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CPJ welcomes Polish prosecutors’ renewed commitment to Zięta…
CPJ welcomes Polish prosecutors’ renewed commitment to Ziętara murder case
Summary
Documents presumed state-orchestrated murder of investigative journalist during authoritarian period, representing censorship through extrajudicial elimination and historical accountability for press suppression.
Berlin, June 9, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes that Polish prosecutors are preparing for a new trial in the 1992 disappearance and presumed murder of investigative journalist Jarosław Ziętara, after a court recently transferred the case to national prosecutors in Krakow for further evidence-gathering. Hearing dates have yet to be announced. On May 25,...
journalist murder
state repression
press freedom
cold case
authoritarian violence
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