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Washington, DC. 📣 CPJ is proud to support two powerful films, SEIZED and FINAL PRESS, exploring the state of journalism, the fight for a free press, and the critical role of investigative reporting in sustaining democracy and civic accountability at DC/DOX this June. dcdoxfest.com ⬇️

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Journalists covering the World Cup: Do you need safety advice or emergency assistance? ✅ Save this post in case you or a colleague need help while covering the games. CPJ’s guide to covering the World Cup safely👇 cpj.org/issue/world-...

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CPJ joins @peninternational.bsky.social, @rsf-interfr.bsky.social, Legal Initiatives for Vietnam, and PEN Sweden to call for the immediate release of Vietnamese journalist Pham Doan Trang on her 48th birthday. cpj.org/2026/05/cpj-...

Good news 🎉 Senegalese journalist René Capain Bassène — an innocent man who was serving a life sentence for a murder he didn’t commit — has been released after 8 years in prison. CPJ’s Francophone Africa Representative Moussa Ngom is on the ground with Bassène to celebrate his release.

Journalists traveling to the US for the World Cup may face questioning or hostility from immigration officials at the border. Any journalist may encounter law enforcement and disorderly crowds at events. That’s why we’ve compiled resources to help journalists minimize risks. cpj.org/issue/world-...

CPJ calls on the RSF to immediately provide proof of life and release Muammar Ibrahim. cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-... #FreeMuammar #FreeMuammarIbrahim

CPJ condemns the continued judicial harassment of lawyer and media commentator Sonia Dahmani, amid escalating attacks on press freedom in Tunisia, including the obstruction of journalists covering public protests. Read more⤵️ cpj.org?p=591844

After nearly a year in prison, Venezuelan journalist Rory Branker is finally free. But he has yet to liberate himself from what legal experts and press freedom groups describe as trumped-up criminal charges that are hanging over his head. Read CPJ’s recent interview⤵️

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Tunisia’s crackdown on the press is no longer limited to Decree 54. Authorities are now using financial crime charges, banking freezes, administrative pressure, and dissolution proceedings to weaken journalists and independent media. Read more:

Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law. Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures. They must be respected and protected. Journalists are #NotATarget.

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CPJ joined 10 other civil society organizations in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals calling for the safeguarding of encryption from NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to prevent the surveillance of journalists and other human rights defenders. More⤵️ cpj.org/2026/05/cpj-...

Since October 2023, Israel has imposed a near-total blockade on international journalist access to Gaza, permitting foreign journalists to enter only on brief, military-controlled tours. CPJ spoke with one of these journalists about their experience.👇

CPJ and @rsf.org are warning that the Iranian government is using an ongoing 83-day nationwide internet blackout to hide a severe crackdown on independent media. Read more⤵️ cpj.org?p=590314

CPJ has advised journalists traveling throughout the United States for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup may face questioning or hostility from immigration officials at the border or around venues. Read more⤵️ cpj.org/2026/05/cpj-...

May 21 marks the Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in #Belarus. CPJ stands with the 21 Belarusian journalists currently jailed simply for doing their work. Belarusian authorities must release them immediately. cpj.org/data/impriso... #StandWithBelarus #FreeThePress

CPJ is deeply alarmed by the video showing Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, taunting those detained aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, which included at least 14 international journalists, while they were handcuffed and held in stress positions. cpj.org?p=590576

🚨 CPJ calls on Mexican authorities to immediately and credibly investigate possible malware and digital surveillance attacks against Mexican journalist and CPJ awardee Maria Teresa Montaño Delgado and The ObserverMX, and take appropriate steps to guarantee her safety. cpj.org/2026/05/mexi...

CPJ has been added to the Russian Ministry of Justice’s list of “undesirable organizations” — a label used to suppress media outlets, NGOs, and other independent voices that the Kremlin deems a threat to its narrative control. CPJ calls on Russia to reverse the ban. cpj.org?p=589689

Since the Iran war started in February, CPJ has documented a crackdown on the press across the Gulf, and tracked unpublicized cases of arrests, intimidation, legal and financial actions against journalists and their media outlets. cpj.org?p=587895

CPJ urges the European Commission to not invite the Taliban to Brussels. Doing so would legitimize a regime responsible for severe repression and censorship and strengthen the Taliban's public relations as an international player.

