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Press freedom is your freedom🗞️
The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes #pressfreedom worldwide.
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · Aug 26
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.

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#JournalismMatters
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🎬 CPJ is proud to support the documentary "#ArmedOnlyWithACamera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud." Join us for a screening + panel discussion, with CPJ’s Chief Emergencies Officer Lucy Westcott, at the Columbia Journalism School.

🗓️ 11/13 | 6-8PM ET

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November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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“Our duty is to continue showing society why protecting journalism is protecting democracy itself,” CPJ’s CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social told LexLegal Brasil at the Safety Matters conference in Norway.

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Jodie Ginsberg, CEO do Comitê para a Proteção dos Jornalistas: “Os regimes já não precisam censurar – basta processar”
Luciano Teixeira – Oslo, Noruega Jodie Ginsberg é uma das vozes mais ativas na linha de frente da defesa da liberdade de imprensa. Jornalista de formação e atual CEO do Comitê para Proteção dos…
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November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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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.
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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New documentary 🎬 @aljazeera.com’s “Silenced: The War on Journalism” featuring CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg is a gripping look at journalism’s ultimate sacrifice, told through stories of courage, loss and unwavering conviction.

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Silenced: The War on Journalism
A gripping look at journalism’s ultimate sacrifice, told through stories of courage, loss and unwavering conviction.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The Swazi Bridge news site in Eswatini is facing a record-breaking claim for 170 million emalangeni (US$9.8 million) in damages and the threat of terrorism investigations, as part of a growing global trend of using abusive lawsuits to suppress public interest reporting.
In Eswatini, abusive lawsuit demands a record $9.8 mln for defamation - Committee to Protect Journalists
Lusaka, November 4, 2025—The Swazi Bridge news site in Eswatini is facing a record-breaking claim for 170 million emalangeni (US$9.8 million) in damages and the threat of terrorism investigations, as…
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November 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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CPJ and partners welcome a court’s decision to quash the murder charges against community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and call on authorities to drop all remaining charges against her.

Read more: cpj.org/2025/11/cpj-...

#FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio
CPJ, partners welcome dismissal of Philippine murder case against Frenchie Mae Cumpio - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, November 7, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists and partners welcomed a Philippine court’s decision to quash the murder charges against community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and cal...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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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
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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CPJ will recognize 5 journalists from China, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, and Tunisia at its 35th annual International #PressFreedom Awards in New York on Nov. 20, 2025. David McCraw, the New York Times’ lead newsroom lawyer, will receive the 2025 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award.
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CPJ to open press accreditation for 2025 International Press Freedom Awards - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, November 6, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will hold its 35th annual International Press Freedom Awards in New York on Thursday, November 20, 2025. The organization will rec...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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🎬 CPJ is proud to support the documentary "#ArmedOnlyWithACamera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud." Join us for a screening + panel discussion, with CPJ’s Chief Emergencies Officer Lucy Westcott, at the Columbia Journalism School.

🗓️ 11/13 | 6-8PM ET

Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/armed-only...
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Israeli police banned at least 10 Palestinian journalists from Jerusalem’s disputed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during Ramadan this year, CPJ has found, in what many view as a deliberate effort to censor coverage of the holy site. The true figure is likely higher.

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Palestinian journalists targeted with Ramadan bans, arrests at Al-Aqsa holy site - Committee to Protect Journalists
Nazareth, November 4, 2025—Israeli police banned at least 10 Palestinian journalists from Jerusalem’s disputed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during Ramadan this year, CPJ has found, in what many view as a d...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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The “Silenced” series examines the global targeting of journalists and the broader implications for press freedom. Join us for the opening of the Memorial Gallery that honors journalists who have been killed since CPJ began keeping record 3+ decades ago.

🗓️ 11/6 | 5:30PM ET

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November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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CPJ is proud to be honored at the Coalition for Integrity’s 2025 Integrity Awards Dinner on Dec. 8, which celebrates leaders advancing transparency and accountability across business, government, and civil society 🎉

Learn more: c4i.swoogo.com/awards25
November 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Through a series of video calls between director Sepideh Farsi + Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona, viewers are given an intimate, first-hand account of life under siege in Gaza. “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk” opens in theaters on 11/5 at @ifccenter.bsky.social: knlor.com/putyoursoul
November 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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📣 Join us for the World Forum for Democracy panel, “How is the transformation of media impacting democracy?” moderated by CPJ’s EU Deputy Advocacy Director Tom Gibson.

🗓️ 11/5 | 11:30-1.00PM CEST

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#CoE_WFD
November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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CPJ joined a global coalition of 29 civil society organizations calling on democratic governments to prioritize advocacy on behalf of journalists, human rights defenders + political leaders who have been imprisoned for their reporting or views.
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#InternationalDayofPoliticalPrisoners
CPJ joins call for release of political prisoners, including jailed journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined a global coalition of 29 civil society organizations calling on democratic governments to prioritize advocacy on behalf of journalists, human rights defende...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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To mark International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2025, CPJ calls for radical reform of the systems to investigate journalist killings + hold perpetrators to account after the deadliest 3 years for journalists + media workers since CPJ began keeping records. cpj.org/?p=532691
November 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Today is International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2025. Globally, 85% of journalist killings go unpunished, according to UNESCO, eroding accountability and enabling crime, corruption and human-rights abuses.

#EndImpunity
November 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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🎥 @ajlisteningpost.bsky.social examines Israel’s systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists in Gaza over the last two years in their special episode, “Smear. Kill. Repeat.,” featuring CPJ’s CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social.

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#EndImpunity
Smear. Kill. Repeat. | The Listening Post
In this special episode, we examine the systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists in Gaza during two years of Israeli genocide. With international media barred from freely reporting in the…
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November 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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As paramilitary forces seized control of El-Fasher, journalists became both witnesses and victims of the city’s collapse. At least 13 reporters are missing under blackout, others abducted or sexually assaulted by RSF fighters.

“Every hour, we lose another voice.”

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As Sudan’s El-Fasher falls, the world loses sight of its journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, October 31, 2025 — As paramilitary forces seized control of Sudan’s El-Fasher over the weekend, its journalists have become both witnesses and victims of the unfolding horrors.  Over the…
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October 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Justice denied | CPJ remembers the life and work of Samuel Wazizi, a popular pidgin news anchor and camera operator. He was arrested after reporting on allegations of government killings, and later died in government custody. cpj.org/issue/intern...

#EndImpunity #TruthNeverDies
October 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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We must refuse to be silent in order to protect the public’s right to know in the United States, and elsewhere, says CPJ’s CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social in an op-ed in the World Association of News Publishers.

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#EndImpunity
October 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Justice denied | CPJ commemorates the life of Gerry Ortega, a well-known radio talk show host who used his broadcasts to report on corruption and environmental issues in the Philippines. He is one of nearly 100 journalists killed in the Philippines since 1992. cpj.org/issue/intern...

#EndImpunity
October 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Justice denied | CPJ pays tribute to the life of Ján Kuciak, an investigative journalist who examined corruption + tax fraud. Marián Kočner, a business executive that Kuciak had written about, was accused by Kuciak of threatening him and was indicted but found not guilty twice. tinyurl.com/59uwtn8k
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM