CPJ, partners demand release of Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar on arrest anniversary
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined partner organizations on Wednesday to mark Ashraf Omar’s second arrest anniversary by calling for his immediate release. In the letter, the signatories voice concern over the significant time that has passed since the Al-Manassa cartoonist was arrested in his home on July 22, 2024 and their refusal to accept…
CPJ, partners call for investigation into the killing of Yemeni journalist Mohammed Aydah
The Committee to Protect Journalists, together with the Yemeni Media Freedom Observatory and the National Organization of Yemeni Reporters, sent a letter on Tuesday to members of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen calling for a swift, independent, and professional investigation into the killing of journalist Mohammed Aydah. CPJ and its partners urged Council Chairman…
CPJ, SCM submit report to UN ahead of Syria human rights review
The Committee to Protect Journalists, together with the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), has submitted a report to the United Nations Human Rights Council documenting persistent threats to press freedom in Syria, ahead of the country’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The UPR, a UN mechanism that reviews each member state’s human…
CPJ submits joint report to UN ahead of Sudan human rights review
The Committee to Protect Journalists, together with the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate (SJS), has submitted a report to the United Nations Human Rights Council documenting the devastating collapse of press freedom in Sudan, ahead of the country’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The UPR, a UN mechanism that reviews each member state’s human rights record every 4½…
CPJ, partners call on Thailand not to deport detained journalist Bai Zhaodong to China
The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined 58 other press freedom and civil society organizations in calling on Thailand to halt the forcible return of detained Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong to China. Bai, a former reporter with Caijing magazine and an investigative journalist for over 25 years, has been held in immigration detention in Thailand since January…
CPJ, partners call on Cambodian PM to seek release of journalists Phon Sopheap and Pheap Pheara
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 15 other press freedom and civil society organizations on Friday in calling on Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet to recommend an amnesty for imprisoned journalists Phon Sopheap and Pheap Phara, both of whom are serving 14-year sentences on espionage charges. The journalists were convicted on December 17, 2025, of…
CPJ, partners publish report documenting dangerous spiral of violence against journalists in Serbia
The Committee to Protect Journalists and partner organizations on Thursday published a report documenting rising attacks, threats, police violence, and smear campaigns against journalists in Serbia, as well as persistent impunity for those responsible. Based on an international fact-finding mission to Belgrade in March 2026, the report also examines legal and digital threats to the…
CPJ, partners call on Indonesian president to reopen investigation into journalist’s murder
The Committee to Protect Journalists and five other civil society organizations on Thursday called on Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to order police to reopen the investigation into the murder of journalist Rico Sempurna Pasaribu and his family, with a focus on the alleged involvement of a soldier named Corporal Herman Bukit. The joint letter was…
CPJ supports journalist’s testimony on press freedom in Venezuela submitted to US Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday submitted testimony from Venezuelan journalist Luz Mely Reyes, a recipient of CPJ’s 2018 International Press Freedom Award, to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission ahead of its hearing, “Human Rights in Venezuela: Status and Opportunity,” in Washington. Reyes, co-founder and editor of the Venezuelan outlet Efecto Cocuyo, drew…
CPJ, partners call on Bangladesh to drop ICT case against journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined four other press freedom and human rights organizations on Wednesday in calling on Bangladesh’s government to drop any pending criminal charges against journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu, including in a crimes-against-humanity case. On May 14, Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) revealed Rupa, a former chief reporter and presenter…