Ethiopian security detain Addis Standard editor, raid newsroom, seize equipment
Nairobi, August 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to stop their relentless campaign to shutter the Addis Standard, whose editor-in-chief Yonas Kedir was detained and assaulted and its newsroom raided and equipment destroyed, while also receiving an eviction notice in the last week. “These attacks on the Addis Standard and Yonas…
Pakistan introduces sweeping rules to restrict foreign media amid Kashmir unrest
New York, August 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Pakistani authorities to withdraw draconian new guidelines requiring journalists working for international media outlets to obtain authorization before reporting outside Islamabad, Karachi, or Lahore, in a move likely to censor coverage of unrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The guidelines, reviewed by CPJ, require international and…
Armed men threaten, rob exiled DRC journalist in Uganda
Kinshasa, August 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ugandan authorities to ensure the safety of exiled Congolese journalist John Zihindula Bwirabwanda, whose Ugandan home was broken into by armed men who threatened to kill him for posting news on social media. “It is shocking that Congolese journalist John Zihindula Bwirabwanda has been unable…
Christie’s New York to offer costumes and more from ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ in online auction
Clothing and accessories featured in the hit 20th Century Studios film to be offered from September 1-15 to benefit the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) A public exhibition of the items in the sale will be held at Christie’s New York from September 8-13 New York,…
CPJ renews accountability calls in the killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil after Amnesty International probe
New York, August 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists is renewing its demands for immediate accountability for the killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil. This follows an Amnesty International investigation concluding that the Israeli strike that killed her should be investigated as a war crime. Khalil was murdered in southern Lebanon on April 22, 2026,…
CPJ calls on Kazakhstan to overturn travel ban, end harassment of journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov
New York, August 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Kazakhstan to stop harassing prominent journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov after he was barred from leaving the country for a holiday on August 3. “Amid a worrying surge in criminal prosecutions of leading independent journalists in Kazakhstan, the unexplained travel ban on Lukpan Akhmedyarov is deeply concerning,”…
Sudan army-affiliated group detains journalist Alrayah Isam Gaksa
New York, August 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate release of freelance journalist Alrayah Isam Gaksa, a contributor to local news website Hekaiyat and Baankhi Press, who was detained by the Sudan Shield Forces, an armed group allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), while returning from a work assignment in…
CPJ to recognize journalists from 6 countries with 2026 International Press Freedom Awards
Awardees to be honored in November in New York New York, August 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today announced it will honor journalists from Colombia, Eritrea, El Salvador, Hungary, Lebanon, and Myanmar at the 36th annual International Press Freedom Awards in New York on Thursday, November 19, 2026. The event will be chaired…
Pakistani journalists Razi Tahir and Muhammad Saif detained amid crackdown on Kashmir reporting
New York, August 5, 2026—Pakistani authorities must account for and immediately release journalists Razi Tahir and Muhammad Saif, who were taken by men in police uniform from their office in the capital city Islamabad, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday. Tahir and Saif, independent journalists who publish through Tahir’s popular social media…
4 local journalists threatened by Colombia’s largest drug-trafficking group
Bogotá, August 4, 2026—Colombian authorities must swiftly investigate threats made by an illegal armed group against regional journalists, bring those responsible to justice, and guarantee the safety of the reporters, said the Committee to Protect Journalists on Tuesday. On July 31, four journalists in the northern city of Apartadó were threatened by members of the Gaitanista…