Freedom of the Press Foundation

A baseless lawsuit by Elon Musk's X and other frivolous legal actions that followed led to a round of recent layoffs at Media Matters. "Elon Musk" by dmoberhaus is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Israel seized equipment from the Associated Press this week, shutting down its Gaza video feed, based on claims that it provided images to Al Jazeera. The equipment was later returned. "Press gather outside SDNY on the eve of Trump's indictment" by SWinxy is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

NYPD officers respond to a protest. New York City Police Officers In Riot Gear Black Lives Matter Protests by Anthony Quintano is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Shortly after taking this photo of Portland Police Bureau officers preparing to advance on protesters at Portland State University, independent journalist Alissa Azar was arrested on a charge of criminal trespass. Photo courtesy of Alissa Azar.

President Joe Biden, pictured here with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel in 2016, should condemn Israel’s seizure of equipment from The Associated Press and demand its immediate return. Vice President Joe Biden visit to Israel March 2016 by U.S. Embassy Jerusalem is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Wikileaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson speaks outside the U.K. High Court in 2022. "Wikileaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson talks about Assange's extradition hearing" by alisdare1 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

The FBI raided journalist Tim Burke's home newsroom, pictured above, last year. Now prosecutors are seeking to censor him by labeling the files they seized criminal contraband.

Julian Assange. File:RUEDA DE PRENSA CONJUNTA ENTRE CANCILLER RICARDO PATIÑO Y JULIAN ASSANGE - 14953880621.jpg by Cancillería del Ecuador is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Independent journalist Sean Beckner-Carmitchel filmed as UCLA campus police officers arrested him on May 6, 2024, while he was documenting campus protesters’ detention. Police arrested Beckner-Carmitchel despite a California law that prohibits law enforcement from interfering with journalists covering demonstrations.

Last year, Sen. Tom Cotton accused major U.S. news outlets of supporting terrorism based on a speculative and since-discredited report. "Tom Cotton" by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.