Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

The brutality inflicted by Kenya’s police force, on journalists covering the anti-government protests, has been carried out with complete impunity.

Five journalists killed, 131 imprisoned, 77 convicted of “insulting the president” and hundreds prosecuted for their work – RSF presents its damning assessment of President Erdogan’s 10 years in office.

At least 432 people, including five journalists, have lost their lives in the crackdown on protests.

The 4 Burkinabè journalists – Atiana Serge Oulon, Alain Traoré, Adama Bayala, and Kalifaré Séré – who disappeared within a month, are well known for their critical thinking and reporting.

The climate of press freedom in the United States is edging closer to crisis amidst a turbulent presidential campaign, with growing concerns about the safety of journalists and freedom of expression.

The disappearance of a journalist in Nicaragua highlights the siege imposed by Ortega’s government and the critical situation facing independent journalism in the country.

Given the current electoral situation in Venezuela, the undersigned international organizations and regional networks defending freedom of the press and expression express their concern about the attacks against national and international journalists who are documenting the events happening in the country, as well as activists, demonstrators, and the general population. We urge the Venezuelan authorities to fulfill their obligation to guarantee and protect the exercise of freedom of expression and peaceful association, as well as to guarantee the safety of journalists working in the country.

These deadly attacks against “Al Jazeera” personnel coincided with a steady defamation campaign by Israeli authorities.