CPJ is aware that there is misinformation around our removal of 20 names from our Israel-Gaza war journalist casualties list.
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Press freedom is your freedomšļø The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes #pressfreedom worldwide.
- Replying to @pressfreedomCPJ removed 3 Israeli journalists after their outlets confirmed that they were not on assignment when they were killed.CPJ continuously updates information, including adding or removing records, as new information becomes available. Read more about our methodology ā”ļø
- 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
- Rwanda tied with Ethiopia and Niger as the fourth worst jailer of journalists in Africa according to CPJās 2025 Prison Census, with five journalists imprisoned as of December 2025, four of whom are YouTube-based commentators. Read more from @risj_oxford ā¤µļø
- 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.
- šļø Journalists: CPJ is here to ensure you stay safe while covering crowd events at the #WorldCup. Save this guidance for encountering crowd violence and police aggression, including violent dispersal tactics, detention, or arrest. More expert tips from CPJš
- As LGBTQ+ communities celebrate #Pride this month, many journalists continue to face an ugly reality: simply reporting on this community can open them up to prosecution, physical attacks, threats, arrest, exile, and even death. Read more about these risks and how to stay safe š
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- Committee to Protect Journalists reposted
The @pressfreedom calls on Yemenās internationally recognized government to conduct an immediate, transparent investigation into Mohammed Aydahās killing. Aydah, a correspondent for Saudi-owned channels Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath, was killed on Wednesday when an explosive device
- CPJ has documented Israelās growing clampdown on foreign journalists whose reporting is critical of the Israeli government. CPJ spoke with six journalists who reported they were barred entry from Israel and the West Bank over past reporting on the West Bank, the use of terms like
Israel revoked French freelance reporter Khadija Toufikās travel authorization in January 2026. Like several other journalists interviewed by CPJ, she received only a brief notice citing āa change in circumstances.ā Read moreā¤µļø cpj.org/2026/06/these-ā¦
āThe Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism accused me of antisemitism, supporting the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, and using terms such as āgenocideā and āmassacreā in my reports and comments regarding Gaza,ā said Queralt Castillo Cerezuela, a
- ā½ļø Journalists covering the #WorldCup: You can access CPJ's safety information on WhatsApp by messaging āhelloā to +1-206-590-6191. To seek emergency assistance or safety advice, please email us at [email protected]. More safety guidance hereš cpj.org/issue/world-cuā¦
