Leading news outlets issue statement in defense of a US free press
New York, September 21, 2026—U.S.-based news organizations, including the Associated Press, Bloomberg, New York Times, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post have joined a statement affirming the importance of a free press after President Donald Trump barred journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. The statement, organized by the Committee…
Journalists attacked while covering violent farmers’ protest in Romania
Berlin, September 21, 2026—Romanian authorities must swiftly investigate attacks on journalists covering last week’s farmers’ protest in Bucharest, and make sure those responsible are held accountable while also respecting journalists’ right to protect their sources, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. After the protests on September 15, police publicly requested footage from media, civil…
CPJ, partners call on Peruvian authorities to dismiss a new criminal complaint against journalist Paola Ugaz
The Committee to Protect Journalists, PEN International, and other 34 freedom of expression and press freedom organizations and media outlets, signed a joint statement condemning a new criminal complaint filed on August 17 by the Asociación Civil San Juan Bautista (ACSJB) against Peruvian investigative journalist Paola Ugaz. The complaint is the latest in a series of legal…
CPJ: President Trump’s arbitrary CNN, MS NOW, Politico ban violates First Amendment rights
Miami, September 18, 2026—President Donald Trump’s order to ban news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House news coverage violates First Amendment rights and is an alarming escalation of how far this administration will go to control the narrative and silence critical, fact-based, news coverage, said the Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday….
CPJ, partners call for Nicaraguan journalist Luis Galeano’s release from ICE detention
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 14 other press freedom and civil society organizations in condemning the detention of Miami-based journalist Luis Galeano by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and called for his immediate release. Galeano, director of the Spanish-language outlet Café con Voz, was detained September 14 while working as a rideshare driver. He…
Turkey must release journalist Ahmet Polad following his transfer from Syria after months of captivity
New York, September 18, 2026–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish authorities to immediately release Ahmet Polad, a Kurdish-Turkish journalist who was transferred to Turkey this month after nearly eight months of enforced disappearance in Syria and is reported to be in extremely poor health. Polad’s lawyer, Özlem Gümüştaş, told CPJ on Friday that…
Guinea bans France 24, withdraws Jeune Afrique correspondent’s accreditation
Dakar, September 18, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Guinean authorities to reverse Thursday’s ban on France 24 after a presenter called President Mamadi Doumbouya a “putschist president“ and to reinstate the accreditation of the pan-African weekly Jeune Afrique’s Guinea correspondent Diawo Barry. “By prohibiting France 24 from broadcasting and Jeune Afrique’s Diawo Barry…
CPJ, partners call on Israel to protect ‘NAZA’ filmmakers’ fundamental rights
The Committee to Protect Journalists and 10 international press freedom organizations are calling on Israeli authorities to protect the safety and fundamental rights of Israeli investigative journalists and filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor following threats by senior officials and escalating intimidation targeting the journalists, their families, and media outlets that publish their work. In…
Turkey must drop charges against 3 ETHA journalists, including jailed editor Nadiye Gürbüz
Istanbul, September 17, 2026—Journalist Nadiye Gürbüz, who went on trial in Istanbul this week after spending more than seven months behind bars, must be freed immediately and Turkish authorities must stop abusing anti-terrorism laws to prevent journalists from doing their jobs, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday. Gürbüz, an editor at the socialist…
DRC journalist detained, prosecuted for sharing X post on WhatsApp
Kinshasa, September 17, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in southeast Democratic Republic of the Congo to immediately release journalist Trésor Muntu, who was detained on Tuesday after sharing another journalist’s post that criticized a politician. “DRC authorities must free Trésor Muntu and refrain from weaponizing the justice system to intimidate journalists,” said…