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Reporters Without Borders (RSF). We fight for
#PressFreedom
all over the world.
#Russia
: despite a hostile environment, independent 🇷🇺 media outlets in exile are resisting and continuing to inform millions of citizens, according to a report by the JX Fund and The Fix. RSF urges European states to support these outlets whose work is vital to the European information space.
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New JX Fund report: Europe must urgently support exiled Russian media, a fragile bastion against foreign influence
How do independent Russian media in exile manage to resist and adapt in the face of Moscow’s ferocious attempts to impose its narrative? A new report by the JX fund and The Fix delves into the questio...
https://rsf.org/en/new-jx-fund-report-europe-must-urgently-support-exiled-russian-media-fragile-bastion-against
about 7 hours ago
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#USA
Under Brendan Carr, it is clear that the FCC is not an independent agency, but an instrument of Trump's political agenda, as RSF USA's Executive Director Clayton Weimers and
@freedom.press
Director of Advocacy
@seth-stern.bsky.social
argue in
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Brendan Carr admits his FCC is Trump’s journalism police | Seth Stern and Clayton Weimers
It is clear that the FCC is not an independent agency, but an instrument of the president’s political agenda
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/18/brendan-carr-fcc-trump-journalism-police
3 days ago
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#India
: the OpIndia site is a big part of the trend of smearing journalists — it has published 300+ articles attacking news workers in just 2 years which fueled cases of cyberharassment. RSF calls for the Indian judiciary to investigate the site — and regulate online platforms.
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RSF investigation: OpIndia, the media machine targeting journalists in India with hundreds of disparaging articles
Known for its repeated attacks on the independent press, OpIndia plays a central role in the widespread trend of discrediting reliable news media in India. Between 2023 and 2025, more than 300 publica...
https://rsf.org/en/rsf-investigation-opindia-media-machine-targeting-journalists-india-hundreds-disparaging-articles?mc_cid=9af31e5a78&mc_eid=UNIQID
4 days ago
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#Ukraine
: RSF welcomes the law restoring journalists' access to parliamentary committees, enacted yesterday. This means municipal councils will also be more transparent, which is crucial for citizens' right to information.
rsf.org/en/ukraine-r...
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Ukraine: RSF calls for greater media access to Parliament to improve transparency for citizens
The Ukrainian Parliament has adopted amendments that, for the first time since the large-scale Russian invasion on 24 February 2022, open parliamentary committee meetings to the media. Reporters Witho...
https://rsf.org/en/ukraine-rsf-calls-greater-media-access-parliament-improve-transparency-citizens
4 days ago
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#Venezuela
: RSF condemns the enforced disappearance of journalist Rory Branker, transferred to an unknown location with no prior notification. His case symbolizes the repression of independent journalism. RSF demands his whereabouts be disclosed and the release of five other detained journalists.
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Venezuela: RSF condemns the enforced disappearance of Rory Branker and demands the release of all six detained news professionals
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the enforced disappearance of journalist Rory Branker, who was transferred on 8 December from his place of detention to a location that remains unknown, with n...
https://rsf.org/en/venezuela-rsf-condemns-enforced-disappearance-rory-branker-and-demands-release-all-six-detained
5 days ago
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#Belarus
: RSF reveals the existence of a previously unknown spyware tool, used since at least 2021 by the KGB against journalists. Installed after the physical confiscation of phones,
#ResidentBat
constitutes a grave violation of press freedom. RSF calls for a ban on these surveillance technologies.
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Exclusive: RSF uncovers new spyware from Belarus
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)’s Digital Security Lab (DSL), working with the Eastern European organisation RESIDENT.NGO, has uncovered a previously unknown spyware tool used by the State Security Co...
https://rsf.org/en/exclusive-rsf-uncovers-new-spyware-belarus
5 days ago
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RSF joins
@hongkongwatch.bsky.social
& other NGOs in urging the
#UK
Prime Minister to condition any future economic agreement with
#China
on Jimmy Lai’s release. Detained for nearly 5 years in
#HongKong
, the publisher was recently convicted under the national security law & now faces life in prison.
7 days ago
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#HongKong
: RSF is outraged that a Hong Kong court has delivered a guilty verdict in the sham
#NSL
trial of British publisher Jimmy Lai.The Apple Daily founder has been held in solitary confinement for almost 5 years in appalling conditions. Democracies must act before he dies in jail.
