Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is alarmed by growing hostility toward independent media in Peru, where journalists are increasingly the target of judicial harassment, stigmatization, and physical –even lethal– attacks.

RSF warns that fear is pushing Tunisia’s media toward a uniform narrative, threatening the public’s right to reliable information amid growing repression.

With a month to go before national elections, Burundi has seen a disturbing escalation in attacks, threats, and arbitrary arrests of journalists.

Charged with “disseminating false information” about the Russian army, Ekaterina Barabash was placed under house arrest in Moscow and labelled a “foreign agent”. She is now in France.

Burundian authorities are using procedural loopholes to stall Sandra Muhoza’s appeal, heightening RSF’s concerns of a calculated effort to prolong her unjust detention.

The World Press Freedom Index 2025 records an ongoing wave of media outlet shutdowns globally. It also identifies 42 countries where press freedom is now “entirely absent”.

Traditionally a country that performs well on the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index, Canada is nevertheless confronting challenges to the safety of journalists and the long-term sustainability of their craft.

A new report published by the Journalism in Exile Fund (JX Fund) highlights the resilience and crucial role of the 26 independent media outlets continue to report from exile.