Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Extremist or extreme punishment?
Eduard Palchys was charged by Belarus with “inciting racial, national or religious hatred” and “distributing pornographic material”. But is he really an extremist or the victim of extreme censorship?
The Middle East’s unusual suspects: MENA round-up
Oman and Jordan are two of the most stable countries in their region. But, as Hiba Zayadin points out in our MENA round-up, things may be taking a sinister turn for regular Jordanians and Omanis.
Scale of damages sought in recent Peruvian defamation cases cause for concern
“The damages awarded or sought in these two cases are utterly disproportionate. This sends an extremely negative signal for media freedom in Peru,” said Emmanuel Colombié, the head of RSF’s Latin America desk.
Censorship by courier
A series of news reports on government corruption is followed by a surprising notice, delivered by motorcycle couriers, informing opposition newspaper employees that they no longer have a workplace.
Morocco expels foreign journalists investigating child prostitution network
Italian investigative journalists Luigi Pelazza and Mauro Pilay, who work for the TV programme Le Lene, were arrested by ten plainclothes policemen in Marrakesh and were accused of not obtaining permission to investigate a child prostitution network in the city.
Morocco expels foreign journalists investigating child prostitution network
Italian investigative journalists Luigi Pelazza and Mauro Pilay, who work for the TV programme Le Lene, were arrested by ten plainclothes policemen in Marrakesh and were accused of not obtaining permission to investigate a child prostitution network in the city.
Canada must prioritise free expression rights in relationship with China
IFEX members call on Prime Minister Trudeau to put human rights, especially free expression and press freedom, at the heart of the Canada-China relationship.
A judge, a laptop and Canadian journalism independence
As police seize the laptop of a reporter from a major Canadian publication, doubts emerge over the future of journalist independence in the Great White North.