CPJ calls on US immigration authorities to release Afghan journalist, grant full access to asylum
New York, November 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Afghan journalist Shaban Ali Rafat and grant him full access to a hearing on the merits of his asylum claim. CPJ warns that deporting Rafat to Afghanistan would expose him to significant risks…
Azerbaijan jails Meclis.info journalists for up to 10 years over Western funding
London, November 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Thursday’s sentencing of Azerbaijani journalists Imran Aliyev and Elgiz Gahraman to prison terms of 10 and nine years respectively, and calls on authorities to stop using allegations of illegal overseas funding to silence the independent press. On November 12, a court in the capital Baku handed…
CPJ welcomes conviction of 2 Iranians who spied on journalists in the UK
London, November 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the conviction on Thursday of two Iranian men found guilty of spying on London-based journalists working for Iran International, a Persian-language broadcaster repeatedly targeted by the Iranian authorities. In one of several recent trials related to attacks on Iran International, Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, and Farhad Javadi…
CPJ calls on Cuban government to drop all charges against content creator Eddy Ceballos
Miami, November 12, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Cuban government to drop all charges against content creator and YouTuber Eddy Ceballos, who has been jailed since June 1 on allegations of espionage connected to his satirical videos. Ceballos was arrested after visiting an abandoned radar and missile site in the capital Havana’s…
CPJ calls for bipartisan FCC Commissioner nominees following Thumann Severs hearing
Washington, D.C., November 12, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the United States Senate to reject the nomination of Republican Danielle Thumann Severs to the Federal Communications Commission without a paired Democratic nominee. “Americans trust the Federal Communications Commission to act as an independent, bipartisan agency that upholds the First Amendment,” said José Zamora,…
Spike in attacks on DRC journalists fueled in part by Ebola reporting
The recent spike in physical assaults and threats directed at journalists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has extended into November, as the worsening Ebola virus outbreak has triggered a backlash against reporters covering the spread of the disease in the east of the country. Fear surrounding the Ebola outbreak, which has exploded into…
CPJ to hold media briefing about the state of press freedom worldwide with 2026 International Press Freedom Awardees
New York, November 11, 2026 — Ahead of the 36th annual International Press Freedom Awards (IPFA) on Thursday, November 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will deliver a media briefing to members of the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) about the global state of press freedom in 2026. Since 1992, CPJ has documented attacks…
Nigerian court detains journalist Daniel Ojukwu on cybercrime charges
Abuja, November 11, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to immediately drop the criminal charges against journalist Daniel Ojukwu, release him unconditionally, and stop criminalizing the press for their work. On November 10, a federal court in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, remanded Ojukwu, a correspondent with the privately owned Foundation for Investigative Journalism…
Guerrilla group threatens 3 Colombian media outlets with bomb plot
Bogotá, November 10, 2026—Colombian authorities must take decisive steps to guarantee the safety of staffers at three major news outlets in Bogotá following a reported plot by a local guerrilla group to bomb their offices, said the Committee to Protect Journalists on Tuesday. On Saturday, November 7, employees of Caracol Televisión and its sister outlet,…
CPJ demands answers from Eritrean authorities on disappeared journalists at African Investigative Journalism Conference
Former political prisoner Yirgalem Fisseha calls for proof of life and justice for the Eritrea 16 Nairobi, November 10, 2026—Twenty-five years after Eritrea’s crackdown on independent journalism and the journalists’ arrests that followed, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reiterated its call for Eritrean authorities to disclose the fate and whereabouts of the Eritrea 16,…