Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard rounds up several online journalists and bloggers
On 8 June, judicial system spokesman Golamhossien Mohsseni Ejehi announced the arrests of “several individuals” for social network activity regarded as “actions against national security.”
UN Security Council must press for an end to attacks against media in Yemen
IFEX members urge the UN Security Council to ensure the protection of journalists in Yemen in light of historic resolution.
Reporter held arbitrarily after investigating an alleged rape case in Kazakhstan
Arrested by the National Security Committee (KNB) on 14 May, Yaroslav Golyshkin is being held on blackmail and extortion charges brought by the governor and is currently subject to a pre-trial detention order valid until 16 July.
An open letter calling for justice for slain journalist Ibrahim Foday
Four years after Sierra Leone Journalist Ibrahim Foday’s death, members of IFEX join the Media Foundation for West Africa in calling for more rapid progress.
Attacks on journalists mar Mexico’s elections
“Exposing corruption or fraud by political parties has become an act of bravery for journalists in Mexico”, said Claire San Filippo from Reporters Without Borders.
Historic ruling calls on Burkina Faso to investigate Norbert Zongo’s murder
On 5 June 2015, The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ordered Burkina Faso’s authorities to “resume the investigations with a view to finding, charging and trying the perpetrators of the murders of Norbert Zongo and his three companions.”
In El Salvador, freedom of information diminishes during president’s first year
The president’s relations with the media have been distant and he has shown little interest in answering questions.
Moroccan NGO targeted by Interior Ministry after reporting on surveillance
The Moroccan interior ministry has filed a complaint against “persons who prepared and distributed a report containing grave accusations about spying practices”. The Privacy International and ADN report focused on online surveillance methods used by authorities against journalists and information activists.