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November 25, 2025 - Palestine -  Shadi Abu Sido, a journalist from Gaza recently released after 20 months of detention by Israeli forces, has shared harrowing details of his time in custody. His account — first published on November 24, 2025 — reveals a prolonged period of physical and psychological torture beginning in March 2024, when Israeli forces raided Al‑Shifa Hospital and rounded up thousands of Palestinians, including journalists. According to Abu Sido, what began as a detention escalated into what he later called “20 months of psychological warfare.” During his confinement, he suffered repeated...

November 25, 2025 - Palestine -  International journalists remain barred from independently entering the Gaza Strip more than two years after the war began. On November 25, 2025, the Foreign Press Association (FPA) and other media-rights groups learned that the Supreme Court of Israel had again granted the government’s request to maintain the ban, prolonging the media blackout for the foreseeable future. When the war erupted in 2023, the authorities closed Gaza’s borders to foreign press, citing security concerns. The FPA challenged the ban on indoor courts, arguing for independent coverage. That petition was rejected,...

November 25, 2025 - USA -  Media organisations in the United States are confronting an intensifying legal campaign from former President Trump, who is leveraging lawsuits and threats to challenge reporting he deems unfavourable. According to a recent piece in TheWrap, major outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian now face an increasingly hostile climate as editorial decisions come under scrutiny. In a public statement to TheWrap, Patrick Healy — assistant managing editor for trust and standards at The New York Times — noted that the old model of...

November 25, 2025 - Afghanistan/Pakistan -  Afghan journalist Noorullah Akbari was arrested by Pakistani police on November 23, 2025, in the Faisal Town neighborhood of Islamabad, according to multiple media-rights sources. He was subsequently transferred to a temporary holding center known as “Haji Camp,” where migrants are often detained before deportation. This arrest appears to be part of a broader crackdown on Afghan migrants and refugees in Pakistan, a campaign that has significantly intensified in recent months. The sweep has targeted not only undocumented migrants but also Afghan media workers, raising serious concerns about the safety...

November 25, 2025 - Russia/Ukraine - A harrowing escalation in attacks on media workers has unfolded on the Ukrainian front lines. In October 2025, a UNITED24Media news crew came under fire from a Russian First-Person-View (FPV) drone. The assault was described as an “ambush”: the drone struck a car carrying journalists, forcing them to leap from the vehicle seconds before impact. The attack illustrates a disturbing evolution in the threats faced by frontline reporters. That same month saw tragic consequences: Antoni Lallican, a French photojournalist working with UNITED24Media, was killed by a Russian FPV drone...

November 25, 2025 - Turkey -  A new wave of death threats has once again put the safety of Turkish-Cypriot journalists under the spotlight. On 24 November 2025, Pınar Barut — editor-in-chief of the online outlet Özgür Gazete Kıbrıs — revealed that she and her family have been targeted with serious threats. Threatening messages demanded a ransom of one million US dollars per person within two days and warned that failure to pay would result in violence, including burning her home and workplace. The senders also threatened her children and spouse, referencing personal details such...

November 24, 2025 - Mexico -  Max Emiliano Negrete González, a community journalist documenting the lives and land-rights struggles of Indigenous communities in southern Mexico City, has reported receiving death threats via Instagram. According to the account, an anonymous sender warned him that he had “eight days to live.” Negrete indicated that the threats might be connected to his coverage of land and territorial defence issues in the Xochimilco district. He suggested that individuals with ties to local government or political operators could be behind the intimidation. Since September 2024, Negrete has been formally protected...

November 24, 2025 - Philippines - Sixteen years after the massacre that claimed 58 lives — including 32 journalists and media workers — families of the victims continue to decry what they describe as broken promises and incomplete justice. On November 23, 2025, relatives of slain journalists gathered in Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur, to mark the tragic anniversary. Among them was Jergin Dela Cruz‑Malabanan, the eldest daughter of journalist Gina Dela Cruz, who was among those murdered. Dela Cruz-Malabanan said that despite decades of legal proceedings, accountability remains elusive. The core of the families’ grievance...

