Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that VICE News reporter Ben Makuch must hand over all communications between him and an ISIS fighter to the RCMP.

Standard Media Group reporter Isaiah Gwengi was arrested while interviewing Usenge residents, who had been complaining of systematic harassment by the Quick Response Team.

In recent months, the obstruction of foreign journalists working in Venezuela has included expulsions, the seizure of material and equipment, and outright censorship.

Journalist Stefan Cvetkovic is a well-known critic of the local authorities, against whom he filed a complaint of misuse of public funds in 2014, and recently raised questions about the role of the three officials in various criminal matters.

RSF regrets the disturbing decision by a Luxembourg appeal court to impose a suspended prison sentence and fines on the two “LuxLeaks” whistleblowers who exposed the country’s gigantic system of tax avoidance for multinationals.

Predators of press freedom have seized on the notion of “fake news” to muzzle the media on the pretext of fighting false information.

Over 70 rights and expression organisations worldwide entreated the UN Human Rights Council’s 34th session to call on Turkey to take immediate steps to address the ongoing free expression crisis in the country.

It may be 2017, but covering an indigenous occupation over a hydroelectric plant can still get a journalist charged by police in Canada.