Four Cameroonian journalists were detained in Yaoundé for entering a center secretly holding deportees from the United States earlier this year. After a six-month investigation, @FbdnStories is publishing the testimonies of two women the journalists interviewed before being arrested, along with details of a secret immigration agreement between Washington and Yaoundé. Read more: forbiddenstories.org/let-the…

Covering the midterms? Get election-ready. Journalists covering elections may face everything from online threats and physical safety concerns to subpoenas, device seizures, data security risks, and burnout. The U.S. Journalist Assistance Network and partners are hosting "Election Ready: Safety and Resilience for Journalists," a four-part webinar series offering practical guidance for journalists, editors, and newsroom leaders. 📌 Legal readiness 🔐 Device & data security 🛡️ Physical, digital & psychosocial safety 🧠 Stress management & post-election recovery Four sessions. Practical tools. Experts from across the journalist-support community. Sept. 29 → Nov. 17 Register: pen.org/election-ready/

In an unprecedented move, Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal is pursuing crimes-against-humanity charges against three journalists over their journalism. CPJ’s Somi Das breaks down the cases and explains why criminalizing journalistic work in this way is deeply troubling for press freedom. Read more: cpj.org/2026/08/bangladesh-w… #PressFreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime

LAST DAY to apply📣 CPJ is #hiring a Marketing Associate that will be responsible for developing marketing strategies to increase awareness of CPJ’s brand. This hybrid role is based in New York City. 🗓️ Deadline is September 25, 2026 Apply today: cpjorg.bamboohr.com/careers/…

“It’s extremely uncomfortable to be here as a journalist because I’m not doing my journalistic work, but I’m forced to be advocating for Georgian media and for my colleague Mzia Amaglobeli, who became the most targeted in this wave of repression against independent media in Georgia,” said Georgian journalist Irma Dimitradze. #FreeMzia

Journalists in the U.S.: It’s critical to know your rights when confronted by law enforcement officers while covering a protest, demonstration or other political event. Here are quick tips👇 This guide was prepared for CPJ with pro bono legal support facilitated through TrustLaw, the @TRF's global pro bono legal network. cpj.org/?p=400507

“Dawit Isaak has spent 25 years in Eritrean detention without charge or trial. His name should not have to be invoked year after year to remind the world of this monumental injustice. Eritrea must finally free Dawit and every journalist still detained, and tell families what happened to those who died or disappeared in custody.” — Angela Quintal, @CPJAfrica Regional Director

Ahead of Thursday’s meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and @POTUS , CPJ took to the streets of Washington, DC, calling for the release of jailed publisher Jimmy Lai and veteran journalist Dong Yuyu. In a joint mobile billboard campaign with @RSF_inter, the two press freedom groups urged Trump to raise the cases of Lai and Dong with Xi. China has the world’s highest number of imprisoned journalists, with at least 50 behind bars simply for doing their jobs. Join us to #FreeJimmyLai and #FreeDongYuyu: cpj.org/asia/china/ cpj.org/data/imprisoned/curr…

“It is vital for us as the public that we have access to a free and pluralistic media to be able to criticize the government, to be able to analyze what the government is doing, so that we can understand what decisions are being made,” CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg tells @NewsHour, about Trump’s decision to ban @CNN, @MSNOWNews, and @politico from the White House. Watch👇 pbs.org/newshour/show/trumps…

As Serbians prepare to vote in October parliamentary elections, journalists covering the polls are at serious risk of threats, violence and hostility of the sort that has become increasingly common during President Aleksandar Vučić’s time in office. CPJ spoke with Serbian journalists who describe working through a rising climate of hostility👇 cpj.org/2026/09/assaulted-an…

“Politicians who threaten filmmakers rather than investigate alleged military crimes expose not strength but a leadership frightened of the evidence.” The @guardian argues that the filmmakers of NAZA, which it produced, must be protected not persecuted by Israel’s government. Read the Editorial⤵️ theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Banning @CNN, @MSNOWNews and @politico from the White House sets a dangerous precedent, one in which the president decides what the American people know and from whom they can know it. CPJ and leading news organizations stand together in defense of a free press, and in condemning any attempts to restrict their ability to report on the government. Will you join us? Read the statement and add your support ⬇️ cpj.org/2026/09/leading-news…