Freedom of the Press Foundation on Mythryl: “Journalists’ arrests chill their rights and abruptly end their…”

Journalists’ arrests chill their rights and abruptly end their reporting, removing them from newsworthy events. The public is left less informed as a result.

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker@pressfreedomtracker.us

In 2025, @pressfreedomtracker.us documented at least 32 instances in which journalists were detained or charged — just for doing their jobs. Nearly 90% of them occurred while journalists were covering demonstrations. Read our annual arrest report:

pressfreedomtracker.usPress arrests used to silence protest coverage in 2025More than 30 journalists detained, nearly all released without charges or with them quickly dropped

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