Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Trump abandons commitment to press freedom abroad
President Trump’s trip to Asia demonstrates a declining US willingness to defend press freedom in its bilateral and multilateral relationships with other countries.
Russia retaliates after RT forced to register as “foreign agent” in US
Just two days after news channel RT had to register as a “foreign agent” in the US, the Duma hastily passed a law allowing Russian authorities to declare any foreign media a “foreign agent.”
Blatant disregard for fair trial rights as Altans’ entire defence team expelled in free expression case
ARTICLE 19, PEN International, PEN Norway and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemn this clear violation of fair trial rights and call for their immediate release, and for all charges to be dropped.
From death sentence to freedom: Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed
Only a week after crowds were still calling for his execution in street protests, a Mauritanian blogger sentenced to death in 2014 for “blaspheming” the Prophet is finally freed.
Bahrain sentences journalist to life…with no evidence
Blogger Ali Al Mearaj and newspaper journalist Mahmood Al Jazeeri were sentenced to life and 15 years imprisonment respectively.
Does Donald Trump see himself as a media mogul?
Since he was elected US president, Donald Trump has not let a week go by without meddling in the decisions of the US media.
Alarming violence against journalists in northern Iraq
RSF condemns the murder of a Kurdistan TV cameraman near Kirkuk and violence against media personnel by demonstrators in Erbil. The two separate incidents in the space of a few hours point to an alarming decline in the security of journalists in northern Iraq.
How repressive Arab regimes are expanding their reach
Our Middle East and North Africa round-up spotlights Bahrain’s first military trial of civilians since 2011, a growing crackdown on members of Egypt’s LGBTQI+ community, and a new player restricting Iranians’ internet access.