Committee to Protect Journalists

On World Press Freedom Day, US Report Reveals 'Startling Extent of Police Violence Against Journalists'
A journalist is seen bleeding after police started firing tear gas and rubber bullets near the 5th police precinct in Minneapolis following a demonstration to call for justice for George Floyd, a unarmed Black man killed by police, on May 30, 2020. (Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)
Groups Urge Blinken to Keep Human Rights Conditions on US Military Aid to Egypt
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
picture taken on July 26, 2018 shows Egyptian policemen stand guarding a street in the North Sinai provincial capital of El-Arish. (Photo: Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images)
The NGOs said in a letter that refusing to waive conditions "will send a clear message" that the Biden administration "is serious about its commitment to supporting human rights abroad."
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Journalist Andrea Sahouri, Arrested at Black Lives Matter Protest in Iowa, Found Not Guilty of 'Bogus Charges'
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri, arrested while doing her job at a protest last year, was acquitted of two misdemeanor charges. (Photo: Kelsey Kremer/Des Moines Register)
"If reporters are arrested and hauled away from protests, that denies people...
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Press Freedom Groups Urge Biden DOJ to Drop 'Disastrous' Charges Against Assange
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Ecuador rightly accepted Assange’s concerns that the US would seek his extradition and lock him out of sight for the rest of his life. (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)
"Now more than ever, it is crucial that we protect a robust and adversarial...
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Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump destroyed equipment of media crews outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on January 06, 2021. (Photo: Agnes Bun/AFP via Getty Images)
'Murder the Media': Pro-Trump Insurrectionists Target Journalists Covering Attack on US Capitol
Afghan journalist Rahmatullah Nekzad was shot dead while on his way to mosque in Ghazni, Afghanistan on December 21, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
Number of Journalists Murdered in Retaliation for Their Work More Than Doubled in 2020: Report
'These Are the Actions of a Fascist': Press, Rights Advocates Warn of Dangerous Pattern as Trump Again Lauds Violence Against Journalists
'We're With You': ACLU, Press Freedom Advocates Denounce Attack on Journalist by LA Sheriff's Deputies
Watchdog Calls on Authorities to Drop 'Absurd' Charges Against Journalists Covering Black Lives Matter Protests
'Screams of Torture' as Authoritarian Government in Belarus Continues Attacks on Protesters, Journalists
A journalist is seen bleeding after police started firing tear gas and rubber bullets near the 5th police precinct following a demonstration to call for justice for George Floyd, a black man who died while in custody of the Minneapolis police, on May 30, 2020 in Minneapolis.
'This Must Stop': Leading Journalism Groups Demand Law Enforcement Halt Attacks on Working Press
Glenn Greenwald
'Not Good Enough': After Judge's Ruling, Greenwald Vows to Take Press Freedom Case to Brazil's Supreme Court
Maria Ressa
Global Condemnation After Journalist Who Blamed Trump for Duterte's Attacks on Free Press Arrested in Philippines
Detained Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone
Watchdog Raises Alarm About 'New Normal' as Hundreds of Journalists Worldwide Jailed for Doing Their Jobs
Journalism Watchdog Condemns DNC Lawsuit Against WikiLeaks as Severe Threat to Free Press
Global Journalism Watchdog Honors Trump for 'Overall Achievement in Undermining Global Press Freedom'

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