old journalist has…
‘No safeguards’: Why India’s new tax law poses a ‘severe risk’ to journalists
A new tax law in India that grants authorities sweeping powers to access emails, cloud accounts, and encrypted devices during searches has generated widespread concern among journalists and digital rights advocates, while adding to a raft of tax legislation around the world that could be weaponized against the media. India’s parliament on August 12 passed…
CPJ and global media leaders call for urgent, unrestricted access to Gaza for journalists
New York, June 12, 2025—More than 200 global leaders of news and press freedom organizations called on world leaders, governments, and international institutions on Thursday to act immediately to ensure journalists from outside Gaza are given immediate, independent access to the territory, in a letter coordinated by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters…
CPJ appoints Beh Lih Yi as Regional Director for the Asia-Pacific
New York, June 3, 2025–The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Beh Lih Yi as the new Regional Director for the Asia-Pacific region. Beh joined CPJ in 2022 as the Asia Program Coordinator and before that she was a journalist for more than 20 years reporting from across Asia….
Journalist jailings near record high in 2024 as crackdown on press freedom grows
China, Israel, and Myanmar lead the world’s top jailers of journalists New York, January 16, 2024—The number of journalists jailed worldwide reached a near all-time high in 2024, according to a new report released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). China, Israel, and Myanmar were the leading jailers of reporters, followed by Belarus and…
In record year, China, Israel, and Myanmar are world’s leading jailers of journalists
China, Israel, and Myanmar emerged as the world’s three worst offenders in another record-setting year for journalists jailed because of their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2024 prison census has found. Belarus and Russia rounded out the top five, with CPJ documenting its second-highest number of journalists behind bars – a global total of…
Israeli forces raid Al Jazeera’s West Bank office, issue 45 day ban on its journalism
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Israeli authorities to stop harassing and obstructing Al Jazeera after armed Israeli forces raided the Qatari broadcaster’s office in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah during a live broadcast early Sunday morning, ordered its closure for 45 days, and forced its staff to leave. “CPJ is…
CPJ announces winners of 2024 International Press Freedom Awards
The Committee to Protect Journalists announced on Thursday that it will honor four exceptional journalists with its 2024 International Press Freedom Awards. This year’s awardees, who cover Gaza, Guatemala, Niger, and Russia, have withstood extraordinary challenges to continue reporting on their communities while experiencing war, prison, government crackdowns, and the rising criminalization of their work….