Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ is grateful to @SenatorDurbin and @SenTedCruz for leading the effort to pass the unanimous bipartisan U.S. Senate resolution calling for the immediate release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai. Journalism is not a crime, and Jimmy Lai must be freed immediately and unconditionally. Read the resolution: congress.gov/bill/119th-con…

#China: CPJ welcomes the unanimous bipartisan passage of a U.S. House of Representative resolution calling for the immediate release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai. CPJ commends Rep. Chris Smith for leading this effort and urges authorities in Hong Kong and Beijing to free Jimmy Lai immediately. Read the resolution: congress.gov/bill/119th-con… #FreeJimmyLai #PressFreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime

A respected journalist and former Guangming Daily editor, Dong Yuyu was detained in 2022 and later sentenced on espionage charges he denies. Press freedom advocates have criticized the charges as baseless and politically motivated. He must be immediately released. As President Donald Trump prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week, this is a moment to speak plainly and stand for America's values: Journalism is not a crime, and journalists should not be punished for doing their jobs. #FreeDongYuyu

Join our team! CPJ is #hiring a Marketing Associate that will be responsible for developing marketing strategies to increase awareness of CPJ’s brand. 🗓️ Deadline is March 31, 2026. Apply today: cpjorg.bamboohr.com/careers/101?so…

CPJ is working to ensure that all journalists can report on the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup freely and safely. That’s why we’ve compiled safety resources to help journalists minimize risks and protect themselves against potential threats while covering the World Cup⤵️ cpj.org/issue/world-cu… 📷: Charly Triballeau/AFP

Jimmy Lai, pro-democracy publisher and founder of Apple Daily, has spent more than five years in solitary confinement for speaking truth to power. He must be immediately released. As President Donald Trump prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week, this is a moment to speak plainly and stand for America's values: Journalism is not a crime, and journalists should not be punished for doing their jobs. #FreeJimmyLai

Thank you #PressFreedom advocates U.S. Senators @ChrisVanHollen, @SenJeffMerkley, and @SenPeterWelch for urging Secretary of State @marcorubio and @FBIDirectorKash to provide an update on the FBI’s investigation into Israel’s killing of American citizen Shireen Abu Akleh and release the USSC report on her death. vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-rel… #JusticeForShireen

Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh has spent more than a year imprisoned in Iran, enduring severe psychological torment and relentless interrogations for simply doing his job. He must be freed immediately and unconditionally. #journalismisnotacrime @aboehler @StateSPEHA @JamesFoleyFund

Four years after Israel's killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the reported investigation by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation into her murder appears to have stalled. CPJ demands justice for Shireen and every journalist who has been systematically silenced by Israel. cpj.org/2026/05/4-year…

Ali al Samoudi was one of at least 95 journalists and media workers Israel arrested between October 2023-January 2026. In a CPJ special report, Palestinian journalists released from Israeli prisons describe being subject to torture and other forms of violence because of their work. cpj.org/special-report…

Journalist Ali al Samoudi survived the Israeli targeted attack that murdered his colleague Shireen Abu Akleh in May 2022. But he says the Israeli military, “Returned to commit the same crime of assassination, but this time in a different way: through arrest.” Watch his testimony⤵️

#China: CPJ welcomes @CECCgov’s letter to President Donald Trump commending his commitment to raise Jimmy Lai’s case during his meeting with Xi Jinping and urging him to press for the release of other political prisoners, including Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu. We reiterate that President Trump must do everything possible to secure the immediate and unconditional release of both journalists. Trade and normalization of U.S.-China relations must be contingent on credible, measurable steps by Beijing to address human rights violations, including the arbitrary detention of journalists. More: cecc.gov/media-center/p… @POTUS @SenDanSullivan @SenJeffMerkley @RepMcGovern #PressFreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime

#China: CPJ urges U.S. President Donald Trump to do everything possible to secure the release of jailed Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai during his meeting this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Read more: cpj.org/2026/05/cpj-ur… @POTUS #PressFreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime

“CPJ, a respected American organization, surveyed 59 Palestinian journalists who had been released by Israeli authorities after the Oct. 7 attacks. Three percent said they had been raped, and 29 percent said they had endured other forms of sexual violence.” For @nytopinion, @NickKristof writes about the sexual abuse of Palestinians inside Israeli prisons⤵️ nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opi…

The U.S. Journalist Assistance Network invites you to join us for a roundtable discussion on covering events in the U.S., including best practices for covering protests, interacting with police and federal law enforcement, and crossing borders. 🗓️5/19 | 1-2:30 p.m. ET cpj.org/USJANcrowds

Shireen Abu Akleh’s family issued a public statement affirming that they “will not stop” pursuing “justice for Shireen through all available avenues,” to mark the fourth anniversary of her murder. The family is “deeply disappointed by the lack of meaningful action from both the current and previous United States administrations.” CPJ and Abu Akleh’s family demand the FBI provide transparency into its stalled investigation and bring those responsible to justice. Read the statement: cpj.org/?p=587113 #JusticeForShireen

Join our team! CPJ is #hiring a remote communications associate to develop and implement communications strategies to maximize the impact of CPJ’s work in defense of press freedom worldwide. 🗓️ Deadline is May 18, 2026. Apply today: cpjorg.bamboohr.com/careers/100?so…

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.

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

“The Committee to Protect Journalists has demanded a ‘public progress update’ from United States authorities on the FBI probe into the Israeli military’s killing of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, who was shot dead in the occupied West Bank in 2022.” Read more coverage from @AJEnglish⤵️ aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/… 📷: AFP