European Union officials and foreign ministers should call for a full or partial suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement during the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council on April 21.

Read CPJ’s statement⤵️
cpj.org/2026/04/eu-m...

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Incredibly important story that should be read by everyone. #ThisIsJournalism 👇

CPJ submission to UN documents series of journalist jailings, secretive trials, torture claims in Tajikistan - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, April 17, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists has submitted a report on the state of press freedom in Tajikistan to the United Nations Human Rights Council ahead of November’s 53rd Uni...

CPJ submission to UN documents series of journalist jailings, secretive trials, torture claims in Tajikistan cpj.org?p=581645

FBI director Kash Patel files $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic | CNN Business FBI director Kash Patel has sued The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick over a story that alleged Patel has “alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.”

Kash Patel has followed through on his vow to sue The Atlantic over Sarah Fitzpatrick's investigative story, "The FBI Director Is MIA." The Atlantic says the suit is "meritless" >>>

"This hits close to home": Kuwaiti-American journalist STILL detained 7 weeks later YouTube video by MS NOW

“We think [Ahmed Shihab-Eldin] meets the criteria for this wrongful detention designation, and we strongly urge the State Department to designate Ahmed as wrongfully detained,” CPJ CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social told @ms.now.

Watch the interview ⤵️
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#FreeAhmed

Read the text of this invite below. It is crazed.

'Ellison’s decision to spend time in Washington “honoring” a White House that has made demonizing the press central to its playbook has outraged staffers at CBS News.' www.status.news/p/david-elli...

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin excels at exposing injustice. His overseas arrest deserves the same scrutiny. The American journalist has been detained in Kuwait nearly seven weeks. Before he was arrested under a law designed to curb media freedom, he shared publicly available videos and images related to the...

chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

Join a virtual press conference with my colleague @at-tgibson.bsky.social - see details:

Courts in Turkey sentence four journalists for critical commentary - Committee to Protect Journalists Istanbul, April 15, 2026—Turkish authorities must stop harassing critical journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.  Zafer Arapkirli (of the leftist daily BirGün and BirGün TV)...

Courts in Turkey sentence four journalists for critical commentary cpj.org?p=580684

EU must suspend agreement with Israel over Gaza, West Bank violations - Committee to Protect Journalists Brussels, April 17, 2026—European Union officials and foreign ministers should call for a full or partial suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement during the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council ...

As support for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement grows, @pressfreedom.bsky.social reiterates our call that the agreement be fully or partially suspended. The basis of our demand is Israel's unprecedented depth and scale of press freedom violations. cpj.org/2026/04/eu-m...

NEW ⚡ Family of U.S.-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin and international legal team issue a statement of concern calling for his release. #FreeAhmed

Algeria re-arrests freelance journalist Hassan Bouras ahead of Pope’s visit - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, April 16, 2026—Algerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release freelance journalist and human rights defender Hassan Bouras and drop all charges against him, the Committee ...

On the eve of Pope Leo's visit to #Algeria, the country re-arrests a journalist. His Holiness has spoken clearly in favor of a free press. What a way to welcome him. #FreeThePress
cpj.org/2026/04/alge...

Tune in live to the @tlhumanrights.bsky.social hearing, “The State of Exception in El Salvador: Year Five,” in Washington, D.C. Salvadoran journalist Sergio Arauz will give firsthand testimony on press freedom conditions in the country.

🗓️ 4/16 | 2 p.m. ET
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Kuwait Detained Journalist After Comments on Iran War Images, Watchdog Says

“A Kuwaiti American journalist has been detained in Kuwait after he commented on videos and images related to the war in Iran, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.”

Read the @nytimes.com’s coverage of Ahmed Shihab-Eldin ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/w...

#freeahmed #FreeAhmedEldin

Thank you, @repcasar.bsky.social for your stance on FISA's Section 702. At @pressfreedom.bsky.social, we have long noted the grave risk this legislation poses for a free press, each time that it has been up for renewal. See our 2018, but AI has now turbocharged the threat. cpj.org/2018/01/how-...

