Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Clampdown on journalists in Comoros amid political crisis
Journalists in the Comoros are being censored and intimidated amid a continuing political crisis in the wake of the country’s presidential election on 24 March.
Media clampdown designed to silence criticism and independent reporting
Authorities in Burundi have expanded the suspension of the Voice of America, withdrawn the BBC’s operating licence and forbidden citizens from directly or indirectly providing information to the two institutions.
Unprecedented arrest of Somali soldiers for mistreating journalists
The arrest of 2 Somalian soldiers on charges of torturing and threatening two reporters, will go a long way in the fight against impunity.
Suspended prison sentences for four Moroccan journalists
Four journalists were handed suspended sentences for covering a parliamentary commission’s debate about the Moroccan Retiree Fund’s deficit.
Vietnamese blogger Truong Duy Nhat turns up in Hanoi jail after going missing in Bangkok
Truong Duy Nhat’s family has confirmed that he is being held in Hanoi’s T16 prison.
Turkish courts blocked nearly 3,000 online articles in 2018
As well as censoring many critical news sites, the authorities occasionally block entire online platforms such as Blogspot and SoundCloud; Wikipedia has been inaccessible in Turkey since 2017.
Journalist insulted and threatened by South African opposition party supporters
Journalist Karim Brown is being swamped with insulting texts, threatening phone calls and hate messages on social networks by members of the Economic Freedom fighters, South Africa’s third largest party.
Outrageous contempt of court convictions in northeastern India
Two Shillong Times journalists were found guilty of contempt for writing about a court directive on benefits for retired judges.