#China: Journalist Zhang Zhan was sentenced to 4 years according to RSF sources. She was 1st jailed for reporting on COVID-19, then re-arrested for covering rights abuses. Diplomats were barred from her trial, as the regime hid all details. RSF again calls: #FreeZhangZhan! Her persecution must end.

#China: This Friday marked 4 years since journalist #HuangXueqin was detained. To mark the occasion, #Circle19, a group defending the right to information in 🇨🇳, republished one of her landmark investigations that helped spark the #MeToo movement in China. A reminder that she doesn't belong in jail!

#USA Journalist Mario Guevara is in the country legally and was arrested for his journalism. Now he faces IMMININENT deportation after an appeals court ruled against him today. He must be released. rsf.org/en/usa-100-d...

Diplomats & journalists were barred from #ZhangZhan’s trial today, as the regime concealed all details of the proceedings. A chilling reminder of how far 🇨🇳 will go to suppress access to independent information. We renew our call: Zhang Zhan must be freed. This persecution must end. #FreeZhangZhan

#Ukraine: Today marks one year since journalist Victoria Roshchyna died in Russian captivity after being tortured. Her body was returned months later. The Kremlin bears responsibility and must be held accountable. rsf.org/en/death-ukr...

#Guatemala: Today, RSF and its partners submitted a petition to the Court of Justice & organised a peaceful march at the Civic Centre in Guatemala City to demand the immediate release of #JoseRubénZamora, the founder of the newspaper elPeriódico, who returned to prison 6 months ago.

#USA: RSF signed on to a joint letter calling for the Kenton County Attorney's Office to drop the charges against Cincinnati journalists Madeline Fening and Lucas Griffith. The two CityBeat reporters were arrested in July while doing their jobs: covering a protest.

#USA: RSF is suing the Trump administration to save Voice of America, but we’re not alone. Meet the journalists fighting alongside us to save the international broadcaster, which brought news to 361 million people in 49 languages: rsf.org/en/meet-jour...

#Russia - #Ukraine: Crimean journalist Lutfiye Zudiyeva has been officially listed as a "foreign agent" and fined over 300 euros. The foreign agent law is absurd and repressive, and RSF condemns this legal harassment, which must end.

#Kyrgyzstan: Kloop cameramen Alexander Alexandrov and Zhoomart Duulatov have been sentenced to 5 years in prison & two former accountants for the media have been handed 3 years with suspended sentences for “inciting mass riots.” RSF condemns this bogus case and calls for their immediate release.

#Azerbaijan: Mahammad Mirzali, a blogger and refugee in France who has been the target of assassination attempts involving the Baku regime, was sentenced in absentia to 6.5 years in prison by an Azerbaijani court. This grim persecution, even in exile, epitomises the brutal repression of journalists.

#Afghanistan: within two days, 10 provinces banned access to fiber-optic internet under the pretext of preventing "immoral acts." Many independent news outlets only available via wifi are now completely blocked, depriving Afghans of reliable information. And on top of this... 👇

❗ #China: journalist Zhang Zhan will be tried this week in Shanghai, according to RSF sources. She was 1st imprisoned for reporting on the COVID-19 and re-arrested for covering human rights abuses a year ago. The global diplomatic community must mobilise for her release — #FreeZhangZhan!

A new cross-border investigation, supported by RSF, reveals how #BigTech giants like Google & Meta lobby to weaken rules meant to protect journalism & democracy. From #Brazil to #Indonesia, the report exposes nearly 3,000 lobbying actions from murky networking to disinformation campaigns.

#Ukraine: 25 years ago, Georgiy Gongadze, founder of media outlet Ukrayinska Pravda, was abducted in Kyiv and later found murdered. RSF pays tribute to the journalist and calls for justice to be done — the masterminds of the crime remain at large.

#Belarus: after the release (and expulsion) of 9 media workers last Thursday, journalist Ihar Ilyash has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for "discrediting" and "promoting extremist activities." We condemn this sham trial and demand the release of Ilyash & the 32 other journos behind bars.

