Recent coverage
Recent reporting from news organisations and press-freedom groups on government actions against journalists anywhere in the world, newest first. Items are collected every hour from news feeds and kept for 60 days. The headlines and summaries are the publishers' own; follow the links to read the reporting. An item here is not yet an entry in the record.
September 22, 2026
- USA: White House media ban robs public of access to independent presidential coverage
The Trump administration’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico has disrupted television pool coverage of the presidency, leaving the public without the customary independent footage of President Donald Trump’s activities. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the White House’s arbitrary...
September 21, 2026
- "Government does not decide what the press reports" - CNN, MS NOW and Politico release statement after filing a lawsuit against the White House ban
CNN, Politico, and MS Now sued the Trump administration after their reporters were banned from the White House, alleging violations of First Amendment rights and press freedom.
- Leading news outlets issue statement in defense of a US free press
New York, September 21, 2026, U.S.-based news organizations, including the Associated Press, Bloomberg, New York Times, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post have joined a statement affirming the importance of a free press after President Donald Trump barred journalists...
- ‘Overstayed his welcome’
On December 21, 2018, as part of a brutal crackdown on the press by Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua’s leader, police raided the offices of 100% Noticias, a cable and online news station. That year, the country had been convulsed by protests...
- 'This threatens press freedom': CNN, MS Now, and Politico sue Trump over White House ban
The three American news outlets banned from the White House have announced they are suing the Trump administration.
- Knight Institute To Support Banned News Organizations in Court
WASHINGTON—CNN, MS NOW, and Politico announced this morning that they are suing President Trump and three advisors after the administration banned the news outlets from the White House and confiscated their reporters’ press credentials. The following can be attributed to...
- 3 News Outlets Sue Trump in Widening Fight Over Press Freedom
After President Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, major TV networks suspended their shared coverage of the president.
September 18, 2026
- CPJ: President Trump’s arbitrary CNN, MS NOW, Politico ban violates First Amendment rights
Miami, September 18, 2026, President Donald Trump’s order to ban news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House news coverage violates First Amendment rights and is an alarming escalation of how far this administration will go to control...
- FPF comments on Trump’s media ban announcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, Sept. 18, 2026, President Donald Trump announced today that he plans to ban MS NOW, Politico, and CNN from the White House. The following can be attributed to Seth Stern, chief of advocacy at Freedom...
- Guinea bans France 24, withdraws Jeune Afrique correspondent’s accreditation
Dakar, September 18, 2026, The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Guinean authorities to reverse Thursday’s ban on France 24 after a presenter called President Mamadi Doumbouya a “putschist president“ and to reinstate the accreditation of the pan-African weekly Jeune...
September 15, 2026
September 10, 2026
- Journalist Arrested in Gabiley Amid Growing Concerns Over Press Freedom in Somaliland
- Pakistan’s press freedom worsens as journalist Bilal Ghauri detained over state official commentary
Pakistani authorities have been urged to immediately release independent journalist Muhammad Bilal Ghauri and withdraw the cybercrime case against him over his online commentary concerning the ...