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Under Todd Blanche’s tenure at the DOJ in the second Trump administration, CPJ has documented a broad pattern of unprecedented retaliation and intimidation of journalists. (Photo: Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein)

CPJ calls for accountability from Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche over DOJ press freedom violations

Washington, D.C., July 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senate Judiciary Committee members to hold acting Attorney General Todd Blanche accountable by asking about anti-press actions at the Department of Justice during his confirmation hearings this week. On July 10, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued federal grand jury subpoenas for New York Times reporters…

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Alex Serna’s body was found June 22 in Zihuatanejo, in the southern state of Guerrero. (Photo: Alex Serna/Facebook)

Mexican environmental journalist Alex Serna found dead in Zihuatanejo

Mexico City, July 9, 2026—Mexican authorities must immediately and credibly investigate the killing of environmental journalist and content creator Manuel Alejandro Mora Serna and determine whether he was attacked in relation to his work as a reporter, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. The Guerrero State Human Rights Commission (CDHEG) confirmed in a July…

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Stanley Ugagbe Fejiro Oliver. and Zainab Sodiq

3 Nigerian journalists harassed with detention, summons, punitive bail conditions

Abuja, July 10, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to stop harassing journalists, following the detention of journalist Zainab Sodiq on July 8, stringent bail conditions placed on Secret Reporters’ Stanley Ugagbe following his forcible disappearance on July 1, and an espionage summons issued to his publisher Fejiro Oliver on July 6….

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A Ukrainian court’s pre-publication ban on a corruption investigation could have serious implications for press freedom in Ukraine. Seen here, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.

Ukrainian court blocks publication of investigative report 

New York, July 9, 2026—CPJ is concerned about a Ukrainian court’s decision to ban the publication of a journalistic investigation into the assets and business activities of the brother of a high-ranking Ukrainian official, in what appears to be an unprecedented move. On July 6, a court in Kyiv, the capital, issued an order prohibiting the Ukrainian investigative outlet Slidstvo.Info, the Ukrainian…

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Plainclothes police officers detained freelance journalist and blogger Mourad At-Mimou on July 7, while he was at a café in Tizi-Ouzou, in northern Algeria’s Kabylie region, according to a local journalist following the case.

Algerian authorities arrest journalist Mourad At-Mimou over social media posts

New York, July 9, 2026 – Algerian authorities must immediately release freelance journalist and blogger Mourad At-Mimou and stop targeting journalists for their online commentary, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Plainclothes police officers detained At-Mimou on July 7, while he was at a café in Tizi-Ouzou, in northern Algeria’s Kabylie region, according to…

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The attack on Haaretz came just days after a similar incident at the Tel Aviv studios of Channel 12. (Photo: Reuters/Amir Cohen)

Haaretz and Channel 12 offices attacked in Tel Aviv

Nazareth, Israel, July 8, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Israeli authorities to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into separate attacks targeting the offices of the Israeli daily Haaretz and broadcaster Channel 12 in Tel Aviv, and to ensure the safety of journalists and media workers. On Tuesday night, a masked person shattered…

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Turkey demonstrations

Multiple journalists detained or arrested in Turkey ahead of NATO summit

Istanbul, July 8, 2026—Turkey should put an end to arbitrary detentions and arrests of journalists following the recent detaining of at least 11 members of the press ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Three of the journalists who were taken into police custody in Turkey between June…

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Apollo News reporters

Apollo News, Junge Freiheit journalists attacked while covering protests in Germany

Berlin, July 8, 2026—German authorities must conduct a swift and transparent investigation into attacks on at least four journalists who were covering protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party during its annual conference on Saturday in Erfurt, eastern Germany, and bring all perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Three…

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Journalist Syed Farhad Ali Shah detained without charge over Kashmir protest coverage

New York, July 8, 2026—Authorities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Syed Farhad Ali Shah, who was detained by police after covering demonstrations called ​by a recently banned alliance of civil society groups, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Ali Shah, who reports for the social media-focused outlet Times of Kashmir,…

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A lawyer for Alex Kiprotich

Kenya: The Standard editor escapes seizure by armed men after president’s censure

New York, July 6—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Kenyan authorities to investigate the attempt by heavily armed men to snatch The Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich from his car, days after the president criticized the media house, and ensure that those behind the incident are brought to justice. “The attempt to forcibly…

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