#Serbia: RSF calls on the European Commission to condemn the disinformation campaign by #Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) threatening Serbian independent media. Yesterday, the SVR accused them of organising a revolution with EU help, yet they are merely covering anti-corruption protests.

#Belarus: We call for the immediate release of journalist Kiryl Paznyak, arbitrarily detained for over 10 days and accused of being affiliated with the YouTube channel Platforma 375, which was declared an "extremist organisation" the day of his arrest. These charges are absurd and unfounded.

#Czechia: RSF condemns the public verbal assault by SPD party leader Tomio Okamura on 2 journalists from the news site Seznam Zpravy during a pre-election rally. The reporters were singled out, insulted, blocked from asking questions and threatened to be humiliated online by the politician.

#Nepal : around a dozen media outlets and journalists’ organisations were attacked during the 9 September riots. The day before, four reporters were injured by the police. RSF condemns this violence and calls on the authorities to respect journalists’ work and guarantee press freedom.

#UK: It was an honour to join the parents of Ryan Evans, a Reuters safety advisor killed by a Russian missile attack in Ukraine, at an event in parliament last night. Russia must be held accountable for its systematic attacks on media workers, detailed in our recent report 👉 rsf.org/en/new-repor...

#Yemen: We welcome the new @hrw.org report on the systematic abuse of journalists by warring parties & support its call for the upcoming UN Human Rights Council to do something. In July, RSF condemned the journalist arrests by the Houthi rebels and the government.

#France: Since this morning, RSF has recorded acts of police violence against journalists covering the mass protests of the "Block Everything" movement. These are attacks on the right to reliable information and contradict the National Law Enforcement Plan — they must be addressed.

#Gabon: RSF was in Libreville on 9 September and met with President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and two ministers to give them policy recommendations to guarantee the free exercise of journalism in the country, which has seen impressive progress in terms of press freedom in recent years.

#Azerbaijan: Yesterday, in the appeal trial of seven journalists arbitrarily convicted in the case against Abzas Media, the judge upheld the original sentences ranging from seven and a half to nine years in prison. RSF condemns this shameful mockery of justice and calls for their immediate release.

#Georgia: RSF strongly condemns the violence against at least four journalists during yesterday's protests in Tbilisi: 2 from @publikage.bsky.social 1 from @netgazeti.ge.web.brid.gy and a Hungarian correspondent for Magyar Hang. These attacks against the press must stop.

#Türkiye: Today was the 25th hearing in the trial of journalists S. Korur Fincanci, Ahmet Nesin and RSF representative Erol Onderoglu, all accused of supporting the pro-Kurdish daily #ÖzgürGündem. RSF calls for an end to this unjust harassment, which has dragged on for over nine years.

#Nepal : Four journalists were injured by rubber bullets fired by police as they covered protests against corruption and the ban on social media on 8 September. RSF condemns this violence and calls on the authorities to conduct a swift investigation and guarantee the safety of journalists.

#Slovakia: As EU Parliament prepares to debate the state of 🇸🇰's rule of law, RSF calls on MEPs to urge the government to fully implement the European Media Freedom Act — it's vital to safeguarding the public media's independence. The country has fallen 21 places in RSF’s Index over the past 2 years.

#UK: RSF welcomes the call from leaders of seven cross-party parliamentary groups for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to urgently meet with Sebastien Lai, whose wrongly jailed father Jimmy is at increasing risk of dying in prison in Hong Kong. It's time to #FreeJimmyLai! rsf.org/en/uk-rsf-we...

#USA RSF is concerned by reports from @benrothenberg.bsky.social that the USTA has ordered censorship of any negative reactions or protests while Donald Trump attends the #USOpen final. International broadcasters and sports journalists must be free to show and describe events as they happen.

Today is #AmazonDay, which honours the world's largest rainforest and river system. Yet the local journalists who report on its destruction face some of the most dangerous and precarious working conditions in their countries — meaning environmental abuses go unreported and unpunished.

#India: In just 4 months, Assam police have launched 3 investigations against news site The Wire and 2 of its journalists, plus freelance journo Abhisar Sharma. All are accused of endangering the sovereignty of the country” for their work. RSF demands these arbitrary charges be dropped immediately.

