Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Egyptian prosecutors seek death sentence for photographer Shawkan
Prosecutors have requested a death sentence for Mahmoud Abou Zeid, an Egyptian photojournalist known as Shawkan who has been held for four and a half years.
Egyptian regime turns its sights on foreign media
After stifling the national media and censoring information on social networks, the Sisi regime has been stepping up its harassment of foreign media.
On heels of Slovakia and Malta murders, European Commission urged to take the lead to protect journalists
In a joint open letter to Mr Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, organisations urge EC officials to ensure that police investigations are full, thorough and independent in Slovakia and Malta.
Murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia still faces barrage of libel suits
There are dozens of libel cases ongoing against the murdered journalist, including one brought by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, two by the Minister for Tourism, and another two brought by the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff.
RSF shines light on “forbidden coverage” of women’s rights
To mark International Women’s Day, RSF is publishing a report entitled Women’s rights: Forbidden subject which sheds light on the difficulties that journalists – both men and women – can encounter when they cover women’s rights.
Call for release of ailing Brazzaville newpaper editor Ghys Fortuné Bemba, held for 13 months
The call for the release of newspaper editor Ghys Fortuné Bemba, who has been arbitrarily detained for 14 months, becomes more critical as his health deteriorates.
Welcoming Twitter’s clampdown on bot censorship
Twitter’s move to go after bot accounts could have big implications for free expression around the world.
Mounting concern about threats to media freedom in Kyrgyzstan
Prosecutions, astronomic fines and travel bans are worsening the free expression environment in a state where it is already vulnerable.