Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Journalist arrested outside Trump campaign event
“This is yet another example of a press freedom violation at an event for the Republican presidential nominee, despite claims that his campaign would end its press blacklist,” says Delphine Halgand, RSF’s US Director.
An “autocratic threat to freedom”: How Turkey’s state of emergency is silencing journalists
Two months after responding to a coup attempt by declaring a state of emergency, the Turkish government continues to target journalists, pluralism and freedom of information. RSf’S new report details the many abuses and urges the government to return to democratic principles.
Adnan Hassan, Iran’s longest-held journalist, released from prison
Adnan Hassan, an ardent defender of the Kurdish cause, was arrested in 2007 and initially sentenced to death. After two re-trials and almost ten years in prison, Hassan is now free.
Facebook’s iconic blunder
Banning of iconic image that helped turn American public opinion against Vietnam War in 1970s raises serious questions about Facebook’s status as the news gatekeeper of the digital age.
Iran’s “Halal Internet”
The “National Information Network” is quickly becoming the nemesis of Iran’s dissenting online voices.
China: Call for release of five citizen journalists arrested during G20
Five women citizen journalists reporting for the independent news website 64Tianwang were kidnapped by Chinese police during the G20 summit in the southeastern city of Hangzhou, leaving their families without news of their loved-ones.
U.K. journalist should not be treated by the U.S. as a terrorist
Karl Penhaul is a well-known and respected British journalist who was placed on the No-Fly List on or before January 2014 as a result of U.S. authorities’ misplaced suspicions generated by his work as a reporter and news contacts in Colombia.
Kosovo broadcasting chief should receive protection after attack
Reporters Without Borders condemns a bomb attack on the home of Mentor Shala, the head of public radio and TV broadcaster RTK – the second attack of this kind targeting RTK in less than a week.