Global Free Speech
Global Free Speech covers international stories and trends affecting the right to speak, publish, and share ideas across borders. From government crackdowns to grassroots movements, this category highlights the global fight for free expression in diverse political and cultural landscapes.
Mexico City, May 8, 2026—El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s administration must immediately unfreeze the bank accounts and property of El…
Bogotá, May 8, 2026—Colombian authorities must thoroughly investigate the disappearance of journalist Mateo Pérez Rueda, determine if he was targeted for…
On April 11, 1999, Slavko Ćuruvija, the owner of Serbia’s first private daily newspaper, Dnevni Telegraf, was assassinated outside his home in…
New York, May 8, 2026 – Tunisian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Zied el-Heni and stop prosecuting journalists…
Nairobi, May 8, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an independent and credible investigation into the death of Rwandan…
The Committee to Protect Journalists and six other press freedom and human rights organizations have written to Maldives President Mohamed…
To mark the upcoming fourth anniversary of the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, on May 11, 2026,…
MEXICO CITY May 7, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) joined the Inter American Press Association (SIP-IAPA) in a series…
New York, May 7, 2026 — Four years after the Israeli military’s killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh,…
During President Donald Trump’s second term, immigration authorities under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have increasingly used their powers…
New York, May 7, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan to immediately…
