Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Law protecting journalists goes into effect in Mexico City
Reporters Without Borders hails a new law protecting human rights defenders and journalists now in effect in Mexico’s federal district. The law is the fruit of several years of consultation.
Guinean journalist’s work must be considered as motive for his disappearance
The disappearance of Espace TV journalist Chérif Diallo is causing a great deal of agitation among his colleagues in Conakry.
Is a Gambian radio station manager facing a sham trial?
Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by the judicial uncertainty hanging over Teranga FM radio manager Alagie Ceesay, who was brought before a Banjul court on a sedition charge.
International rights groups call for release of seriously ill Chinese journalist Gao Yu
Gao, 71, has been incarcerated since her apprehension in April 2014 for allegedly leaking an internal Chinese Communist Party document disparaging human rights. She suffers from chronic heart pain, high blood pressure, and other diseases.
Freelance journalist held incommunicado in Turkmenistan
“Given the Turkmen government’s attitude towards independent news media, it is clear that his imprisonment is linked to his journalistic activities. We urge the authorities to end the secrecy surrounding his current status and to release him without delay.”
Gambian media worker held illegally by National Intelligence Agency, charged with sedition
Ceesay is facing a possible fine of 50,000 to 200,000 dalasi for allegedly using his mobile phone to send a photo of a gun pointed at President Yahya Jammeh to two women on 16 July.
As hundreds of Syrian prisoners freed, Mazen Darwish awaits trial from behind bars
Released provisionally, Hussein Ghreer and Hani Al-Zitani continue to be co-defendants along with Darwish in the same trial on terrorism charges that has been postponed about 25 times since February 2013.
Authorities urged to investigate attacks on journalists, human rights defenders in Burundi
The undersigned organizations denounce the continued attacks on and threats to journalists, media workers and human rights defenders, most recently the incidents in which human rights defender Pierre Claver Mbonimpa survived an attempt on his life, while journalist Esdras Ndikumana was the victim of a brutal attack by police and intelligence officials.