#FreeJimmyLai
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Hong Kong: RSF slams guilty verdict in sham trial of British publisher Jimmy Lai
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is outraged that a court in Hong Kong has delivered a guilty verdict in the sham trial of British publisher Jimmy Lai, who has already been arbitrarily detained in appa...
https://rsf.org/en/hong-kong-rsf-slams-guilty-verdict-sham-trial-british-publisher-jimmy-lai
8 days ago
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#Vietnam
: Ahead of the 4th anniversary of the sentencing of prominent Vietnamese journalist, Pham Doan Trang, RSF and an international coalition of NGOs is calling on the international community to intensify pressure on the Vietnamese authorities to secure her release.
rsf.org/en/vietnam-f...
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Vietnam: Four years after Pham Doan Trang was sentenced, RSF and a coalition of NGOs call for her release
Ahead of the fourth anniversary of the sentencing of prominent Vietnamese journalist, Pham Doan Trang, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and an international coalition of NGOs call on the international ...
https://rsf.org/en/vietnam-four-years-after-pham-doan-trang-was-sentenced-rsf-and-coalition-ngos-call-her-release
10 days ago
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#HongKong
: With short notice, 2 years after his sham trial began, the verdict in Jimmy Lai’s trial is set for Monday, 15/12. Given his age, prison conditions, and deteriorating health, every day he stays in jail risks his life. It’s time for democracies, especially 🇬🇧 and 🇺🇸, to act for his release.
10 days ago
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#Nicaragua
: RSF and HRF call on the
#UN
to investigate journalist Fabiola Tercero’s case, who disappeared following a police raid in July 2024. Amid intense repression by the Ortega regime, it is urgent that authorities shed light on what happened to her.
rsf.org/en/rsf-and-h...
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RSF and Human Rights Foundation urge UN to investigate enforced disappearance of Nicaraguan journalist Fabiola Tercero
This week, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) have referred the case of Fabiola Tercero — a Nicaraguan journalist who disappeared after a police raid on her home in ...
https://rsf.org/en/rsf-and-human-rights-foundation-urge-un-investigate-enforced-disappearance-nicaraguan-journalist
11 days ago
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RSF condemns the latest clampdown on the press in
#Vietnam
: two reforms now force journalists to disclose their sources and arbitrarily broaden the definition of state secrets. The international community must act to ensure that 🇻🇳 authorities end their policy of total control over information.
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RSF condemns Vietnam’s latest legal crackdown on independent journalism
The Vietnamese regime has just adopted two legislative measures forcing journalists to disclose their sources to authorities and broadening the definition of state secrets arbitrarily. Reporters Witho...
https://rsf.org/en/rsf-condemns-vietnam-s-latest-legal-crackdown-independent-journalism
11 days ago
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#China
: Today — 7 years after RSF filed its initial submission on Gui Minhai — the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded that the regime is arbitrarily detaining the Swedish publisher. RSF welcomes this major decision & calls on the international community to pressure 🇨🇳 for his release.
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China: United Nations experts recognise detention of Swedish publisher Gui Minhai as arbitrary — and demand his release
Seven years after Reporters Without Borders (RSF) filed its initial submission, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has concluded that the Chinese regime is arbitrarily deta...
https://rsf.org/en/china-united-nations-experts-recognise-detention-swedish-publisher-gui-minhai-arbitrary-and
12 days ago
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#RSFRoundUp
2025: Journalists don't die, they are killed. In 2025, the number of journalists killed rose once more. Let's continue to count, name, denounce, investigate, and ensure that justice is done. Impunity must never prevail. Watch our
#RSFRoundUp2025
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#RSFRoundUp 2025: Journalists don't die, they are killed.
YouTube video by Reporters sans frontières
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em_kgGBZElg
13 days ago
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#Azerbaijan
: arrested on 5/12 - one year after the Meydan TV journalists - Tazahan Miralamli, a reporter for Azadliq, was released the same evening after having his equipment confiscated & being ordered to stop his work. RSF condemns this coercion. The 25 reporters detained must be released.
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The news professionals wrongly imprisoned in Azerbaijan
As Ilham Aliyev’s regime sinks deeper into authoritarianism, repression against the independent media is reaching unprecedented levels. Since November 2023, a wave of arrests has targeted journalists ...
https://rsf.org/en/news-professionals-wrongly-imprisoned-azerbaijan
14 days ago
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#HongKong
: Jimmy Lai is spending his 78th birthday behind bars today for doing his job as a journalist. The publisher has been held for more than 1800 days in solitary confinement & his health is rapidly deteriorating. RSF once again urges democracies to mobilise to secure his release.
