Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
South Yemeni separatists ransack state news agency ‘Saba’ in Aden
Men armed with knives entered the agency’s offices, tore up posters and threatened journalists; no-one was injured.
Gabon’s media regulator urged to go back to its original mandate
Following the arbitrary suspension of yet another media outlet by Gabon’s High Authority for Communication (HAC), RSF is calling for an overhaul of functions of the media regulator so that it stops protecting government’s interests and goes back instead to fulfilling its original role of defending press freedom.
Paris-based radio station is still the only source of independent news for Eritreans for the last decade
In a country that has no independent media and a handful of media outlets, Radio Erena which has been broadcasting from Paris for 10 years is considered the only independent and apolitical news source that Eritreans have access to.
Two French journalists assaulted and arrested in the Central African Republic
French journalists Florent Vergnes and his AFP colleague Charles Bouessel were kicked, punched and arrested while covering a banned opposition demonstration in Bangui.
Good news from Russia: Journalist Igor Rudnikov released after 20 months behind bars
A Saint Petersburg court ruled that there were no grounds for the charge of “extortion” on which Rudnikov was arrested on 1 November 2017.
Israel: Palestinian journalist sentenced, five others pending trial
RSF calls for an end to Israel’s obstruction of Palestinian journalists and for transparency in its judicial proceedings against them.
Anti-corruption blogger lured into meeting with potential source then savagely attacked
Vadim Kharchenko, a well known critic of official corruption in the city of Krasnodar, believed he was going to receive compromising information from a police officer; instead, two men beat him up and stabbed him.
Presidential Elections in Guatemala: What is the future of freedom of expression?
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Asociación de Periodistas de Guatemala (APG) express their concern regarding the hostile climate faced by the country’s press, and ask the next head of State to truly take responsibility for the protection of journalists, given that outgoing President Jimmy Morales will leave a disastrous balance with regard to freedom of the press.