Hold the Line Coalition welcomes Maria Ressa and Rappler’s acquittal in foreign ownership case, urges closure of remaining case
Manila, June 20, 2025—A Filipino court has acquitted Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, along with five Rappler directors, in a long-standing anti-dummy case. Filed in 2018 under the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte, the case was based on the allegation that Rappler had violated constitutional restrictions on foreign ownership of…
Vietnamese journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan’s health declines in prison
Bangkok, June 20, 2025—Vietnamese authorities must immediately release imprisoned journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan on humanitarian grounds so that he may receive urgent medical treatment, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. Tuan, who was arrested in 2020 and is serving an 11-year sentence for “conducting propaganda against the state” due to his journalism, has suffered from internal…
CPJ, partners call for an end to Georgia’s assault on media, repeal of new laws
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 23 other press freedom and journalist organizations on June 17 in condemning Georgia’s deepening restrictions on the media, including several repressive new laws, and calling on the international community to pressure the ruling Georgian Dream party to end its suppression of the independent press. The statement warned that independent…
CPJ, partners express concern over growing deterioration of press freedom in El Salvador
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 17 other international organizations in a joint statement Wednesday warning about the swift deterioration in press freedom in El Salvador, after at least 40 journalists have had to leave the country due to a sustained pattern of harassment, intimidation, and arbitrary restrictions on their work. The Salvadoran Journalists Association…
CPJ urges Paramount’s Shari Redstone to reconsider CBS lawsuit settlement
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed serious concern about the potential implications of a settlement in the lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump and U.S. House Rep. Ronny Jackson against Paramount and CBS. In a letter sent to Paramount Global chair Shari Redstone, CPJ emphasized that the lawsuit lacks merit and that CBS…
CPJ: European Union must act now on Gaza
CPJ wrote an open letter on Wednesday, June 18, urging European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas to propose a suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. On May 20, the European Union committed to reviewing the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which sets out the EU’s…
Spanish-language journalist arrested in Atlanta while covering protest, facing possible deportation
Washington, D.C., June 17, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by news reports of the ongoing detention and possible deportation of Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara, who was arrested June 14 while covering a “No Kings” protest against the actions of the Trump administration in an Atlanta, Georgia suburb. CPJ wrote a letter to DeKalb County Chief…
Iranian journalists censored, threatened over reporting Israel conflict
Paris, June 17, 2025—Iran’s conflict with Israel has intensified media censorship in the Islamic Republic, with Iranian journalists warned not to comment online and a task force set up to prosecute those sharing “fake” news, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday, calling for press freedom to be respected. Two Iranian journalists, who spoke to…
Israel cracks down on Palestinian journalists during conflict with Iran
Nazareth, June 17, 2025—Palestinian journalists in Israel covering the conflict with Iran that began June 13 have been accused of “working for the enemy,” barred from reporting sites, physically assaulted, and subjected to racial slurs. The attacks and restrictions against the Palestinian journalists are part of a broader pattern of obstruction and hostility toward the…
CPJ, partners denied visit to jailed Philippine journalist
Tacloban City, June 16, 2025—Philippine authorities on Monday refused to allow the Committee to Protect Journalists and a coalition of press freedom organizations to visit jailed journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio during a joint mission aimed at asking authorities to end her more than five-year detention. CPJ and the groups had submitted a formal request through the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) on May…