Among those released was Ihar Karnei, a former journalist with RFE/RL’s Belarusian Service, and Siarhei Tsikhanouski, who attempted to run for president against Lukashenka in 2020. This statement was ...

Asal Abasian (they/them) is CPJ’s Researcher for Iran, a role they have held since March 2025.Prior to this, Asal joined CPJ in January 2023 as a part of the MENA team. They contribute to the BBC ...

The recurring shutdown of radio stations after changes in government, often under the guise of regulatory audits, raises concerns about politicised enforcement and shrinking media freedom in Ghana.

Denied legal representation and subjected to torture during years of enforced disappearance, Al-Jasser's execution reveals the regime’s harsh treatment of dissenting voices. This statement was ...

Journalist Javier Hércules had been enrolled in Honduras’ National Protection System for Journalists, which has provided protection measures like police escort, relocation, and risk assessments since ...

Riot police officers use their shields to block demonstrators trying to approach the Parliament during a protest against the Security Decree, under discussion in the Chamber of Deputies, in Rome, ...

Politicised courts, outdated laws, and military trials undermine fair justice and silence dissent, Human Rights Watch warns, urging reforms, repeal of abusive laws, release of detainees, and ...

[1] EGY 8/2024; EGY 5/2021; EGY 3/2021; EGY 12/2019; EGY 14/2017. [2] Para 20: “Please provide information on the cases of Ibrahim Metwally, a lawyer who was arrested on 10 September 2017, before ...

CPJ and local groups urge the Houthis to release abducted journalists and halt politically motivated prosecutions targeting media workers. This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 2 June ...

IFEX members urge Venezuelan authorities to allow Eduardo Torres regular communication with family members and trusted lawyers, and grant his full and immediate release. Nicolás Maduro Moros ...

Ethiopian journalist Ahmed Awga is sentenced to two years in prison over a Facebook post he did not author. This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 30 May 2025.. The Committee to Protect ...

"Guilty verdicts handed down to two gang members, who supplied the car bomb which killed Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, mark another vital step forward in the fight for full justice". This ...