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Washington, D.C., December 22, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to recommit to independence after Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency is “not an independent agency, formally speaking” during a Senate oversight hearing on December 17. The word “independent” was also removed from the FCC’s official mission statement website during the hearing. “FCC Chair…

Two years into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, press freedom inside the country has reached a breaking point. Journalists report escalating censorship, harassment, and self-censorship that, they say, now functions as “part of the war effort.” Independent reporting has sharply declined, leaving the Israeli public with a distorted view of the conflict. An October 2025 report…

New York, December 8, 2025—Chinese and Hong Kong authorities must immediately stop harassing journalists, release news commentator Wong Kwok-ngon, and allow the media to freely cover the city’s most deadly fire in decades, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. In a rare move, Beijing’s national security arm in Hong Kong, the Office for Safeguarding…

One year after the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, whose family ruled Syria through iron and fire for five decades, journalists say they enjoy more freedom than ever but also uncertainty in the face of conflict as they wait for the introduction of new media laws.  CPJ’s interviews with 20 journalists and press groups found conditions…

Miami, December 4, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply alarmed by threats made against Radio TV Caraibes (RCTV) news host Ronald Desormes by Haitian gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier, and calls on the Caribbean nation’s authorities to take comprehensive steps to ensure Desormes’ safety. In a widely disseminated social media video reviewed by CPJ, Cherizier — leader…

Wanted Colombian rebel leader Aníbal Hernández Garavito was irate when he called into the local Es el Colmo (“It’s the last straw”) radio program at 5:48 a.m. on March 14, 2025. His voice raised, Hernández slammed the station’s critical coverage of his guerrilla group, but show host Gustavo Chicangana Álvarez refused to be bullied. Hernández, who had a  $13,000 bounty on…

Bogotá, December 1, 2025—Colombian authorities should thoroughly investigate threats made by a rebel group against the investigative unit of news outlet Caracol Noticias and ensure that its reporters can safely do their jobs, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. In a November 27 video reviewed by CPJ, negotiators with the General Staff of Blocks and Front,…

Kinshasa, November 24, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure the safety of Michael Tenende, who was threatened with arrest by a mayor after his reporting criticized her governance — the second time Anne-Marie Tshiabu has made such threats against a journalist. “Kabinda mayor Anne-Marie…

Berlin, November 21, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists urgently calls on Swiss authorities to investigate an anonymous email death threat targeting Pascal Crittin, director of Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS). “In Switzerland, where threats against the press are exceptionally rare, this incident is deeply worrying,” said Attila Mong, CPJ’s Europe representative. “Intimidating journalists and media leaders…

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 28 other press freedom organizations on Wednesday in a joint statement to express concerns over the climate of harassment, stigmatization, and threats faced by journalists and media outlets in Honduras ahead of the country’s November 30 general election. The statement warns that high-ranking military authorities attacks, judicial harassment, digital…