Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Algerian blogger Touati Merzoug sentenced to 10 years in prison
RSF condemns the ten-year jail sentence that the Algerian blogger Touati Merzoug received yesterday from a court after more than a year in pre-trial detention.
How women have to fight to be journalists in India
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has taken a closer look at the many kinds of prejudice and hostility to which women journalists in India are constantly exposed.
EU institutions urged to prioritise media freedom and sustainability
Meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria, MEPs and NGOs warned of the weakening of media independence in the region and of the consequent threat to democracy.
RSF asks ICC to investigate Israeli sniper fire on Palestinian journalists
RSF formally asked the International Criminal Court to investigate what it regards as war crimes by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) against Palestinian journalists covering protests in Gaza.
Belarus: Independent journalists fined 50 times since start of 2018
The use of fines to target independent journalists is an increasing trend in Belarus, growing from ten fines imposed in 2016, to 69 in 2017, to 48 by mid-May 2018.
Media clampdown intensified ahead of Burundi referendum
Burundi’s landscape, prior to the referendum to revise its constitution, featured divisive language, hate speech, intimidation, threats and violence against the media, including the banning of broadcasting stations.
After journalists, Egypt arrests bloggers
By reining in the traditional media and blocking access to independent online media, the Egyptian authorities have reduced the country to almost complete silence.
Media freedom in US under threat, report finds
The United States media – one of the best protected in the world – is facing challenges that threaten the freedom of the press. This is the finding of an unprecedented press freedom mission that took place in January 2018, one year after President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration.