Congratulations to former CPJ #IPFA awardee @alsuk.bsky.social and her husband Pavel Butorin — both journalists with @rferl.org.web.brid.gy — for receiving the World Press Freedom Award from the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation🎉 📷: Pavel Butorin

Today marks seven years since the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a brutal act of transnational repression that laid bare the dangers journalists face worldwide. The failure to hold those responsible to account has entrenched a climate of impunity and abuses.

The Committee to Protect Journalists and Free Press express deep concern that a United States Appeals Court rejected a motion for stay of removal in the case of Mario Guevara, meaning that the journalist could now be deported back to his native El Salvador. cpj.org/2025/10/cpj-...

Journalists in Sudan’s El-Fasher are trapped under siege. They endure violence, hunger and relentless bombardment alongside the civilians they report on. Read CPJ’s new investigation⤵️ cpj.org/2025/10/hunt...

Our latest study finds that ethnic and Indigenous newsrooms are often on the frontlines in the fight against disinformation in the U.S. The report, produced with ASU and UMD, highlights strategies used by these media outlets across the country. Read the report: www.icfj.org/news/us-ethn...

Today, CPJ, @penamerica.bsky.social, and @freepress.bsky.social published a letter signed by 100+ leading writers, journalists, and scholars urging the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to immediately release journalist Mario Guevara. pen.org/press-releas...

Today, CPJ joined @rsf.org to send a clear message to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr: Stop politicizing the agency and respect the First Amendment rights of media organizations to report the news without fear of retaliation. 🚨 cpj.org/2025/09/cpj-...

“CPJ is deeply alarmed by reports that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials in New York City have assaulted journalists simply for doing their jobs and covering matters of public importance." — Katherine Jacobsen, CPJ's U.S., Canada and Caribbean Program Coordinator

CPJ is grateful for #PressFreedom advocates @durbin.senate.gov, @schiff.senate.gov, Sen. Bill Cassidy, and @repmcgovern.bsky.social advocating for the release of political commentator and CPJ awardee Sonia Dahmani in a letter to Tunisian president Kais Saied. www.durbin.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

CPJ and 16 partner organizations wrote to leaders in Germany, Italy, and the Czech Republic to call for a suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement — which sets out the EU’s legal and institutional framework for political dialogue and economic cooperation with Israel. cpj.org?p=525409

#USA: RSF and @pressfreedom.bsky.social teamed up today outside FCC headquarters — the broadcast regulator — to send a message to its chair Brendan Carr in response to his threats against the media, which resulted in comedian Jimmy Kimmel being taken off the air: Take politics out of the FCC.

NEW ⚡#Tunisia: @pressfreedom.bsky.social interview about the fate of Tunisian commentator Sonia Dahmani who faces five legal proceedings and potential decades behind bars. Dahmani will be honored with CPJ's Intl Press Freedom Award in November. #IPFA2025 #FreeThePress cpj.org/2025/09/they...

📣 The U.S. government can’t control media content. 📺 Today, CPJ and @rsf.org are on site in Washington D.C. ahead of the Federal Communications Commission open commission meeting to call on Chair Brendan Carr to take politics out of the FCC.

Join our team! CPJ is currently #hiring a mission-aligned Senior Director of People and Culture with both strategic vision and strong execution skills to lead our human resources function. This role is a hybrid position based in New York City. Apply today: www.dsgco.com/search/22475...

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

Real journalism has a deep impact and real value. Join us in recognizing this on #WorldNewsDay: Show your support for independent, fact-based news – and share stories that have resonated with you this year. #ChooseJournalism because #FactsMatter #WND2025

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.

Join us for Press Play Prague on October 7–11 at Kino Atlas. Discover documentaries, short films, and discussions tackling the challenges and impact of journalism today. Visit www.kinoatlaspraha.cz?tag=111 for the full program and tickets.

CPJ joined four press freedom groups in the legal effort to support Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara. He is the only journalist jailed for his work in the U.S. and faces imminent deportation, despite having legal status. We demand his immediate release. cpj.org/2025/09/cpj-... #FreeMario

As Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu takes the stage at #UNGA80, Israel is engaging in the deadliest and most deliberate effort to kill and silence journalists that CPJ has ever documented. CPJ calls on the international community to hold Israel to account. Learn more: cpj.org/full-coverag...

📣TOMORROW | 9/20 at 10AM ET Join us for “Human Rights Leaders Discuss Impacts of the Trump Administration’s ‘America First’ Approach on Rights.” CPJ’s CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social will speak about the state of human rights and key developments from this week at #UNGA80. tinyurl.com/4jafnd8u

Palestinian statehood is a major topic of discussion at this week’s #UNGA80. We know the reality of what is happening in #Gaza despite a ban on international coverage, because Palestinian journalists are doing this work. cpj.org/full-coverag...

“The Bureau of Immigration Appeals' decision to issue a final removal order against journalist Mario Guevara after more than 100 days of detention is a miscarriage of justice.” — Katherine Jacobsen, CPJ's U.S., Canada and Caribbean Program Coordinator

"It is so important to have a free press and it is nuts that we aren't paying more attention to it." — @jimmykimmel.com

More than 250 journalists and representatives from media groups worldwide called for Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to take “decisive action” and immediately release journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, in a letter coordinated by CPJ and the #FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio coalition.

