Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

CPJ urges Guatemalan authorities to release José Rubén Zamora, allow fair trial

CPJ urged Guatemala’s judiciary to grant house arrest to José Rubén Zamora after nearly two years in solitary confinement and to give him the chance to prove his innocence in court.

Media outlet firebombed in Ghana

Petrol bombing results in destruction of entrance hall of privately owned Class Media Group’s office.

Georgian PM urged to withdraw Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, guarantee the safety of journalists, and uphold press freedom

IFEX joins the members of the Media Freedom Rapid Response and other organisations in expressing deep alarm about the Foreign Influence Bill and the sudden rise in violence and other restrictions against Georgia’s journalists reporting on the public protests against the Bill.

Jordanian authorities shut down Al-Yarmouk TV station

Al-Yarmouk said that it had filed for a Jordanian license that was yet to be approved.

SABC editor-in-chief requested to undertake additional security vetting

Moshoeshoe Monare, the editor-in-chief of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, informed by intelligence agent that he is required to undergo a polygraph test.

CPJ urges Argentine President Javier Milei to end attacks on press freedom

During his first 100 days in office, a report by FOPEA, a local press freedom organization, found that four out of every 10 attacks on the press involved Milei or his ministers.

Istanbul police obstruct, tear gas, shoot at reporters during May Day march

“Police are legally obligated to protect field reporters, not obstruct them from performing their duty, but Turkish police routinely do the opposite” – CPJ

Belarus takes more than 20 “extremist” news websites offline

On 4 April, Belarusian authorities announced they would cancel the domain names of news websites they labelled as “extremist”. At least 20 websites have been affected so far.