Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Radio France Internationale and Radio Okapi’s airwaves jammed in DRC
The jamming of Radio France Internationale (a French station) and Radio Okapi (a station operated by the United Nations mission in the DRC) began on Friday without any warning or explanation.
Less news coming from a conflict you never hear about
The Western Sahara conflict is among the world’s least covered. But that is not keeping Morocco from exploring new ways to make life impossible for media and Sahrawis alike.
Asia Pacific October round-up: Travel bans, award winners, and impunity in Afghanistan
October: Authorities use immigration rules to ban journalists and activists in Pakistan, Malaysia and Thailand; free expression advocates from Bangladesh and Malaysia win awards.
“Extremist” Belarusian blogger released after months in jail
Palchys is the founder of 1863x.com, a blog that is often critical of Russian foreign policy. He was arrested in January in Russia and was extradited in May to Belarus, where he remained in detention until 28 October 2016.
The never-ending purge of Turkey’s media
One of Turkey’s last major opposition dailies, Cumhuriyet, is raided less than 48 hours after a decree dissolves 15 Kurdish media outlets.
Protect journalists covering Battle of Mosul
Following the deaths of two Iraqi journalists and injuries to 10 others during military offensive, authorities were urged to do everything possible to protect journalists in the field.
Government harasses well-known TV journalist while opposition media faces tension in Venezuela
In the latest serious violation of the rights of journalist Melissa Turibbi, at a time of great tension for the opposition media, intelligence officers searched and ransacked her home on 24 October.
Parliament must defend health of Turkish democracy
Over 40 organisations call for Turkey’s national assembly to end the national state of emergency, extended for three months on October 19th.