Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Libyan journalists lack protection, face rising violence
The latest acts of violence against journalists in Libya include the murder of freelancer reporter Khaled Al Zantani by an ISIS sniper on 23 June in Benghazi.
Azerbaijan: Exiled journalist’s relatives get six years in prison for “drug possession”
Two young relatives of well-known Azerbaijani exiled journalist Ganimat Zahid have been sentenced to six years in prison on trumped-up charges of drug possession, in a method that President Ilham Aliyev’s autocratic regime often uses to try to silence critics.
Maldives urged to stop dismantling critical media
RSF is alarmed by mounting government hostility towards critical and independent news media in Maldives, where the editor of a news website has just revealed that it was forced to close by government pressure.
Erol Önderoglu and the power of international solidarity
RSF pays tribute to massive support that resulted in the conditional release of Erol Önderoglu.
Independent journalism under threat in Algeria
Algerian media outlets KBC TV and the El Watan newspaper were both victims of police operations on 23 June. In both cases, the authorities said the media outlets lacked the necessary permits. They gave the same grounds five days ago when seals were placed on the studios used to record the KBC programme Ki hna Ki enass, which employs 70 people.
End judicial harassment of human rights defender and blogger Ghada Jamsheer
Human rights defender and blogger Ghada Jamsheer faces a sentence of 1 year imprisonment for “assaulting a policewoman”
#FreeErol: Human rights group demonstrate outside Istanbul prison
Human rights groups took part in a demonstration outside Istanbul’s Metris prison today to demand the release of RSF’s Turkey representative Erol Önderoglu, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey president Sebnem Korur Fincanci and writer Ahmet Nesin, who have been detained since June 20, 2016.
Serbia: Condemnation of radio journalist’s murder
RSF condemns local radio journalist Luka Popov’s murder in northern Serbia and calls on the authorities to do everything possible to bring those responsible to justice.