#FreeJimmyLai
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14 days ago
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#HongKong
: RSF condemns the threats made against int media outlets that were summoned by China's
#NSL
office & accused of “spreading false information” following last week’s deadly fire. As the crackdown on the press continues, reporters persist in reporting the facts despite growing red lines.
16 days ago
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#Ukraine
: RSF joins international and 🇺🇦press freedom organisations in stressing that no peace deal can include amnesty for
#Russian
crimes against journalists. For lasting peace, the perpetrators must be brought to justice.
rsf.org/en/no-peace-...
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No peace without justice: RSF joins call against amnesty for crimes against journalists in Ukraine
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has joined the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) — a consortium of press freedom organisations — and several Ukrainian and international media organisations in opposi...
https://rsf.org/en/no-peace-without-justice-rsf-joins-call-against-amnesty-crimes-against-journalists-ukraine
17 days ago
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December 2025 will be decisive for the future of public broadcasting in the central European countries
#Poland
and
#Lithuania
, ranked 14th and 31st respectively in the World Press Freedom Index. RSF calls on both countries to comply with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA).
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Public broadcasting under threat: Poland and Lithuania move to defy European rules
The month of December 2025 will be decisive for the future of public broadcasting in two central European countries ranked 14th and 31st respectively in the World Press Freedom Index: Poland and Lithu...
https://rsf.org/en/public-broadcasting-under-threat-poland-and-lithuania-move-defy-european-rules
17 days ago
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#Pakistan
: in 2025, at least 20 Afghan journalists living in exile were forcibly deported to the country they had fled. As deportations accelerate, others live in constant fear of arrest. RSF calls for an end to these practices and for the opening of safe resettlement channels.
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Pakistan: exiled Afghan journalists sent back to Taliban nightmare while the world looks away
At least 20 Afghan journalists in exile in Pakistan were forcibly returned in 2025 to the country they had fled. With the pace of deportations accelerating, dozens of other exiled journalists now live...
https://rsf.org/en/pakistan-exiled-afghan-journalists-sent-back-taliban-nightmare-while-world-looks-away
18 days ago
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#Georgia
: RSF condemns the authorities' smear campaign against the BBC after an investigation into the alleged use of a World War One-era chemical weapon against protesters. The pressure on sources and legal threats are unacceptable tactics from a government that claims to respect the rule of law.
18 days ago
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#HongKong
: Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, has been held for 1,800 days in solitary confinement — and his health has seriously deteriorated. RSF once again urges democracies to mobilise to secure his release, before the publisher - a British citizen - dies in jail.
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1,800 days behind bars: democracies cannot let Jimmy Lai die in prison
Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, has been held for 1,800 days in solitary confinement in Hong Kong — and his health has dangerously deteriorated. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) once...
https://rsf.org/en/1800-days-behind-bars-democracies-cannot-let-jimmy-lai-die-prison
18 days ago
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#China
: RSF calls on the regime to immediately release Du Bin, an independent photojournalist detained for over 40 days. Du, who has been harassed for years for exposing state abuses, now faces 5 years in prison on spurious charges. He does not belong in jail.
rsf.org/en/china-rsf...
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China: RSF calls for the release of independent photojournalist Du Bin
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the Chinese regime to immediately release photojournalist Du Bin. Harassed for more than a decade for his investigations into state-led human rights abuses, he ha...
https://rsf.org/en/china-rsf-calls-release-independent-photojournalist-du-bin
18 days ago
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#China
: After nearly three months of silence, journalist Zhang Zhan’s four-year prison sentence has finally been made public – her second sentence on spurious charges since 2020. RSF calls on the 🇨🇳 regime to end the persecution of this journalism hero and to release her.
rsf.org/en/nouvelle-...
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China: COVID-19 journalist Zhang Zhan sentenced again to 4 years in prison
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) strongly condemns the new four-year prison sentence handed to journalist Zhang Zhan on trumped-up charges, and urges the international community to intensify pressure o...
https://rsf.org/en/nouvelle-peine-de-prison-pour-zhang-zhan-symbole-de-la-r%C3%A9pression-continue-de-la-libert%C3%A9-de-la
18 days ago
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#Myanmar
: One month ahead of the junta-organised elections, RSF warns of the arbitrary use of the “electoral interference” law against AAMIJ, a media outlet and association covering the situation in the country. The repression of independent media makes any transparent election impossible.