The U.S. Journalist Assistance Network invites you to join us for a roundtable discussion on covering events in the U.S., including best practices for covering protests, interacting with police and federal law enforcement, and crossing borders. 🗓️5/19 | 1-2:30 p.m. ET cpj.org/USJANcrowds

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CPJ is stepping up our emergency assistance and safety response to ensure journalists are able to do their jobs across the globe. Want to learn more about the impact of CPJ’s journalist assistance work? 📥 Subscribe to CPJ’s Journalist Assistance and Safety Newsletter⤵️ mailchi.mp/cpj/janewsle...

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An independent media is vital for democracy. Access to information enables all people to make decisions and hold the powerful to account. A world without journalism is a world without truth. cpj.org/donate #JournalismMatters

CPJ is grateful to Senator @durbin.senate.gov and Senator Ted Cruz for leading the effort to pass the unanimous bipartisan U.S. Senate resolution calling for the immediate release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai. Journalism is not a crime. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... 📷 AP/Vincent Yu

CPJ welcomes the unanimous bipartisan passage of a US House of Representative resolution calling for the immediate release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai. CPJ commends Rep. Chris Smith for leading this effort + urges authorities in Hong Kong + Beijing to free Lai immediately. tinyurl.com/3auc8dbv

As President Donald Trump prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week, this is a moment to speak plainly and stand for America's values: Journalism is not a crime, and journalists should not be punished for doing their jobs. #FreeDongYuyu

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CPJ is working to ensure that all journalists can report on the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup freely and safely. That’s why we’ve compiled safety resources to help journalists minimize risks and protect themselves against potential threats while covering the World Cup⤵️ cpj.org/issue/world-...

As President Donald Trump prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week, this is a moment to speak plainly and stand for America's values: Journalism is not a crime, and journalists should not be punished for doing their jobs. #FreeJimmyLai

Thank you U.S. Senators @vanhollen.senate.gov, @merkley.senate.gov, and @welch.senate.gov for urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio and FBI Director Kash Patel to provide an update on the FBI’s investigation into Israel’s killing of American citizen Shireen Abu Akleh. tinyurl.com/2hc6ps8c

Journalist Ali al Samoudi survived the Israeli targeted attack that murdered his colleague Shireen Abu Akleh in May 2022. But he says the Israeli military, “Returned to commit the same crime of assassination, but this time in a different way: through arrest.” Watch⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONQs...

CPJ urges U.S. President Donald Trump to do everything possible to secure the release of jailed Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai during his meeting this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Read more: cpj.org/2026/05/cpj-...

“[CPJ] surveyed 59 Palestinian journalists who had been released by Israeli authorities after the Oct. 7 attacks. Three percent said they had been raped, and 29 percent said they had endured other forms of sexual violence.” Read more in @nytopinion.nytimes.com ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...

The U.S. Journalist Assistance Network invites you to join us for a roundtable discussion on covering events in the U.S., including best practices for covering protests, interacting with police and federal law enforcement, and crossing borders. 🗓️5/19 | 1-2:30 p.m. ET cpj.org/USJANcrowds

Shireen Abu Akleh’s family issued a public statement affirming that they “will not stop” pursuing “justice for Shireen through all available avenues,” to mark the fourth anniversary of her murder. Read the full statement: cpj.org/2026/05/cpj-... #JusticeForShireen

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Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law. Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures. They must be respected and protected. Journalists are #NotATarget.

An independent media is vital for democracy. Access to information enables all people to make decisions and hold the powerful to account. A world without journalism is a world without truth. cpj.org/donate #JournalismMatters

“CPJ has demanded a ‘public progress update’ from U.S. authorities on the FBI probe into the Israeli military’s killing of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead in the occupied West Bank in 2022.” More from @aljazeera.com⤵️

CPJ honors the legacy of veteran Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on the 4th anniversary of her murder. “Shireen, for 25 years, she carried the voice of all Palestinians, and reported it to the world through a small tv screen,” Abu Akleh’s niece, Lina, told CPJ. cpj.org?p=587168

Four years after Israel's killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the reported investigation by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation into her murder appears to have stalled. CPJ spoke with Abu Akleh’s niece, Lina, about her family’s fight for justice. cpj.org?p=587168

Sixty-one members of the European Parliament called on the European Union leadership to make stronger calls for foreign journalist access to Gaza. The letter says that security can no longer be invoked by Israel as justification to deny access. Read the full letter⤵️ cpj.org/2026/05/memb...