UPDATE🚨 An immigration board issued a final removal order last night for journalist Mario Guevara. He could be deported any moment. We renew our demand for his immediate release. #FreeMario

CPJ welcomes the release of Egyptian-British writer Alaa Abd El-Fattah and hopes this signals a step toward greater openness and respect for freedom of expression in Egypt. We look forward to further progress in safeguarding press freedom. x.com/CPJMENA/stat... 📷: Mohamed EL-RAAI/AFP

In a world full of noise, real journalism must be seen and heard for its value to be recognised. Show your support for fact-based news this World News Day: Subscribe to trusted news outlets. #ChooseTruth because #JournalismMatters #WND2025

"Our basic freedoms are not free. They have become privileges, doled out for good behavior and speech that those in power agree with." Free Press' @attorneynora.bsky.social with partners @aclu.org & @pressfreedom.bsky.social on journalist Mario Guevara. Learn more: freedomformario.com

U.S. Sen. @welch.senate.gov led a group of bicameral lawmakers in demanding answers from the U.S. Department of State about 2 violent attacks on American citizens + also met with families of 5 civilians killed and injured in the West Bank. www.welch.senate.gov/welch-leads-... 📷Sen. Welch's office

CPJ calls on the Guatemala Supreme Court's Criminal Chamber to correct due process violations in the case against jailed journalist Jose Rubén Zamora, 1,152 days after the beginning of proceedings that were undermined by irregularities. cpj.org/2025/07/guat... #FreeZamora #ZamoraLibre

CPJ and @freepress.bsky.social led a coalition of organizations in a joint statement calling for journalist Mario Guevara’s immediate release from ICE custody after 100 days in detention since his arrest. He is the only journalist behind bars in the US for his reporting. #FreeMario cpj.org?p=523321

As #UNGA80 is underway, tune in to CPJ’s CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social speaking today, Sept. 23: 🗓️“Protecting Press Freedom: The Risks of Reporting in Gaza and Beyond” at 11-11:20pm ET 🔴Watch here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u...

As President Trump takes the stage at #UNGA80, the only jailed journalist in the US, Mario Guevara, faces imminent deportation. Guevara was detained because the government believes that livestreaming law enforcement threatens their operations. We demand Mario’s release. #FreeMario cpj.org?p=522445

Today marks 100 days of journalist Mario Guevara’s detention by U.S. law enforcement for livestreaming. Guevara, the only journalist behind bars for his journalism, faces the very real threat of deportation for doing his job. We demand Mario’s immediate release. freedomformario.com #FreeMario

Join our team! CPJ is currently #hiring a mission-aligned Senior Director of People and Culture with both strategic vision and strong execution skills to lead our human resources function. This role is a hybrid position based in New York City. Apply today: www.dsgco.com/search/22475...

CPJ India Researcher Somi Das spoke to lawyer and founder of Internet Freedom Foundation Apar Gupta about the implications of a new tax law for journalists and the government’s expanding powers of media oversight. Read more👇

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NEW STATEMENT: ⚡As the U.S. government acted to curtail press freedom and free speech this week, Mario Guevara, the only journalist behind bars, faces the very real threat of deportation for doing his job and covering the news. #FreeMario cpj.org/2025/09/jour...

BREAKING: The Board of Immigration Appeals is trying to deport our client Mario Guevara, a journalist from El Salvador, despite his clear legal path to residency and an immigration judge's order to grant his release on bond.

URGENT ⚡️ Mario Guevara, the only journalist behind bars in the United States, faces imminent deportation following charges related to his live streaming of law enforcement. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Today marks one year since the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina in Russian captivity. CPJ continues to seek accountability for Roshchina’s killing and calls on Russian authorities to disclose the circumstances of her death. cpj.org/data/people/... 📷: Hromadske

Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital is the second deadliest single attack on the press ever recorded by CPJ, following the 2009 Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines. Read more: cpj.org?p=522184

See "Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud," a documentary about American filmmaker Renaud, killed in 2022 while covering the #RussiaUkraineWar. Joins us at the NYC premiere on 9/19, including a Q&A with filmmakers + CPJ's CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social👇 tinyurl.com/45audv53

Will you be in Johannesburg Nov. 5? Join us📣 CPJ’s Africa Regional Director Angela Quintal will give opening remarks at the Wits Centre for Journalism and CPJ co-hosted lecture, “Drafted, Censored, Exiled: Journalism Under Siege in Post-Coup Burkina Faso.” 📩RSVP: [email protected]

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

Save the date! Press Play Prague returns on October 7-11. The festival brings together films that explore the challenges and impact of journalism, as well as the vital role it plays in society. Explore this year’s agenda: www.pressplayprague.cz

"CPJ is concerned by President Donald Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times. These types of defamation suits send a chilling message and can entangle news media in time-consuming and costly legal processes." — Katherine Jacobsen, CPJ's U.S., Canada and Caribbean Program Coordinator

"We are alarmed by reports that an incendiary device was found under a news media vehicle in Utah and are glad to see that local law enforcement has taken the threat seriously." — Katherine Jacobsen, CPJ's U.S., Canada, and Caribbean program coordinator

Israel is responsible for 85 of 124 journalist killings across the globe in 2024 — nearly 70% — the highest number by a single country in one year since CPJ began documenting this data more than three decades ago. Read more in CPJ’s #2024KilledReport: cpj.org?p=451429