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Myanmar: how the military junta reinforces media crackdown one month before elections
One month before the general elections organised by Myanmar’s military junta, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns against the use of a so-called “electoral interference” law to prosecute the Assista...
https://rsf.org/en/myanmar-how-military-junta-reinforces-media-crackdown-one-month-elections
24 days ago
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#Azerbaijan
: Journalist Aziz Orujov, head of the independent online channel Kanal 13 in Baku, was released on November 27 after two years in detention. RSF calls for the release of the 25 other media professionals unjustly detained in Azerbaijan.
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The news professionals wrongly imprisoned in Azerbaijan
As Ilham Aliyev’s regime sinks deeper into authoritarianism, repression against the independent media is reaching unprecedented levels. Since November 2023, a wave of arrests has targeted journalists ...
https://rsf.org/en/news-professionals-wrongly-imprisoned-azerbaijan
24 days ago
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#Ukraine
: Ukrainian reporter Hennadiy Osmak has been deported to Russia, and Crimean journalist Vilen Temerianov has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after an unfair trial conducted by the Russian judiciary. RSF denounces these arbitrary decisions and demands their immediate release.
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The Kremlin’s judicial machine is firing on all cylinders against arbitrarily detained Ukrainian reporters
The deportation of Ukrainian reporter Hennadiy Osmak — imprisoned since 2024 — to Russia, as well as the 14-year prison sentence unjustly given to Crimean journalist Vilen Temerianov — detained since ...
https://rsf.org/en/kremlin-s-judicial-machine-firing-all-cylinders-against-arbitrarily-detained-ukrainian-reporters
24 days ago
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The Max app is gradually becoming the sole messaging service in
#Russia
and the occupied territories of
#Ukraine
. Reserved for 🇷🇺 & Belarusian numbers, it cuts off communication with free Ukraine & spreads Kremlin propaganda. RSF warns it’s a new tool for isolating citizens from reliable information.
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In Ukraine’s occupied territories, the Kremlin’s messaging app Max is building a digital Iron Curtain
Max is rapidly becoming the most used messaging app in Russia and the occupied Ukrainian territories. Only accessible via a Russian or Belarusian phone number, the app blocks communication with free U...
https://rsf.org/en/ukraine-s-occupied-territories-kremlin-s-messaging-app-max-building-digital-iron-curtain
25 days ago
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#Ukraine
: The Zaporizhzhia offices of the public media outlet Suspilne were partially destroyed last night by Russian airstrikes. RSF condemns this attack on a civilian area — which is a war crime.
rsf.org/en/list-jour...
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The list of journalists fallen victim to the war in Ukraine grows by the day
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has been documenting attacks directly targeting journalists clearly identified as press workers since Russia began its large-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 20...
https://rsf.org/en/list-journalists-fallen-victim-war-ukraine-grows-day
26 days ago
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#Philippines
: Victory! RSF welcomes today’s court decision to restore access to the independent media sites
#Bulatlat
and
#PinoyWeekly
. The judge overturned a 2022 ban that falsely accused the outlets of being "linked" to terrorist groups. A win against state censorship in the 🇵đź‡!
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Another attempt to censor online media in Philippines
The news website Rappler announced on 29 June that it had received a shutdown order. This is a new attack on the independent media after the Philippine government ordered the blocking of the websites ...
https://rsf.org/en/another-attempt-censor-online-media-philippines
27 days ago
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#Fiji
: Apenisa Waqairadovu, a reporter for the public broadcaster
#FBC
, was physically assaulted today by a convicted individual after a court hearing — a recurring problem in the country. We call on the authorities to strengthen protection measures for journalists at courthouses.
28 days ago
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#USA
: Today,
@apnews.com
's appeal against its ban from the White House is being heard in court. RSF joined
@knightcolumbia.org
in filing an amicus brief supporting the news agency because its ejection is a dangerous and unconstitutional threat to press freedom.
knightcolumbia.org/documents/ae...
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Knight Institute's Amicus Brief (in support of Plaintiff)
https://knightcolumbia.org/documents/aefp1tgijj
28 days ago
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🇬🇪 Georgia’s unprecedented crackdown: 600 attacks against the press in a year. All documented by the CMIS and illustrated by RSF graphs. Assaults, abusive fines & laws, threats... The ruling Georgian Dream party is stepping up its offensive and it’s straight out of the Russian playbook. 👇
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Unprecedented crackdown in Georgia: 600 attacks against the press in one year
Over the past year, press freedom violations in Georgia have reached unprecedented levels, according to data from the Center for Media, Information and Social Studies (CMIS), released in partnership w...
https://rsf.org/en/unprecedented-crackdown-georgia-600-attacks-against-press-one-year
28 days ago
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#HongKong
: 3 days after its opening, the Press Photographers Association
#HKPPA
exhibition was forced to cancel due to so-called "urgent works" at the venue. RSF condemns this obstruction to journalistic events, which have become commonplace since
#Beijing's
media crackdown in the territory.
