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Ugandan journalists face up to 20 years in jail under draconian foreign agents bill
CPJ 24 Apr 2026
“Uganda’s Protection of Sovereignty Bill risks unleashing a dangerous legal weapon that authorities can easily turn against the press, under the guise of regulation and national security,” said CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Muthoki Mumo.
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Exiled investigative journalist surveilled, doxxed by Belarusian state TV
CPJ 24 Apr 2026
New York, April 24, 2026—CPJ is alarmed that the Belarusian state-owned TV channel STV broadcast the address and phone number of exiled investigative journalist Stanislau Ivashkevich, and shared personal information about 20 other journalists.
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CPJ calls for urgent international investigation into Israel’s killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil
CPJ 23 Apr 2026
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US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin acquitted of all charges
CPJ 23 Apr 2026
“We are relieved that Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been found innocent after 52 days in detention,” said CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg ... ....
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CPJ shares statement from international legal counsel acting in case of US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
CPJ 22 Apr 2026
The international legal team has filed urgent appeals with United Nations experts, and they are engaging with U.S., European, and other authorities ... “Every day he’s gone is agonizing for his family ... ....
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CPJ, partners file ECtHR amicus brief on spyware use against journalists in Azerbaijan
CPJ 22 Apr 2026
The brief was filed in support of a group of cases involving the secret surveillance of Azerbaijani journalists, activists, and human rights defenders through the use of Pegasus spyware ... Read the full submission ....
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CPJ calls for immediate rescue of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, trapped under rubble in southern Lebanon
CPJ 22 Apr 2026
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Zambian lawyers fight for media freedom as journalists harassed ahead of election
CPJ 22 Apr 2026
“These laws go to the heart of how people communicate, how journalists work, and how power is held to account,” Kalala told CPJ ... Government spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa did not respond to CPJ’s requests for comment via phone and messaging app.
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How the Pentagon is trying to control the narrative
CPJ 21 Apr 2026
The Defense Department oversees the country’s armed forces and commands a nearly $1 trillion budget in 2026 ... military spending and actions ... In response, the majority of Pentagon reporters walked out of the building in protest ... military activity ... ....
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CPJ urges US lawmakers to enact reforms to protect press freedom from warrantless surveillance
CPJ 17 Apr 2026
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which approves the use of this warrantless surveillance, has itself noted the “persistent and widespread” abuses of Section 702, including backdoor searches of journalists, CPJ has previously noted.
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CPJ submission to UN documents series of journalist jailings, secretive trials, torture claims in Tajikistan
CPJ 17 Apr 2026
Since 2022, nine journalists have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms of up to 20 years, making Tajikistan the world’s 10th-worst jailer of journalists in 2025. CPJ’s submission identifies the following troubling trends in these cases. ... ....
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EU must suspend agreement with Israel over Gaza, West Bank violations
CPJ 17 Apr 2026
Israel has engaged in the deadliest and most deliberate effort to kill and silence journalists that CPJ has ever documented ... “Our calls to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement have been unheeded by some member states for too long.
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