Lobby organisation
Committee to Protect Journalists
NGO / non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, Committee to Protect Journalists appears in 13 declared MEP meetings (11 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. CPJ ensures the free flow of news and commentary by taking action wherever journalists are attacked, imprisoned, killed, kidnapped, threatened, censored, or harassed.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 13 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2025).
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 13 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle | Press freedom in Afghanistan |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Sandro Ruotolo | Interest group on spyware meeting |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Giorgio Gori | The state of human rights defenders in Tunisia |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Cecilia Strada | Discussion on the situation of Sonia Dahmani, a journalist imprisoned in Tunisia for exercising her right to freedom of expression |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Mounir Satouri | Protection des journalistes dans les conflits |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Nathalie Loiseau | Indépendance des médias et lutte contre la manipulation de l'information |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Isabel Wiseler-Lima | Exchange of views |
| 7 Mar 2025 | Raphaël Glucksmann | MFA Egypt |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Sophie Wilmès | Rule of law - Press freedom |
| 12 Apr 2023 | Daniel Freund | Fundamental rights (staff level) |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Birgit Sippel | Presentation and exchange of views on policy paper on SLAPPs co-signed by 119 civil society organisations |
| 14 Apr 2020 | Daniel Freund | Rule of Law Report - NGO Webinar |
| 4 Feb 2020 | Daniel Freund | Anti Corruption Intergroup event with NGOs |
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