Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Terrorism charges still used to persecute journalists in Jammu and Kashmir

Majid Hyderi’s detention has brought the number of journalists currently held in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to six.

Poland: RSF makes 15 press freedom recommendations ahead of elections

Drafted in cooperation with Polish experts and media, the recommendations are addressed to the future members of Parliament and Government.

Niger: Where is journalist Samira Sabou?

The family of freelance journalist and blogger Samira Sabou have not heard from her since she was abducted from her home at the end of September.

Sub-Saharan Africa: Role of media subverted by internet shutdowns

Internet shutdowns during “key moments in a nation’s life” effectively silence the media and restrict access to information.

RSF denounces sentencing of Hong Kong Journalists Association chairman

Ronson Chan was arrested and briefly detained last September for allegedly refusing to show his identity card to a plainclothes police officer.

Slovakia: Six parties respond positively to RSF’s pre-electoral appeal for protection of journalists

“We hail the commitments of several parties to improve press freedom which create a basis for effective measures to support trustworthy media and fight against disinformation after the election” – RSF

Mediatopol in south-east Ukraine: officially a journalism school, in reality a propaganda school in the service of the Kremlin

“We denounce the use of such methods, which aim to integrate Ukrainian territories by means of a media landscape controlled by the occupation authorities” – RSF

RSF Report: “Scorched lands of journalism in the Amazon”

Whether farmers, livestock breeders, loggers, gold miners or mining company executives, those who monopolise land and natural resources seek to silence anyone reporting on violations of human rights and environmental legislation.