1/14/26 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released the following statement following the FBI's search of Washington Post journalist Hannah Natanson's home: "The FBI's search and seizure of a journalist's personal and professional devices appears to be a serious violation of press freedom and underscores why we need to enact greater federal protections for both journalists and their sources. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the seizure is linked to an investigation into a federal contractor who is alleged to have leaked classified information. It's worth reiterating, though we shouldn't have to, that journalists have a constitutionally protected right to publish government secrets. We call for the FBI to immediately return Hannah Natanson's devices."
Clayton Weimers
Executive Director, RSF North America |