“It is unconscionable to hold Frenchie Mae Cumpio in prison for even one more day,” said CPJ Asia-Pacific Director Beh Lih Yi 馬麗怡. “He has said his role as president is to defend press freedom. Now it’s time to show he means business and end this injustice.” cpj.org/2025/09/cpj-an…

What's right is right. #ZamoraLibre

Genau richtig. 👇

It’s taken nearly 2 years of atrocities for the EU to finally propose suspending the 🇪🇺-🇮🇱 deal. But without #Germany’s backing, it won’t go anywhere. Berlin should stop opposing EU action, uphold its duties under the #Genocide Convention: hrw.org/news/2025/09/2… Friedrich Merz

At the UN Human Rights Council, Australian Ambassador Clare Walsh on behalf of Ambassador Clare Walsh 🇦🇺 🇺🇳, Canada in Geneva 🍁, and New Zealand Permanent Mission GVA, expressed deep concern at reprisals against #JimmyLai's legal team and their families. She also objected to the use of the NSL to arrest or pressure

At the UN Human Rights Council, Liechtenstein reiterated its concern over the National Security Law in Hong Kong and #JimmyLai' s case, highlighted the violations found by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in his case, and called for his immediate release. #FreeJimmyLai

61% of Americans say Trump has gone "too far" in "pressuring media organizations" that treat Trump unfavorably. Even more notably, a mere 7% of Americans say he hasn't gone far enough, per this new NYT/Siena poll:

“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. Violence against the press is never acceptable, and the secrecy and scare

Today, CPJ joined RSF to send a clear message to FCC 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-ca…

Today, PEN America, in collaboration with CPJ and Free Press, published a letter signed by more than 100 leading writers, journalists, and scholars urging the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to immediately release journalist Mario Guevara.

Every day, countless journalists gather the news, corroborate and contextualize the facts, to keep us informed. The agents in the video below responded to the act of reporting with sheer brutal violence. This must be investigated & those responsible held to account. #PressFreedom

Sad & enraging. Journalist Mario Guevara has been deported following 100 days in prison after being arrested while live streaming law enforcement, which the US claimed posed a danger. Live coverage is a common feature of news coverage around the world. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/o…

Journalist Mario Guevara has been deported from the U.S. back to his native El Salvador, despite having U.S. legal status. “This is a case about first amendment rights,” Katherine Jacobsen, CPJ’s U.S., Canada, and Caribbean program coordinator, tells the BBC. 📺 Watch⤵️

Oct 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would invoke the insurrection act if necessary.

Doing the work of a journalist can never be considered a crime, but it is a right that must be protected. Free access to information is a pillar that upholds the edifice of our societies, and for this reason, we are called to defend and guarantee it. vatican.va/content/leo-xi…

If service members hadn’t talked to me without approval…. We wouldn’t know that an internal West Point investigation showed that the culture played a hand in the death of a cadet: thedailybeast.com/west-point-let… That Marines and Sailors were exposed to contaminated water on the USS

Journalists: Stay safe when reporting on immigration in the US 📣 The US Journalist Assistance Network invites you to join a free webinar about legal rights and digital safety while reporting on immigration and the border. 🗓️ 10/30 | 1-2:30pm ET 🔗 cpj.org/USJANPanel

Mzia Amaglobeli and the Georgian Resistance Movement were presented with the Forum 2000 International Award for Courage and Responsibility during the opening of the 29th Forum 2000 Conference. forum2000.cz/en/news/mzia-a…