#India: Eight years after the assassination of journalist Gauri Lankesh, 17 out of 18 suspects are still at large. RSF denounces this unacceptable delay in a vital judicial process and urges the 🇮🇳 authorities to urgently conclude proceedings so this heinous crime does not go unpunished.

#HongKong: As Jimmy Lai’s legal team files an urgent UN appeal over the life-threatening risks of his detention, RSF once again calls on #UK PM Keir Starmer to secure his release. The 🇬🇧 publisher has been arbitrarily held for 1,709 days and is at grave risk of death. rsf.org/en/hong-kong...

#USA: Yesterday the House held a hearing on Europe's "threats" to American speech, but with the US declining for the past decade on the #RSFindex and the situation looking even worse today, the real threats to press freedom are coming from within. Read why here: rsf.org/en/country/u...

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#Czechia: As the general election approaches, a coalition led by RSF, @ecpmf.bsky.social & the 🇨🇿Association of Online Publishers calls on political parties to commit to 10 measures for media freedom. They aim to increase protection of Czech & exiled journalists & strengthen the media’s independence.

#USA: The Trump admin’s new proposed restrictions on journalist visas would have catastrophic consequences for press freedom. Reliable reporters may be arbitrarily deported — or self-censor to avoid expulsion. rsf.org/en/usa-propo...

#Ukraine: RSF condemns the 15 & 16-year prison sentences handed down by #Russian courts to Vladyslav Hershon & Heorhiy Levtchenko. The 1st to be tried among the Ukrainian news professionals seized in #Melitopol in 2023, they must be freed — along with the 24 other 🇺🇦 journalists held by 🇷🇺.

#USA: Three years after his murder, RSF remembers the legacy of @reviewjournal.com reporter Jeff German. German was killed in retaliation for his reporting, which makes his case a crime against the ideals of a free press.

#Indonesia: Since 25 August, at least 16 journalists have been attacked, including several by the police, while covering the protests rocking the country. RSF condemns these acts of violence and calls on President Prabowo Subianto to take measures to protect reporters. rsf.org/en/indonesia...

#India: RSF warns about the deterioration of the health condition of journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh, detained for more than three years under an anti-terrorism law and now suffering from health problems. RSF urgently calls on the Indian authorities to put an end to his arbitrary detention.

#Maldives: A new media bill adopted on 28 August threatens press freedom. RSF calls for the immediate withdrawal of this bill, which seeks to place media regulation under the direct influence of the executive branch and provides for extensive repressive powers.

#Ukraine: On the night of 27 August, the newsrooms of 3 media outlets - @rferl.org.web.brid.gy and Ukrainska Pravda in Kyiv & Mezhivsky Merydian in Dnipropetrovsk - were damaged by Russian strikes. Thankfully, no one was injured. RSF condemns this relentless targeting which constitutes a war crime.

#Azerbaijan: Photojournalist Ahmed Mukhtar was arrested on August 27. Placed in pre-trial detention for 40 days, he is the 12th person targeted in the case against Meydan TV. RSF calls for his immediate release and that of the 25 other journalists arbitrarily detained in 🇦🇿. rsf.org/fr/professio...

#Mexico: On the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, RSF and @propuestacivica.org.mx file two new complaints to the UN. At least 28 journalists have gone missing, most of them nearly two decades ago, with no information about their whereabouts.

#Mexico: RSF condemns the physical assault against Jorge Heras, director of the Lindero Norte news portal, in Mexicali. We demand an urgent investigation that considers his journalistic work as a possible motive, as well as immediate protection measures. www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2025...

#Philippines: National Press Freedom Day is coming up, and press freedom organisations — including RSF — are calling on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to immediately #FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio, the country’s only detained journalist, who has been held for the past five years without conviction.

#Ukraine: The heavy Russian strikes on Kyiv last night damaged the offices of the media outlet Ukrainska Pravda. Luckily, no employees were injured. RSF supports the editorial staff and strongly condemns this latest attack on civilian areas, which constitutes a war crime.