Sri Lankan authorities detain Lanka-e-News editor Sandaruwan Senadheera
March 12, 2026, Chennai—Sri Lankan authorities should immediately release Sandaruwan Senadheera, editor of the exile news website Lanka-e-News, and ensure any legal proceedings against him follow due process and do not undermine press freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Police detained Senadheera after he arrived at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport on February 11…
Journalists in eastern DRC detained over war coverage, broadcasters occupied
Journalists in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo face constant danger as warring parties seek to control information. In January, February, and early March, government forces and rebel groups both detained journalists over their reporting, including several for simply conducting interviews, while the rebel forces that control parts of the country’s eastern provinces held military positions in…
CPJ, Free Press lead call for journalist Estefany Rodríguez’s release from ICE detention
The Committee to Protect Journalists and Free Press led a coalition of more than 40 press freedom, human rights, and media organizations in a joint statement Tuesday calling for the release of journalist Estefany Rodríguez from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Rodríguez was detained on March 4 in Nashville, Tennessee, in a targeted ICE…
2 journalists detained for filming Iranian warship docked in India
March 9, 2026, New Delhi—Indian authorities must drop all pending charges against Republic TV journalists C.G. Shankar and S. Mani and stop using espionage laws to criminalize legitimate journalism, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. Shankar, Mani, and a boat driver were detained on March 7 by officers from a paramilitary force after allegedly…
CPJ calls on immigration authorities to release Tennessee-based journalist Estefany Rodriguez
Washington, D.C., March 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on immigration authorities to unconditionally release journalist Estefany Rodríguez, who was detained without warrant on March 4 despite being in the United States legally, according to news reports. Rodríguez has reported on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity for Nashville Notícias. According to multiple reports, Rodríguez was detained…
Somaliland journalist Ahmed-Zaki Ibrahim Mohamud held without charge since February
New York, March 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of journalist Ahmed-Zaki Ibrahim Mohamud, who has been held without formal charges since February 22 in the breakaway region of Somaliland. That evening, unidentified individuals raided the offices of the online outlet Warrame Media in the capital, Hargeisa, and arrested Ahmed-Zaki, its…
CPJ calls for immediate release of jailed journalists in Iran amid escalating conflict
New York, March 3, 2026 –The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is gravely concerned about the safety of all journalists imprisoned in Iran amid the ongoing regional escalation and reiterates its calls on Iranian authorities to release them immediately and unconditionally. A near-total internet blackout and severe communication disruptions have effectively cut off detainees from…
Iranian authorities arrest Japanese journalist Shinnosuke Kawashima
New York, February 26, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iranian authorities to immediately release Shinnosuke Kawashima, Tehran bureau chief of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, and all other journalists detained for their work, return all confiscated property, and end the harassment of NHK’s staff. Shinnosuke was arrested on January 20 by the…
CPJ, rights groups urge Pakistan PM to address worsening press freedom climate
The Committee to Protect Journalists alongside 17 other press freedom and human rights organizations have written to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, urging his government to take immediate steps to uphold the country’s constitutional and international obligations to protect press freedom. In a joint letter, the groups said recent legal and institutional developments, coupled with…
Cameroon police probe journalists investigating secret US migrant deportations, seize equipment
Dakar, February 23, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cameroonian police to drop a criminal trespass investigation into four journalists who were detained for five hours and had their equipment seized last week, three of whom were reporting for the Associated Press (AP) on the secret deportation of African migrants from the United States….