CPJ dan FPU Mengungkap Kelemahan Serius dalam Penyelidikan Pembunuhan Jurnalis Rico Sempurna Pasaribu
New York/Amsterdam, 22 Juni 2026—Menjelang dua tahun serangan pembakaran yang menewaskan jurnalis Indonesia Rico Sempurna Pasaribu dan keluarganya, sebuah investigasi baru oleh Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) dan Free Press Unlimited (FPU) mengungkap sejumlah kejanggalan serius dalam penanganan kasus tersebut. Temuan ini menyoroti rekam jejak Indonesia sangat lemah dalam mengakhiri impunitas atas kejahatan terhadap jurnalis….
CPJ, FPU report exposes serious flaws in Indonesia’s investigation of journalist’s murder
New York/Amsterdam, June 22, 2026—Ahead of the second anniversary of a deadly arson attack on Indonesian journalist Rico Sempurna Pasaribu and his family, a new investigation by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Free Press Unlimited (FPU) has uncovered major flaws in the murder case that highlight the Southeast Asian nation’s poor record of ending impunity…
CPJ welcomes Polish prosecutors’ renewed commitment to Ziętara murder case
Berlin, June 9, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes that Polish prosecutors are preparing for a new trial in the 1992 disappearance and presumed murder of investigative journalist Jarosław Ziętara, after a court recently transferred the case to national prosecutors in Krakow for further evidence-gathering. Hearing dates have yet to be announced. On May 25,…
Under Ghana’s President Mahama, near-total impunity for attacks on 17 journalists
When Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama took office in January 2025, pledging to restore “an era of true media freedom,” journalists had reason to hope that attacks on the press would be taken more seriously than before. But during Mahama’s tenure, CPJ has documented eight separate incidents in which at least 17 journalists were attacked…
CPJ: Israel’s ‘mistake’ claim fails to justify deadly October 2023 attack on Lebanon journalists
New York, June 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists rejects comments by Israel’s ambassador to France, Joshua Laurent Zarka, characterizing the October 13, 2023, Israeli strikes that killed Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six other journalists a “mistake.” His remarks fail to justify why Israeli forces attacked a clearly identifiable group of journalists…
Tracking Tinubu’s tenure: CPJ exposes Nigeria’s media repression reality
In the three years since Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023, journalists have been repeatedly arrested, attacked, and harassed — yet, the government has sought to deny this reality. Vice President Kashim Shettima suggested in February that no journalists have been harassed in Nigeria since Tinubu took office, despite extensive…
4 years on, FBI investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh’s murder stalled
New York, May 7, 2026—Four years after the Israeli military’s killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the reported investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into her murder appears to have stalled. It remains unclear whether any eyewitnesses in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories have been formally interviewed, and the FBI —…
CPJ shares statement from Shireen Abu Akleh’s family 4 years after journalist’s murder
To mark the upcoming fourth anniversary of the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, on May 11, 2026, the Abu Akleh family issued a public statement affirming that they “will not stop” pursuing “justice for Shireen through all available avenues.” Abu Akleh was murdered while covering an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operation in the…
CPJ, partners urge Malta to take action on media reforms
CPJ joins four press freedom and journalist organizations to call on the Maltese authorities to make long-overdue media reforms an immediate priority, and to commit to meaningful and transparent collaboration with national and international civil society. The assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed in a car bomb attack in 2017, generated…
EU must suspend agreement with Israel over Gaza, West Bank violations
Brussels, April 17, 2026—European Union officials and foreign ministers should call for a full or partial suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement during the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council on April 21, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. The agreement sets out the EU’s legal and institutional framework for political dialogue and economic cooperation with…