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https://cpj.org/2026/01/2-drc-journalists-detained-for-war-reporting-in-restive-east/
2 DRC journalists detained for war reporting in restive east - Committee to Protect Journalists
Mar 31, 2026 - Kinshasa, January 29, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to immediately release Thomson Unji...
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https://rsf.org/en/two-newspaper-journalists-detained-illegally-c%C3%B4te-d-ivoire
Two newspaper journalists detained illegally in Côte d’Ivoire | RSF
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of two journalists with the opposition newspaper Le Quotidien, whose arrests yesterday in...
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https://cpj.org/2026/03/2-journalists-detained-for-filming-iranian-warship-docked-in-india/
2 journalists detained for filming Iranian warship docked in India - Committee to Protect...
Mar 10, 2026 - 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...
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https://cpj.org/2026/03/cpj-urges-us-congress-trump-administration-to-prioritize-release-of-ukrainian-journalists-detained-by-russia/
CPJ urges US Congress, Trump administration to prioritize release of Ukrainian journalists detained...
Mar 26, 2026 - The Committee to Protect Journalists submitted a statement for the record to a March 25 hearing held by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S....
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https://cpj.org/2025/04/3-detained-burkina-faso-journalists-appear-in-videos-wearing-military-uniforms/
3 detained Burkina Faso journalists appear in videos wearing military uniforms - Committee to...
Apr 4, 2025 - Dakar, April 4, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Burkina Faso to release recently detained journalists Guézouma Sanogo,...
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https://cpj.org/2024/04/togo-journalist-apollinaire-mewenemesse-detained-for-defamation/
Togo journalist Apollinaire Mewenemesse detained for defamation - Committee to Protect Journalists
Apr 1, 2024 - Dakar, April 1, 2024—Togolese authorities must release journalist Apollinaire Mewenemesse, drop all legal proceedings against him, and reform the country’s...
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https://cpj.org/2025/10/sudanese-journalist-muammar-ibrahim-detained-by-rsf-in-el-fasher/
Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim detained by RSF in El-Fasher - Committee to Protect Journalists
Oct 28, 2025 - New York, October 27, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that freelance Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim was detained by the...
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https://cpj.org/2023/07/salvadoran-journalist-victor-barahona-detained-overnight/
Salvadoran journalist Victor Barahona detained overnight - Committee to Protect Journalists
Jul 28, 2023 - Guatemala City, July 28, 2023—El Salvador authorities must allow journalist Victor Barahona to work freely and without fear of rearrest, the Committee to...
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https://cpj.org/2025/07/guatemalas-jose-ruben-zamora-arbitrarily-detained-for-three-years/
Guatemala’s Zamora detained 3 years; groups demand his release - Committee to Protect Journalists
Aug 5, 2025 - July 29, 2025, marks 1,095 days since the beginning of the arbitrary detention of journalist Jose Rubén Zamora, founder of elPeriódico and one of the most...
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https://cpj.org/2024/02/moldovan-journalists-viorica-tataru-and-andrei-captarenco-detained-in-tiraspol/
Moldovan journalists Viorica Tătaru and Andrei Captarenco detained in Tiraspol - Committee to...
New York, February 12, 2024—CPJ condemns the recent detention of Moldovan journalists Viorica Tătaru and Andrei Captarenco in Tiraspol in the country’s east...
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https://cpj.org/2022/03/spanish-journalist-covering-ukraine-refugees-detained-in-poland/
Spanish journalist covering Ukraine refugees detained in Poland - Committee to Protect Journalists
Oct 18, 2024 - UPDATE, October 18, 2024: Polish authorities accused Pablo González, also known as Pavel Alekseyevich Rubtsov, a Spanish-Russian citizen, of being an agent for...
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https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/cnn-idf-assault-settlers-west-bank/
CNN journalists were detained in what Israel called a ‘serious ethical and professional failure’ -...
The Israeli military suspended a battalion and dismissed a soldier within days after the incident, which CNN reported while covering settler violence
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https://cpj.org/2026/03/journalists-in-eastern-drc-detained-over-war-coverage-broadcasters-occupied/
Journalists in eastern DRC detained over war coverage, broadcasters occupied - Committee to Protect...
Mar 18, 2026 - Journalists in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo face constant danger as warring parties seek to control information. In January, February, and early...
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