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Hong Kong: At least 900 journalism jobs lost, media in exile after four years of draconian National Security Law
Four years after the enactment of a draconian national security law – a turning point in the decline of press freedom in Hong Kong – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) takes a closer look at the plight o...
https://rsf.org/en/hong-kong-least-900-journalism-jobs-lost-media-exile-after-four-years-draconian-national-security
28 days ago
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#India
: In
#Jammu-and-Kashmir
, the SIA raided the closed offices of the Kashmir Times and seized equipment on 20 November. RSF condemns the targeting of one of the last independent media outlets covering the region and demands the immediate withdrawal of the baseless charges.
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India: raid on Kashmir Times, an unacceptable attack on one of the few independent media outlets covering the region
Even though the Kashmir Times' editorial offices in Jammu have been closed for four years, the Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) raided them and seized professional equipment. Reporte...
https://rsf.org/en/india-raid-kashmir-times-unacceptable-attack-one-few-independent-media-outlets-covering-region
about 1 month ago
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#Ukraine
: A Russian drone struck an evacuation vehicle near Lyman, in the Donetsk region, where Radio Svoboda journalist Serhiy Horbatenko was reporting. He is suffering from concussion. RSF condemns the increase in drone strikes🇷🇺 targeting civilians and journalists.
about 1 month ago
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India: 10 NGOs, including RSF, sent a letter to the Navi Mumbai police commissioner on 19 November calling for an official investigation into death threats against journalist Rana Ayyub and demanding immediate protection for her family.
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Journalist Rana Ayyub in danger in India: 10 NGOs unite to demand immediate action from police
In an open letter sent on 19 November 2025, to the Navi Mumbai police commissioner, ten NGOs — including Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — called for an official police investigation into the death th...
https://rsf.org/en/journalist-rana-ayyub-danger-india-10-ngos-unite-demand-immediate-action-police
about 1 month ago
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#Azerbaijan
: RSF condemns the arrest warrant issued against exiled journalist Sevinj Osmanqizi and the public disclosure of her personal data. Threatened and followed, she now fears for her safety in the United States. All countries that defend press freedom must put pressure on Aliyev's regime.
about 1 month ago
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#Samoa
: RSF is calling on the Prime Minister to lift the ban preventing the daily
#SamoaObserver
from attending government press conferences. The measure is totally unacceptable — it comes after one of its journalists filed a complaint over violence committed by the PM’s security officers.
about 1 month ago
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#Colombia
: RSF strongly condemns the explosive attack on the RCN newsrooms in Cali, publicly claimed by the FARC-EP dissidents. We call on the authorities to ensure the ongoing investigation is swift, thorough and finds those responsible — and to strengthen protection measures for the press.
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Autoridades ofrecen una recompensa de $ 400 millones por autores de ataque explosivo en Cali
El ataque en donde fue arrojada una granada ocurriĂł en la noche del domingo 16 de noviembre.
https://www.elpais.com.co/cali/anuncian-millonaria-recompensa-por-autores-del-ataque-con-explosivos-a-la-sede-de-rcn-en-cali-1753.html?utm_source
about 1 month ago
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#Ukraine
: A Russian drone attack in Dnipro has destroyed the premises of the public media outlet Suspilne and the media defence organisation IMI, resulting in the loss of their equipment. The city's TV tower was damaged. These attacks on civilian areas are war crimes. 👉
rsf.org/en/list-jour...
about 1 month ago
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#China
: Today, journalist Zhang Zhan was located in Shanghai Women's Prison, after RSF sounded the alarm over her disappearance yesterday. We call on the international community to ensure the Chinese authorities guarantee her right to meet with her family and her lawyer.
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RSF raises alarm over new disappearance of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is sounding the alarm over the disappearance of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan, who was reportedly transferred by the Chinese regime to an undisclosed facility. The inte...
https://rsf.org/en/rsf-raises-alarm-over-new-disappearance-chinese-journalist-zhang-zhan
about 1 month ago
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#China
: RSF is sounding the alarm over the disappearance of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan, who was reportedly transferred by the Chinese regime to an undisclosed facility and denied access to family. The international community must increase pressure on Beijing and demand her immediate release.
