Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
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.
Mexico’s presidential candidates must prioritise combatting violence against journalists and impunity
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the presidential candidates who have just been named by its two main political coalitions to make protecting media personnel a priority in their programmes.
Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala’s arbitrary detention referred to the UN
Renowned journalist Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala is being held by authorities in the DRC, over an article that does not even bear his name.
RSF restores access to news site in Guinea
“Inquisiteur.net” is the second news website to be blocked in less than two weeks by the military junta in Guinea.