Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Press freedom in Paraguay threatened by proposed law to control nonprofits

“Many independent media in Paraguay are nonprofits that rely on international funding and this law would force them to disclose information and data about people who work for them could seriously hamper their work” – CPJ

Critical reporting in Zambia under threat

Investigative journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo is arrested for the third time this year, while being detained without charge.

A culture of silence threatens press freedom under El Salvador President Bukele

Journalists face growing intimidation and censorship under President Bukele’s administration, threatening the state of press freedom in El Salvador.

Journalist Yeris Curbelo Aguilera sentenced to two years in prison in Cuba

Curbelo Aguilera has stated that he was prosecuted in retaliation for his reporting on anti-government protests in the eastern town of Caimanera in 2023.

Several journalists flee Cuba after state agents question and pressure at least 8

Increasing state repression has forced multiple Cuban journalists into exile, a troubling sign for the future of independent media on the island.

Kashmiri journalist Sajad Gul released on bail after more than two-year detention

The journalist was arrested in connection with a video he posted on X, showing women protesting the killing of a local militant leader.

Ukranian journalist Viktoria Roshchina dies in detention in Russia

“Responsibility for her death lies with the Russian authorities, who detained her for daring to report the truth on the Russia-Ukraine war. Ukrainian and Russian authorities must do everything in their power to investigate Roshchina’s death” – CPJ

Revoking of the confidentiality of Peruvian journalist’s communications is illegal, says CPJ

Ugáz has been the target of multiple criminal lawsuits since she and Pedro Salinas co-authored the 2015 book “Half Monks, Half Soldiers,” which alleged a pattern of sexual, physical, and psychological abuse within a Peruvian Catholic lay organization.