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RSF raises alarm over new disappearance of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is sounding the alarm over the disappearance of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan, who was reportedly transferred by the Chinese regime to an undisclosed facility. The inte...
https://rsf.org/en/rsf-raises-alarm-over-new-disappearance-chinese-journalist-zhang-zhan
about 1 month ago
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#Ukraine
: RSF joined the “Empty Chairs” event organised in Kyiv on 15/11 by the Center for Civil Liberties and PEN Ukraine, which called for the release of Ukrainian civilians arbitrarily detained by
#Russia
, including 26 journalists. They must be released immediately.
rsf.org/en/26-empty-...
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26 empty chairs in Kyiv for the Ukrainian journalists detained by Russia: RSF calls for their immediate release
On Saturday, 15 November, twenty-six empty chairs were symbolically placed in the heart of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, by PEN Ukraine and the Center for Civil Liberties — in partnership with RSF — to...
https://rsf.org/en/26-empty-chairs-kyiv-ukrainian-journalists-detained-russia-rsf-calls-their-immediate-release
about 1 month ago
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#Philippines
: The verdicts in the cases against journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio will be decided on 22 Jan (for “illegal possession of a firearm”) and 9 Feb (for “financing terrorism”). We repeat our call for her release — these are false charges, as our investigations show:
rsf.org/en/frenchie-...
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Frenchie Mae Cumpio: investigation into a fabricated case designed to convict a Philippine journalist
While investigating the elements that led to the arrest—now lasting over five years—of Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) discovered a file riddled with inconsi...
https://rsf.org/en/frenchie-mae-cumpio-investigation-fabricated-case-designed-convict-philippine-journalist
about 1 month ago
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#China
: Today, the Beijing High Court upheld a 7 year prison sentence against prominent journalist Dong Yuyu on trumped-up spying charges. His only "crime" was maintaining contact with foreign diplomats. RSF is appalled by this decision and calls for his immediate release.
#FreeDongYuyu
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China: prominent journalist Dong Yuyu sentenced to prison on bogus espionage charges
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the release of Dong Yuyu, a prominent Chinese journalist sentenced to seven years in prison on trumped-up accusations of espionage. He is one of 123 journalis...
https://rsf.org/en/china-prominent-journalist-dong-yuyu-sentenced-prison-bogus-espionage-charges
about 1 month ago
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#Israel
: RSF is alarmed that the "Al-Jazeera law" passed its first reading in the Knesset on Monday. The text allows the government to ban the broadcasting of foreign channels in the country, and we condemned it in June.
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Israël : sur fond de guerre avec l'Iran, la coalition au pouvoir accroît la pression sur les médias étrangers
Après des déclarations menaçant les médias étrangers, les ministres des Communications et de la Sécurité nationale veulent imposer, dans un contexte de conflit avec l’Iran, un contrôle accru des autor...
https://rsf.org/fr/isra%C3%ABl-sur-fond-de-guerre-avec-liran-la-coalition-au-pouvoir-accro%C3%AEt-la-pression-sur-les-m%C3%A9dias
about 1 month ago
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#Czechia
: the incoming government’s plan threatens the independence of public and private-sector media. RSF calls on 🇨🇿 lawmakers to reject measures that endanger media freedom and urges the European Commission to treat Czechia as a country at risk for
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Czechia: new ruling majority’s programme threatens press freedom
The programme of the incoming government led by future Prime Minister Andrej Babis risks undermining the independence of public service media and facilitating political attacks on private-sector and P...
https://rsf.org/en/czechia-new-ruling-majority-s-programme-threatens-press-freedom?mc_cid=501e2dfe5a&mc_eid=UNIQID
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#Myanmar
: In one year, more than 300 journalists have been supported by RSF’s Myanmar Press Freedom Project. Based in Thailand, the project continues expanding its training and essential equipment programme to those who keep reporting despite the junta’s ongoing repression.
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Amid civil war, RSF Myanmar Press Freedom Project aids over 300 journalists in one year
More than three hundred journalists have benefited from the Myanmar Press Freedom Project, opened one year ago by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The project, which operates out of Thailand, will con...
https://rsf.org/en/amid-civil-war-rsf-myanmar-press-freedom-project-aids-over-300-journalists-one-year
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#UK
: The Government's response to an enquiry into transnational repression lacks a clear plan of action for engagement with those targeted by TNR. RSF has joined the Tackling Transnational Repression in the UK Working Group in writing to the Home Secretary asking for more robust action.
about 2 months ago
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