Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Postmedia and Torstar deal results in “largest closure of newspapers on single day in Canadian history”
“By shutting down more than forty independent newspapers, this development will cause an enormous shift in news coverage in Canada and seriously compromise media pluralism,” said RSF.
Silencing ‘secrets’ in Guinea, information vs HIV, #FreeMartha and goodbye Mugabe: November in Africa
Major strides towards fighting impunity in The Gambia, US journalist Martha O’Donovan charged with subversion in Zimbabwe as Mugabe resigns, Guinea’s clampdown on free expression, and more in our November roundup of free expression issues in Africa.
Unapologetic crackdowns on dissent as greater instability rocks MENA
As the saga of Saudi’s hunted elites commanded attention across the Middle East and North Africa this November, news of the region’s less powerful prey fell by the wayside. Authorities in Kuwait, Bahrain, Libya, Morocco, and Egypt went after protesters, journalists, and human rights defenders critical of their regimes.
Is there hope for media freedom in Honduras after the election?
Eight years after a coup d’état, the level of press freedom is still sinking in Honduras.
Imprisoned Rif protesters mistreated
Detainees are living in “deplorable conditions and constant humiliation”.
“Red Pepper” staff arrested in Uganda
Arrests follow the publication of an article claiming Ugandan President was plotting against Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame.
Algerian editor Hadda Hazem goes on hunger strike to save her newspaper
Hadda Hazem accuses the Algerian authorities of strangling her Arabic-language newspaper financially and subjecting it to a “slow death.”
Turkey: “Cumhuriyet” editor’s three-year jail term called “height of absurdity”
As Oğuz Güven, editor of the Cumhuriyet newspaper’s website, has appealed against his conviction, he remains for the time being on conditional release.