Alerts

March 9, 2026, New Delhi—Indian authorities must drop all pending charges against Republic TV journalists C.G. Shankar and S. Mani and stop using espionage laws to criminalize legitimate journalism, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. Shankar, Mani, and a boat driver were detained on March 7 by officers from a paramilitary force after allegedly…

New York, March 9, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the March 6 sentencing of Belarusian journalist Pavel Dabravolski to nine years in jail on treason charges, and calls on Belarusian authorities to release him immediately.   Dabravolski’s trial, held behind closed doors, started in Minsk, the capital, on February 27. The charges under Article 356, Part 1 of…

Amman, March 9, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the killing of Palestinian journalist Amal Shamaly, a correspondent for Qatar Radio, in an Israeli strike early Monday on tents housing displaced people in central Gaza. According to reports, the strike west of the village of Az-Zawayda, killed Shamaly, two other people and injured…

Bangkok, March 9, 2026—China’s Embassy in the Philippines should cease its online attacks and intimidation against the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) after the outlet published a report into China-aligned influence networks operating in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. The embassy’s remarks targeted PCIJ contributor Regine Cabato’s investigation and follow-up…

Kampala, March 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Friday’s decision by Kenya’s Court of Appeal to strike down sections of the 2018 cybercrime law as a major victory for freedom of expression and the press. The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) challenged 26 provisions of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018, arguing that…

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…

New York, March 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of journalist Ahmed-Zaki Ibrahim Mohamud, who has been held without formal charges since February 22 in the breakaway region of Somaliland. That evening, unidentified individuals raided the offices of the online outlet Warrame Media in the capital, Hargeisa, and arrested Ahmed-Zaki, its…

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…

New York, March 5, 2026— Belarusian authorities must immediately release radio host Aleh Khamenka and stop jailing journalists for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. On March 4, a Belarusian court in Minsk, the capital, convicted journalist Aleh Khamenka on charges of promoting “extremist” activities and sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ),…

Berlin, March 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Kosovo authorities to ensure that all perpetrators involved in the threats and the recent physical attack on Burim Pacolli, a journalist with the news site Nacionale, are brought to justice, and to take immediate measures to safeguard him and his family amid ongoing threats. “The violent street ambush on…