Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

“The detention of the two reporters and attack on the France 24 crew are signs of a very disturbing escalation in the crackdown in Tunisia.”

“These arrests are reminiscent of the wave of press freedom violations that swept across the country in 2020 during the Black Lives Matter protests, suggesting that police departments failed to learn the proper lessons about the First Amendment from those protests.”

In its annual survey, RSF highlights the failure of political authorities to protect the press, and the challenge that disinformation presents to journalism in a “super election year”.

Niger’s press law has been completely sidelined with journalist Soumana Idrissa Maïga facing the threat of a lengthy prison sentence if convicted.

In the run-up to Mexico’s general elections on 2 June, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges all of the candidates to finally commit to concrete measures to protect journalists and combat impunity.

The censorship of the entire rsf.org domain site began on 18 April 2024. No reason has been given. An RSF mirror site is nonetheless still accessible within Russia.

RSF asks India’s political parties to commit to press freedom by adopting ten key recommendations that aim to defend the right to reliable news and information and protect journalists.

“Gaza’s reporters must be protected, those who wish must be evacuated, and Gaza’s gates must be opened to international media.”