Four journalists arrested, two TV channels closed in latest Taliban crackdown on Afghan media
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the release of four radio journalists and the reopening of two “critical” privately-owned TV channels
Reporters without Borders > NewsConcern about newspaper’s suspension, other restrictions, two weeks before elections in Chad
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is alarmed by the growing obstacles that Chad’s authorities are placing in the way of press freedom ahead of presidential elections on 6 May, including suspending a newspaper.
Reporters without Borders > NewsRussia’s blocks RSF site ahead of World Press Freedom Index release but mirror site still accessible
The Russian authorities have begun arbitrarily blocking the website of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), says RSF, condemning this act of censorship just days ahead of the publication of RSF’s annual World Press Freedom Index.
Reporters without Borders > NewsPress freedom is not fully protected in Hong Kong: RSF debunks China’s claims in 10 points
RSF sets the records straight with ten facts demonstrating the grim reality of HongKong’s press freedom downfall.
Reporters without Borders > NewsRSF’s five proposals for a European AI plan that protects the right to information
Si l’adoption officielle de l’AI Act le 22 avril pose les bases d’un marché européen de l’intelligence artificielle (IA), il convient désormais d’aller plus loin et de combler les lacunes du texte en matière de droit à l’information.
Reporters without Borders > NewsAlmost half of the 28 journalists killed in India since Modi became PM were covering environment-related stories
Nearly half of the 28 journalists killed in India since Narendra Modi took over as prime minister ten years ago, including media directors, investigative reporters and correspondents, were working on stories linked to the environment.
Reporters without Borders > NewsNorthern Ireland: Five years after her murder, still no justice for journalist Lyra McKee
Five years after journalist Lyra McKee was shot while observing a riot in Northern Ireland, no one has been convicted of her murder.
Reporters without Borders > NewsRussia: RSF alerts on the inhumane and degrading conditions of detention of the American-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, for the last six months
American-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who works for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), has been held since 18 October 2023 by the Russian authorities in inhumane and degrading conditions.
Reporters without Borders > NewsTogo expels French reporter, suspends press accreditation for foreign media
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns Togo’s arrest, mistreatment and deportation of a French freelance journalist after it gave him a six-month suspended prison sentence, and its subsequent decision to suspend all accreditation for the foreign media.
Reporters without Borders > NewsDeath of Franco-Irish journalist Pierre Zakrzewski at the start of the war in Ukraine: his family and RSF welcome the opening of a judicial investigation for war crimes in France
On 17 April 2024, the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) announced the opening of a judicial investigation into the death of the French Irish journalist for the American media FoxNews, Pierre Zakrzewski, killed on 14 March 2022 in Ukraine.
Reporters without Borders > NewsHaiti’s right to information must be protected, say 90 Haitian journalists and RSF
More than 90 Haitian journalists and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) call on the international community and Haiti’s new Transitional Presidential Council to give the right to information a central place in the search for a solution to the crisis
Reporters without Borders > NewsIran: three months after their appeals trial, Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi are still under threat of re-imprisonment
Three months have passed since Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi’s appeals trials and their subsequent release from prison on bail. Yet, they still await a decision on their appeal.
Reporters without Borders > NewsItaly must drop disproportionate ban on working as journalist from proposed defamation law reform
The planned reform of the defamation legislation, currently examined by the Justice Committee of the Italian Senate, includes - in addition to increased fines - an outrageous ban of journalistic practice.
Reporters without Borders > NewsRSF calls for pressure on China to restore full freedom to Covid-19 journalist Zhang Zhan after four years of imprisonment
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the international community to step up the pressure on Beijing to restore full freedom of journalist Zhang Zhan, detained since 2020 for covering the Covid-19 epidemic in China.
Reporters without Borders > NewsIndia’s political parties urged to adopt 10-point press freedom programme ahead of elections
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on political parties fielding candidates in the general elections due to begin on 19 April to commit to a programme of ten concrete measures.
Reporters without Borders > NewsJustice must be rendered for Lebanese reporter killed by targeted Israeli shelling of journalists six months ago
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the international community to apply pressure to ensure that Israel is held to account for a Reuters journalist’s death six months ago in southern Lebanon.
Reporters without Borders > NewsHong Kong: RSF representative detained and deported on attempt to monitor Jimmy Lai’s national security trial
A representative of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has been deported from Hong Kong on arrival to the territory to monitor the landmark trial of publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces the rest of his life behind bars on spurious national security charges.
Reporters without Borders > NewsOccupied territories of Ukraine: RSF calls on Russia to release a Ukrainian journalist and her colleagues who have been held in secret detention for nearly eight months
Ukrainian journalist Anastasia Hloukhovska has been held by Russia for almost eight months.
Reporters without Borders > NewsUkraine: RSF calls for an independent and thorough investigation into the case of an investigative journalist threatened with mobilisation
The Ukrainian justice system has opened an investigation into obstruction of journalists following revelations that the army tried to mobilise Yevhen Shulhat to prevent the publication of one of his articles.
Reporters without Borders > NewsRSF initiatives at core of cooperation between Brazil and France on defending information
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is delighted that, during French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent state visit to Brazil, two RSF initiatives emerged as core components of the cooperation between the two countries on combatting disinformation.
Reporters without Borders > NewsRSF calls on European governments to step up support for Belarusian media in exile, threatened despite their resilience according to a report by The Fix and JX Fund
Belarusian exile journalists in Europe face economic challenges that threaten the survival of their media
Reporters without Borders > NewsRSF condemns police attacks and arrests of reporters covering post-election protests in Türkiye
At least eight journalists were attacked, three others were arrested and another was threatened for covering or referring to post-election protests in eastern Türkiye and Istanbul.
Reporters without Borders > NewsSouth Sudan: Failed investigation perpetuates impunity for the killing of journalist Christopher Allen
The government of South Sudan has demonstrated a clear failure to conduct a credible investigation and has further obstructed the path to justice into the 2017 killing.
Reporters without Borders > NewsSenegal: President Bassirou Diomaye Faye must launch new era for media
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Senegal’s new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, to take bold measures to safeguard media freedom in his country.
Reporters without Borders > NewsAlbania: RSF and Albanian Media Council’s conference show the urgency of action
Following the one-day discussion on press freedom with Albanian journalists, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and its local partner will work on specific proposals addressed to national and European institutions.
Reporters without Borders > NewsReporters covering protests against Gaza war increasingly harassed in Jordan
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Jordanian authorities to stop hounding journalists who are just doing their job after three reporters were arrested in the space of 10 days in March.
Reporters without Borders > NewsRadio journalist’s imprisonment is symptomatic of press freedom decline in Tunisia
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of a prominent Tunisian radio journalist who has been held for the past two weeks for allegedly defaming a religious affairs ministry official by criticising the frequency of her official tri
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