Sudan’s 3 years of war, impunity, and the silencing of the press - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, April 15 — As Sudan’s war marks its third anniversary, on April 15, 2026, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has turned the country into one ...

Three years of war in #Sudan show intensifying attacks on the press, including killings, enforced disappearances, arrests, and gender-based violence by both the RSF (hunger & sexual assault) & the SAF’s increasing use of arrests and legal harassment. 👇👇

cpj.org/2026/04/suda...

Waiting for Shihab-Eldin. Early last month, the journalist was arrested in Kuwait on the basis of what CPJ calls “vague and overly broad accusations.” I’ve known him to be a reporter who is quick and elegant and resists euphem...

Indeed. We are all waiting and demanding his freedom. #FreeAhmed
www.cjr.org/analysis/wai...

Kuwait Detained Journalist After Comments on Iran War Images, Watchdog Says

Kuwait Detained Journalist After Comments on Iran War Images, Watchdog Says www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/w...

CPJ, Foreign Press Association in Israel, the Union of Journalists in Israel, and Reporters Without Borders filed an emergency motion to the Israeli Supreme Court asking the justices to expedite a decision on allowing the international media to enter Gaza. cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-...

Trump says he’s willing to ‘risk’ giving up rights as he pushes to extend a surveillance law.

Trump says he’s willing to ‘risk’ giving up rights as he pushes to extend a surveillance law.

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Thank you, @adamrose.bsky.social . We've started a petition. bsky.app/profile/pres...

✍️ Sign the petition: Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin is detained in Kuwait under new security and fake news laws.

Demand Kuwaiti authorities immediately and unconditionally release him. ⤵️
cpj.movements.mov/pet/kuwait-r...

#freeahmed #FreeAhmedEldin

CPJ calls on Kuwaiti authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, detained under new security and fake news laws.

Read more: cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-...

#FreeAhmed #FreeAhmedEldin

Sudan: World Leaders Need to Act on Ongoing Atrocities Leaders meeting in Berlin on April 15, 2026, the three-year mark of ongoing conflict in Sudan, should commit to concrete, time-bound measures to protect civilians and to hold those responsible for ser...

After 3 years of conflict, Berlin #Sudan conference shouldn't be remembered as 1st day of yet another year of atrocities.

@eudiplomacy.bsky.social should:
⛑️Press measures to protect civilians
⚖️Support genuine accountability
🫸Join atrocity prevention coalition

Our take 👇
www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...

The FCC Has a Fast Lane for Complaints About Trump’s Media Critics Internal emails obtained by WIRED reveal how a conservative legal group with a direct line into FCC chairman Brendan Carr’s office built the case against Jimmy Kimmel and his employees.

Internal emails obtained by WIRED reveal how a conservative legal group with a direct line into FCC chairman Brendan Carr’s office built the case against Jimmy Kimmel and his employees. www.wired.com/story/the-fc...

The worries of Estefany Rodríguez. Estefany Rodríguez was reporting on an ICE raid in Nashville. The next day, she was detained. She has since been released on bond, but her fate is uncertain.

Last month, Estefany Rodríguez, a reporter in Nashville, was detained by ICE. Lately, she has made a habit of going up to the window to check if a car is outside. Read the profile by Carolina Abbott Galvão. www.cjr.org/feature/este...

Hollywood Heavyweights Sign Letter Opposing Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros. The letter warns that the deal will result in fewer jobs for creatives, along with higher costs and less choice for audiences.

Breaking News: More than 1,000 actors, writers and directors, including many Hollywood heavyweights, signed a letter opposing Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Hungarian elections: CPJ calls on all candidates to commit to 10 key steps to restore press freedom  - Committee to Protect Journalists Berlin, April 8, 2026—Ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary elections on April 12, the Committee to Protect Journalists is calling on all political parties to commit to restoring press freedom, starting wi...

And now, it’s time for #PressFreedom again - cpj.org/2026/04/hung...