Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Six urgent measures Meta should adopt to tackle disinformation
Facebook celebrated its 20th anniversary on 4 February, but still has no real safeguards against mass disinformation. RSF calls on the tech giant now called Meta to take urgent measures to protect the right to reliable information on all of its platforms.
Russia: Approximately 20 journalists arrested for covering Ukraine war protest
The detained journalists were covering a protest near the Kremlin by women demanding that their husbands be brought home from the front in Ukraine.
Embattled Guatemalan publisher Zamora dragged back into court on obstruction of justice charges
The imprisonment of José Rubén Zamora is becoming an unavoidable imperative for the new government of Bernardo Arévalo.
Guatemala: new president Bernardo Arévalo must act quickly to stop the criminalisation of journalism
“It is imperative that the police apparatus and executive bodies cease the persecution of journalists and the Guatemalan authorities, without delay, release ‘elPeriódico’ publisher Jose Rubén Zamora.”
RSF identifies spyware on phones of two Togolese journalists
An deeper look into the arbitrary arrests of publisher Loïc Lawson and freelance journalist Anani Sossou reveal how they were in the crosshairs of the Togolese authorities for some time.
Stanis Bujakera’s continued detention an affront to media freedom
Media advocates repeat their request to have Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera released.
Honduras must strengthen protection mechanism after TV reporter’s murder
“Francisco Ramírez’s murder highlights the tragic plight of local journalists in Honduras. When state protection is not enough to guarantee their safety, the conditions for journalistic freedom are no longer assured” – RSF
China: Investigative journalist Shangguan Yunkai sentenced to 15 years in prison on trumped-up charges
The journalist published a series of articles in which he revealed the wrongdoings of several officials in the city of Ezhou.