CPJ to release 2025 prison census

New York, January 16, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will release its annual report of journalists imprisoned globally on January 21, 2026.

CPJ’s 2025 prison census includes analysis from CPJ experts about the leading countries that imprisoned journalists last year, as well as insights into the dire conditions many journalists face in prison.

CPJ’s annual prison census is a snapshot of journalists incarcerated as of midnight on December 1, 2025.

WHAT: CPJ’s annual census of journalists jailed globally at 12:01 a.m. on December 1, 2025.

WHEN: January 21, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. ET/3:00 p.m. CET.

WHERE: www.cpj.org

WHO: CPJ experts are available to speak in multiple languages about the key findings and what the data portend for press freedom in the year ahead.

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About the Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. We defend the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal.

To request an embargoed copy of the census or an interview, please reach out to [email protected].