November 24, 2025 - Congo - In the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) latest alert dated November 24, 2025, Michael Tenende — a journalist in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — was threatened with arrest by Anne‑Marie Tshiabu, the mayor of Kabinda in Lomami province, after his reporting criticised her governance. Tenende says that on October 29, the mayor called him three times and sent six messages accusing him of publishing “false information” about the hygiene conditions at her official residence. The messages included insults directed at his family and warnings that she would...

November 24, 2025 - Russia/Ukraine -  A new monitoring update by the Institute of Mass Information (IMI) reports that Russian forces have committed 868 confirmed crimes against journalists and media outlets in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began. The latest batch of violations, recorded in October–November 2025, includes at least ten new crimes — among them an assassination attempt, armed drone strikes on reporters, attacks on television towers and newsrooms, and legal pressure exerted on media professionals. In this period alone, three media workers lost their lives: a photographer and media producer, a media-services manager...

November 24, 2025 - Brazil - Journalists across Brazil have voiced strong alarm after remarks by retired Army Colonel Márcio Saldanha Walker, delivered on November 14, 2025, at a public-security event in the state of Alagoas. During the event, the colonel suggested that authorities should “summon” reporters for questioning or that state intelligence services should “explore the lives” of journalists — comments widely interpreted as a threat to media freedom. The statements triggered immediate condemnation from major press-journalist organisations, including Sindjornal (the Union of Professional Journalists of Alagoas) and Fenaj (the National Federation of Journalists),...

November 24, 2025 - Palestine -  For over two years, Somaya Jawabra — a Palestinian journalist — has been confined to her home under open-ended house arrest following her release from prison while pregnant in November 2023. Jawabra was initially detained by Israeli authorities in Nablus on November 5, 2023, accused of “incitement,” and released days later on bail. As part of her release conditions, she was placed under house arrest, barred from internet use, and required to remain under supervision along with members of her family. Despite having served her original sentence, Jawabra’s house...

November 24, 2025 - USA -  Freelance photojournalist Dave Decker was among more than 30 individuals arrested on November 22, 2025, while covering a protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) center in Miami-Dade County. Decker was on assignment for multiple outlets when he documented law enforcement officers detaining demonstrators. Despite wearing press credentials and identifying himself as media, he was handcuffed without warning. Authorities charged him with trespassing after prior warning and resisting an officer without violence. In addition, his camera gear and vehicle were impounded; his equipment was put into custody and...

November 24, 2025 - Palestine - A heated controversy has erupted after Motasem Ahmad Dalloul, a Gaza-based journalist, was publicly accused of being a “fake reporter” by the Israeli Foreign Ministry. On November 23, 2025, the ministry shared a post citing a newly introduced location-tagging feature on X, claiming that Dalloul’s account was flagged as posting from Poland rather than the Gaza Strip and that, therefore, his reporting could not be trusted. In response, Dalloul released a video filmed inside Gaza — near what remains of his home in the Zeitoun neighborhood — in which...

November 24, 2025 - Fiji -  In Suva on 24 November 2025, the Fijian Media Association (FMA) once again demanded immediate reform of courtroom security protocols following the violent assault of a reporter. Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) journalist Apenisa Waqairadovu was attacked by convicted murderer Sairusi Ceinaturaga just outside the Suva High Court after Ceinaturaga’s conviction for killing his partner’s one-year-old child. According to reports, Ceinaturaga exited the courtroom in handcuffs with only one officer trailing a metre behind. He then chased Waqairadovu, shouted threats, and physically pushed him down a flight of stairs, leaving...

November 22, 2025 - Russia/Ukraine -  Elena Kostyuchenko reflects on a career forged amid repression and the war in Ukraine, articulating a fearless stance: “If I weren’t afraid of Vladimir Putin, I wouldn’t be afraid of Donald Trump.” Kostyuchenko, born in Yaroslavl and long a reporter for Novaya Gazeta, fled Russia in 2022 after receiving threats that her life was in danger. In Germany, she was later poisoned with an unidentified substance, an attack that still affects her health. Now based in exile and teaching at Duke University, she has published a book titled I...

November 22, 2025 - Malaysia -  At the 14th Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC 2025) in Kuala Lumpur from 20 to 24 November, journalism professionals from across the globe united in a powerful show of solidarity to demand protection for media workers and justice for those under threat. On 21 November, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) led a prominently staged action at the conference’s opening session. Over 1,500 participants representing more than 100 countries joined the event, holding a banner proclaiming “Journalism is not a crime” and calling for the release of over 320...

