CPJ Reports Near-Record Global Journalist Imprisonments in 2025

The report outlines CPJ’s 2025 findings that at least 330 journalists are imprisoned worldwide—down from 385 in 2024—driven by authoritarianism, conflicts, and the criminalization of reporting, with China, Myanmar, and Israel among the top jailers; it details widespread use of anti-state charges, rising reports of torture and targeted killings (notably in Iran, Israel, and Egypt), documentation gaps due to suppression and fear of retaliation, and calls for robust responses such as targeted sanctions, trial monitoring, and conditioning trade and security agreements on human rights compliance.