Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
After grenade attack on TV station in Lebanon, concerns about a return to violence against media
“This is an attempt to terrorise journalists, satirists and those who work with them,” says RSF.
Kyrgyz Ministry of Culture seeks closure of independent Radio Azattyk
The ministry is seeking to shut down ‘Radio Azattyk’ because of a 2022 video report about clashes on the Kyrgyz/Tajik border in the Batken region. The media outlet’s websites have been blocked since October.
RSF hails end to European Parliament’s silence on decline of press freedom in Morocco
An urgent resolution by the European Parliament calls on Moroccan authorities to respect freedom of expression and media freedom.
Martinez Zogo is 2nd Cameroonian journalist to die in distressing manner in recent years
The body of radio journalist Martinez Zogo showing signs that he was tortured, was found near the capital, Yaoundé, five days after he was reported missing.
RSF condemns the detention of 4 Chinese journalists after last month’s protests
The charges against 4 journalists range from “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” to “gathering a crowd to disrupt public order”; for the second charge they can be sentenced up to life imprisonment.
Hold The Line Coalition welcomes acquittal of Maria Ressa and “Rappler”, calls for all remaining cases to be closed
The Hold the Line Coalition welcomes the court decision as it calls for an end to the “constant persecution” against journalist Maria Ressa and the news company she founded, “Rappler”.
Abduction of three men highlights climate of terror for local reporters in Mexico
This episode is typical of the climate of terror for #Mexican journalists who work in the most remote places, in small and medium-sized towns where criminal groups are ubiquitous.
Algeria: Sixteen media leaders from 14 countries call for Ihsane El Kadi’s release
Imprisonment of Radio M and Maghreb Émergent director poses a grave threat to the right to information, say media leaders.