Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

“Elon Musk’s two years at the helm of ‘X’ have been a two-year nightmare for journalistic information on this platform. Press freedom and the public’s right to reliable information have been virtually eliminated” – RSF

While investigations into women’s rights and gender-based violence appear to be taken more seriously in the wake of #MeToo, violent repression of the journalists who cover these issues continues.

“We are hugely relieved that after more than 800 days, Jose Rubén Zamora’s hellish ordeal in a Guatemalan prison has finally been brought to an end with the court decision for his release to house arrest. But let’s be clear: house arrest is not freedom. It is another form of detention” – RSF

Government urged to repeal the draconian Cyber Security Act, the Digital Security Act, and the Information and Communication Technologies Act.

“I don’t feel at all that we are getting half of the justice that Issam deserves,” says the slain journalist’s sister in an interview with RSF.

Since Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian media have shown exceptional resilience, but their situation remains fragile: journalists are under threat and media infrastructures are partially destroyed.

“Journalists have the right to do their jobs reporting on this war, and we all have the right to know what is happening in Gaza.”

The 10-year prison sentence imposed on freelance reporter Kingsley Fumunyuy Njoka illustrates the ongoing persecution of journalists in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions.