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New York, February 3, 2026 – Free speech and a free press are the bedrock of American democracy. Over the past year, those liberties have come under threat in ways not seen in generations. The events of recent weeks – including the arrest of two journalists for covering protests in Minnesota, and the raid on…

Berlin, February 3, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Italian authorities to thoroughly investigate the attack on two RAI journalists who were assaulted while reporting on a protest, and to ensure that those responsible are held to account. RAI is an Italian public broadcaster. “The physical attack on the RAI crew in Turin is part of a deeply…

Washington, D.C., February 3, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Yemen’s internationally recognized government to immediately launch a swift and transparent investigation into the Sunday attack on the headquarters of independent Yemen-based media outlet Aden Al-Ghad, and to hold those responsible accountable. According to a statement by Aden Al-Ghad, the attack was…

New York, February 2, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Georgia’s parliament to reject proposed amendments to media and civil society funding laws that would further restrict the country’s shrinking space for independent reporting.  The proposals, which follow last year’s passage of a punitive “foreign agent” law and legislation requiring government approval for foreign grants, widen the definition of a “grant” to…

New York, February 2, 2026— The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalists Mehdi Mahmoudian and Vida Rabbani and to end the ongoing crackdown on journalists. Mahmoudian and Rabbani were arrested after signing a statement, alongside other Iranian journalists and activists, expressing their support of the recent mass…

New York, January 30, 2026—Turkish authorities must immediately release exiled Iranian journalist Kaveh Taheri and halt all efforts to deport him to Iran, where he faces serious risks, including but not limited to imprisonment. Taheri, an independent and freelance journalist and human rights advocate recognized as a refugee by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees…

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol operations have intensified in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul areas as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Operation Metro Surge, local journalists have provided an essential look at understanding the impact of federal agents on their community. While DHS says the operation is aimed…

Dakar, January 30, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cameroonian authorities to immediately release journalist Brand Kamga, who was arrested on January 19 and charged with attempting to abduct the child of a woman he was investigating. Kamga, editor of the online channel Naja TV, phoned and met with the plaintiff, Annette Josiane Wandji…

CPJ is continuing to provide updates on this case. Last updated at 6:23 PM ET, adding details throughout. Washington, D.C., January 30, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) strongly condemns the arrests and extraordinary felony charges of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for their reporting on a protest in Minnesota, marking a serious escalation…

Ahead of a February 2 decision by Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court, the Committee to Protect Journalists and seven other human rights groups called on Kyrgyzstan authorities to comply with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s opinion and release journalist Tajibek kyzy without delay. Director of anti-corruption investigative outlets Temirov Live and Ait Ait Dese,…