Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Russian editor Igor Rudnikov held for 100 days on trumped up charges
The editor of the independent newspaper Novye Kolsea has been in pre-trial detention since November 2017 on dubious charges of extortion.
MENA governments bent on shutting down political expression
In a month that included a malware surveillance campaign in Lebanon, Telegram being blocked in Iran and crackdowns in Tunisia, the release of Hisham Al-Omeisy was a welcome bit of good news.
RSF urges Kenya to end broadcast ban on four TV channels
Four privately-owned TV channels and around ten radio stations were taken off the air for defying a ban on covering opposition leader Raila Odinga’s mock inauguration as president, a suspension that RSF says violates the right to inform.
How Australia’s security bill threatens journalists and whistleblowers
The National Security Legislation Amendment Bill could result in journalists being sent to prison just for receiving classified information.
New media crackdown marks anniversary of Egyptian revolution
Seven years after massive demonstrations in Cairo’s Tahriri square, authorities clamp down even harder on media freedoms.
Russia should release Sochi blogger Alexander Valov
Popular Russian blogger Alexander Valov should be released immediately, since no evidence has been produced to support the extortion charge on which he is being held.
Two Brazilian journalists murdered in two days
RSF condemns this week’s targeted killings of two Brazilian journalists in the space of two days and urges investigators to focus on the probability that their murders were linked to their work. One was a website reporter who covered corruption, the other was a controversial radio show host.
Sudan: Journalists arrested while covering protests against bread price hikes
The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) arrested 15 journalists, including AFP, Reuters and BBC reporters, as they covered protests against unprecedented bread price hikes in Sudan.