CPJ, partners condemn Egyptian authorities’ shutdown of Mada Masr, stand with editor-in-chief Lina Attalah
The Committee to Protect Journalists and 138 organizations condemn the conviction of Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr, and denounce the court’s order to shut down one of the country’s last remaining independent newsrooms. In a joint statement, rights organizations urged Egyptian authorities to allow Mada Masr to operate freely,…
CPJ outraged by Egypt court conviction of journalist Lina Attalah, order of Mada Masr’s closure
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the conviction of Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr, on charges of running an unlicensed website, and calls on Egyptian authorities to reverse the ruling, release the journalist immediately, and end their escalating campaign against independent journalism. Mada Masr, among the first and few…
CPJ, partners urge Indonesia to reform military justice law to end impunity for crimes against journalists
Jakarta/Amsterdam, October 26, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Free Press Unlimited (FPU), and Medan Legal Aid Institute (LBH Medan) urge the Indonesian president and lawmakers to uphold the recent Constitutional Court ruling and promptly amend the 1997 Military Justice Law, a crucial step toward ensuring justice for the killers of Tribrata TV journalist Rico…
Report: Israeli ad-tech firm enables spyware targeting of at least 45 Al Jazeera devices
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Israeli and other relevant authorities to investigate and hold to account those responsible for reportedly infecting Al Jazeera news network devices with spyware delivered via online ads, and on governments and corporations to act urgently to ensure advertising no longer enables targeted surveillance. “The mass surveillance architecture supporting…
CPJ, CIVICUS urge Indonesian president to stop undermining press freedom ahead of 2-year mark in office
Jakarta, October 15, 2026—Ahead of the second anniversary of the administration of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the Committee to Protect Journalists and CIVICUS urge the government to end practices that undermine press freedom, a pillar of democracy. The Indonesian government must take concrete action in protecting journalists, ending impunity,…
CPJ urges Morocco to end press surveillance following Amnesty report
New York, October 1, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Moroccan authorities to immediately end the unlawful surveillance of journalists, and hold those responsible to account. This demand follows a newly published Amnesty International report documenting the use of spyware and other surveillance methods by Morocco’s intelligence services to monitor journalists, human rights defenders, and…
CPJ urges Malaysia to strengthen FOI bill to advance press freedom, democracy
Jakarta, September 24, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Malaysian government to substantially amend a freedom of information (FOI) bill to bring it in line with international standards and strengthen press freedom. A draft of the legislation was introduced for its first reading in the lower house of Malaysia’s parliament on July 13…
Leading news outlets issue statement in defense of a US free press
New York, September 21, 2026—U.S.-based news organizations, including the Associated Press, Bloomberg, New York Times, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post have joined a statement affirming the importance of a free press after President Donald Trump barred journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. The statement, organized by the Committee…
CPJ: President Trump’s arbitrary CNN, MS NOW, Politico ban violates First Amendment rights
Miami, September 18, 2026—President Donald Trump’s order to ban news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House news coverage violates First Amendment rights and is an alarming escalation of how far this administration will go to control the narrative and silence critical, fact-based, news coverage, said the Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday….
CPJ, partners urge China to ensure #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang’s freedom as jail term nears end
New York, September 15, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists and partner organizations call on the Chinese authorities to ensure journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin is freed without any arbitrary restrictions, as she approaches the end of a five-year prison sentence. Huang, whose reporting on human rights and sexual abuse helped spark China’s #MeToo movement, is due…