November 21, 2025 - Palestine -  Local media in the occupied West Bank report that Israeli forces detained Palestinian journalist Hisham Abu Shaqra and his wife, Sundus Shakani, while they were passing through the town of Huwara, south of Nablus, on the afternoon of 21 November 2025. The couple was stopped at a checkpoint, detained for more than two hours, after which Abu Shaqra was held while his wife was released without explanation. The authorities offered no details on the grounds for his continued detention. The incident has raised concerns among press-freedom advocates, who view...

November 21, 2025 - Tunisia -  In Tunis on 20 November 2025, dozens of journalists and media workers held a protest outside government offices, decrying what they described as an unprecedented crackdown on press freedom since the 2011 uprising. Carrying press badges and banners reading “Journalism is not a crime” and “Freedom for Tunisian media”, the protesters called for the release of jailed colleagues and demanded an end to mounting restrictions on their work. A key focus was the suspension of prominent independent outlets such as Nawaat, along with refusals to issue press credentials for 2025...

November 21, 2025 - Tanzania - In the aftermath of the disputed October 29, 2025, general election in Tanzania, the International Press Institute (IPI) has voiced strong condemnation of the wave of attacks targeting journalists during a sweeping crackdown on post-election protests. According to IPI, at least two journalists were killed, one was severely injured, and many others were arbitrarily detained as security forces moved against protesters. The violence follows a surge of unrest triggered by alleged electoral irregularities and the exclusion of key opposition figures, deepening concerns over both political repression and shrinking civic...

November 21, 2025 - Palestine -  In Israel’s occupied West Bank, Palestinian journalist Farah Abu Ayyash has quietly endured more than 100 days of detention without formal charges by Israeli authorities. According to a letter delivered through her lawyer, Hassan Abbadi, her conditions behind bars have been deeply disturbing. She reports enduring prolonged isolation, sleep deprivation, physical abuse, and relentless humiliation at the hands of Israeli soldiers. Abu Ayyash’s ordeal underscores what press-freedom advocates say is a wider deterioration of rights for journalists operating in the Gaza war’s shadow and the occupied territories. Media workers...

November 20, 2025 - General -  TJC Project, led by the Global Brand Division, has won two Gold awards at the Anthem Awards, a global institution that honors the most impactful mission-driven work. As part of The Webby Awards family, the Anthem Awards recognize excellence in social impact with the same international credibility and judging standards that define the Webby legacy. TJC Project has also won a Bronze Honor at the Shorty Awards. On November 18, 2025, TJC Project received Gold in the Human and Civil Rights categories for Global Awareness Campaign and Special Projects...

November 21, 2025 - India -  In India, prominent investigative journalist and Washington Post columnist Rana Ayyub and her father are the target of explicit death threats, prompting international press-freedom organisations to call for urgent state protection. According to Ayyub’s formal complaint filed with the Navi Mumbai Police (Koparkhairane station), the threats began on 2 November 2025 when she received a series of text messages, voice notes, and video calls from an individual presenting themselves as a Canadian resident. The caller disclosed her residential address in Navi Mumbai and her father’s location in Uttar Pradesh—information...

November 20, 2025 - General -  In Israel, a sharp rise in harassment and threats against journalists has prompted concern among media organisations — but one senior government figure has openly challenged their grievances. On 20 November 2025, Amichay Eliyahu, serving as Heritage Minister in the right-wing government, rejected calls to condemn the escalating incitement and instead accused reporters of “whining”. Eliyahu’s comments came after two specific incidents drew widespread attention: spray-painted threatening graffiti outside the Tel Aviv offices of Channel 13, and footage showing right-wing activists harassing Guy Peleg from Channel 12. The graffiti...

November 19, 2025 - El Salvador/Nicaragua/Venezuela - A recent video feature published by LatAm Journalism Review highlights the experiences of journalists forced into exile from their home countries — notably El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Venezuela — as they confront entrenched authoritarianism while continuing to cover issues of repression and abuse. The piece underscores three compelling narratives: one journalist who endured a sustained smear campaign, another who was reportedly subject to an arrest warrant, and a third whose newsroom was twice raided and forced to shut down. These stories illustrate how independent media outlets in the...