Global Press Shield is an independent organization that protects journalists, defends their rights and documents violations against them, whoever commits them. We started in Palestine, where the world records the gravest violations against journalists, and we are building a protection network that reaches every journalist at risk, wherever they are.
A short film about the vision of Global Press Shield: from Palestine, where journalists pay the highest price, to every journalist at risk.
From Palestine, where the world records the gravest violations against journalists, to every journalist at risk.
Global Press Shield (GP Shield) is an independent organization founded in Palestine with a global vision. More journalists have been killed here since October 2023 than in any war the Committee to Protect Journalists has documented since 1992. What we learned in the most dangerous place on earth for the press, we bring to every journalist who is killed, jailed or threatened for their work, wherever they are.
We work on four tracks: protecting journalists in the field, defending them in court, documenting every violation whoever commits it, and pursuing perpetrators until they are held to account.
A world where every journalist works in safety, and no crime against them goes unpunished.
To be a shield for journalists: we reach them in the hour of danger, stand with them in court, and preserve the truth they paid for.
Seven programs that cover a journalist's needs, from the moment of danger to accountability.
Urgent assistance for journalists who are injured, threatened or displaced, and for the families of journalists killed or detained.
Daily documentation of violations against journalists and media outlets, with monthly reports and an annual report.
Lawyers for detained and prosecuted journalists, and documented case files for the International Criminal Court and UN mechanisms.
Protective equipment for field journalists, and training for work in hostile environments.
Individual and group sessions with specialists for journalists and their families, to cope with trauma, loss and burnout.
A safe workspace with electricity, internet and editing equipment, and a club where journalists of every outlook meet.
A documented record of the names, lives and work of journalists who were killed, and a memorial that keeps their memory.
The latest figures documented by international organizations on journalists worldwide and in Palestine, each with its source and date.
Committee to Protect Journalists, February 2026
CPJ 2025 prison census
CPJ, as of 24 September 2026
Since October 2023 the war on Gaza has been the deadliest for journalists since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began keeping records in 1992. That is why we started here.
If you are a journalist at risk, or you or a colleague suffered a violation, send us whatever details you can. Every request is handled in strict confidence.
Every contribution reaches a journalist in the field. We publish an annual financial report of everything we receive and spend.
Your gift buys a protective vest, treats an injured journalist, or helps the family of a journalist who was killed.
Donations opening soon: contact usWe need lawyers, mental health specialists, safety and digital security trainers, and translators.
Join usMedia and human rights organizations and donors are invited to partner with us on protection programs.
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