CPJ, partners warn of intensifying risks for journalists in Honduras ahead of elections
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and seven partner organizations that form the International Mission for Freedom of Expression and Press Freedom in Honduras warned of intensifying risks for Honduran journalists in a joint letter ahead of the country’s November 30 general elections, citing judicial harassment, surveillance, and widespread impunity threatening independent reporting and the public’s…
CPJ calls for protection of journalists in Sudan’s El-Fasher, immediate release of those abducted
New York, October 30, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply alarmed by reports emerging from El-Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur state, which the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has captured in recent days, where journalists, media workers and other civilians are facing an unprecedented wave of violence and impunity. Over the weekend,…
3 journalists in Turkey receive death threats
Istanbul, October 21, 2025—The authorities in Turkey should ensure the security of journalists Rabia Önver, Şule Aydın, and Murat Ağırel, each of whom have received threats recently due to their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. “The threats targeting journalists Rabia Önver, Şule Aydın, and Murat Ağırel are worrying, especially at a time when physical…
CPJ, partners call on EU president to address Western Balkans press freedom crisis
The Committee to Protect Journalists and eight partner organizations urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday to raise the issue of the escalating press freedom crisis in the Western Balkans, particularly in Serbia, during her visit to the region this week. The joint statement highlights the severe deterioration of press freedom in…
In eastern DRC, journalist faces knife attack, threats, another detained 3 times
Kinshasa, October 6, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to protect journalists, following a knife attack, robbery, and death threats against Patient Chimusa and the repeated detention of Aimé Paluku in government-controlled eastern regions. “The attacks and threats endured by journalist Patient Chimusa, along with the…
CPJ calls on FCC chair to respect First Amendment rights, press freedom
Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr to refrain from politicizing the agency’s regulatory authority and to respect the First Amendment rights of media organizations to report the news without fear of retaliation. Under Carr’s leadership, the FCC has reopened investigations into some major broadcasters,…
DRC journalist Pacifique Muliri in hiding after threats over mining investigation
Kinshasa, September 24, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure the safety of journalist Pacifique Muliri, who has been in hiding since July, after receiving multiple calls and death threats related to his reporting on mining in eastern South Kivu province. From July 1 to 3,…
Montenegro journalist Danica Nikolić receives new death threat
Berlin, September 18, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Montenegrin authorities to thoroughly investigate death threats against journalist Danica Nikolić, editor-in-chief of the independent news site M Portal, and to take all necessary steps to guarantee her safety. “The ongoing death threats against journalist Danica Nikolić are increasingly alarming and have gone on for far too long,”…
CPJ signs joint statement condemning Peruvian mayor’s death threat against journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined more than 300 journalists from 25 countries—representing 62 international press freedom organizations—in a solidarity statement supporting IDL-Reporteros founder and director Gustavo Gorriti after Lima, Peru Mayor Rafael López Aliaga suggested the journalist should be killed at a September 9 press conference inaugurating the first 5 kilometers of the city’s Via Expresa Sur construction project. Gorriti,…
CPJ calls on Haitian authorities to ensure media leader’s protection after threats
Miami, September 11, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Haitian authorities to end their harassment of Guy Delva, leader of Haitian press freedom group SOS Journalistes protection initiative, and to ensure the journalist can work safely without fear of threats. Delva told CPJ that he has been threatened at least two times in the street by unidentified men, and he believes…