Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

“Instead of trying to discredit the late cameraman, we demand that the Interior Ministry launch an in-depth, impartial and transparent investigation of the circumstances of his death and of the attacks suffered by journalists whom the police failed to protect.”

The US appeal is against the January 2021 decision by UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser, ruling against Assange’s extradition to the US on mental health grounds.

Some of the 37 “predators of press freedom” have been operating for more than two decades while others have just joined the blacklist, which for the first time includes two women and a European predator.

Gaëlle Borgia’s report on Madagascar’s acute famine stirs authorities into driving a smear campaign against the award winning journalist.

In yet another case of delayed justice, journalist Nestor Nga Etoga appeared in court for the 94th time to face a 2016 lawsuit brought by a private logging company accusing him of defamation and extortion.

National and international organizations and groups demand that the Mexican state recognize the work of the press and of human rights defenders and that it put a stop to stigmatizing narratives and strengthen the protection mechanism.

Freelance reporter Daniel Michombero’s home was ransacked and he was threatened during a raid by armed masked soldiers.

Those who investigate the government’s actions with regard to Islamic State, the arms it has sent to Syria, or abuses by the security forces are systematically accused of “espionage,” “terrorist propaganda,” “defaming” the judicial system or the security forces or even “attacking an anti-terrorism agent.”