Americas

Washington, D.C., March 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on immigration authorities to unconditionally release journalist Estefany Rodríguez, who was detained without warrant on March 4 despite being in the United States legally, according to news reports. Rodríguez has reported on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity for Nashville Notícias. According to multiple reports, Rodríguez was detained…

Mexico City, March 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Panamanian authorities to immediately rescind a four-month-old “protection order” issued against political commentator Sabrina Bacal and Venezuelan investigative journalist Roberto Deniz, which prohibits them from reporting on the alleged business dealings of two prominent state contractors.  On Friday, a guarantee judge is scheduled to hold…

The Committee to Protect Journalists called on acting Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé to respect press freedom in a letter delivered to his office via local courier on Tuesday. The letter expresses concern regarding recent actions taken by Haitian public officials that threaten press freedom and journalist safety in the country and urges Fils-Aimé…

Washington, D.C., March 2, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) calls on the Department of Justice to drop all charges against independent photographer Shane Ryan Bollman, known professionally as Junn Bollmann, who was arrested and released by federal law enforcement in Los Angeles on February 27 in connection with his coverage of a January 18…

Dakar, February 23, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cameroonian police to drop a criminal trespass investigation into four journalists who were detained for five hours and had their equipment seized last week, three of whom were reporting for the Associated Press (AP) on the secret deportation of African migrants from the United States….

Angolan journalist and lawyer Teixeira Cândido wants to know who targeted him with spyware, and he wants justice. “First and foremost, we must seek to find out who the entities are that have acquired these spyware tools,” Cândido told CPJ, as findings published by Amnesty International’s Security Lab show that a malicious link sent in…

The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Thursday’s court ruling granting house arrest to investigative journalist Jose Rubén Zamora, president of the now defunct elPeriódico, and calls on Guatemalan authorities to immediately drop all charges and end his years-long judicial persecution. “While we are relieved that Jose Rubén Zamora can finally leave prison behind, it is…

Following the January 3 American military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the country’s  interim government has released hundreds of political prisoners, among them journalist Nakary Ramos. Ramos, 29, was arrested with her videographer husband, Gianni González, on April 8, 2025, after the online news site Impacto Venezuela aired their report on crime rates…

Miami, February 10, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention of two content producers with El 4tico, a social media outlet in eastern Cuba, and calls on authorities to immediately release them and allow the free flow of information on the island. Ernesto Ricardo Medina and Kamil Zayas Pérez were detained by…

Mexico City, February 4, 2026—Authorities in the Mexican state of Sinaloa should immediately and comprehensively investigate threats against independent investigative journalist Sheila Arias and take all appropriate steps to ensure her safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Arias, based in the coastal resort city of Mazatlán, told CPJ that she had received threats…