US revokes visas for prominent Costa Rican newspaper directors in apparent retaliation
Washington, D.C., May 5, 2026—The Trump administration’s revocation of visas as a way to police speech must end, and immigration officials should offer a clear explanation as to why the directors of one of Costa Rica’s leading watchdog outlets, La Nación, were barred from traveling to the United States, the Committee to Protect Journalists said…
Australian writer questioned, deported from US after report on pro-Palestinian protests
Washington, D.C., June 16, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply alarmed by reports that Australian writer Alistair Kitchen was denied entry into the United States after border officials at the Los Angeles International Airport searched his phone and questioned him about his views on the Israel-Gaza war. “Alistair Kitchen’s deportation is a clear case of retaliation…