Imprisoned

New York, March 9, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the March 6 sentencing of Belarusian journalist Pavel Dabravolski to nine years in jail on treason charges, and calls on Belarusian authorities to release him immediately.   Dabravolski’s trial, held behind closed doors, started in Minsk, the capital, on February 27. The charges under Article 356, Part 1 of…

New York, March 5, 2026— Belarusian authorities must immediately release radio host Aleh Khamenka and stop jailing journalists for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. On March 4, a Belarusian court in Minsk, the capital, convicted journalist Aleh Khamenka on charges of promoting “extremist” activities and sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ),…

Kampala, March 4, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the provisional release of journalist Sandra Muhoza and calls on Burundian authorities not to oppose her appeal of her conviction.  On February 27, the public prosecutor at the court of appeal in the northern Ngozi region directed Muhoza’s release on the condition that she remain in the province,…

New York, March 4, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists renews its call for Georgian authorities to release journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, after the country’s Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to consider an appeal of her two-year prison sentence. “The Supreme Court’s refusal to even admit Mzia Amaglobeli’s appeal for consideration is yet another blow — not just…

Editor’s Note: Following publication of this alert, CPJ learned that Thura Aung, a reporter with The People’s Voice, and Maung Maung Myo, a journalist with Mekong News Agency, were also released in the amnesty on March 3 and March 11, respectively. Singapore, March 4, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release in recent days…

New York, March 3, 2026—Belarusian authorities should immediately release journalists Uladzimir Yanukevich and Andrei Pakalenka, and stop jailing journalists for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. On February 26, a court in the southwestern city of Brest convicted 66-year-old Yanukevich and 44-year-old Pakalenka on treason charges, and sentenced them to 14 and…

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…

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined four other organizations in calling on Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Al-Manassa cartoonist Ashraf Omar, who has been in prison for almost 20 months. Following his arrest on July 22, 2024, Omar was charged with “joining a terrorist group,” “spreading false news,” and “misusing social media.” On…

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…

Istanbul, February 23, 2026—Turkish authorities must free journalist Alican Uludağ without delay and stop actively intimidating the news media, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. Uludağ, a court reporter for the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle, was detained by the police who raided his house in Ankara on the evening of February 19. He was transferred to…