Another Belarusian journalist is sentenced to prison amid a crackdown on civil society
BAZh demanded that Belarusian authorities immediately release Lyubyanchuk.
Journalist abducted and held incommunicado in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The DRC is ranked 125th out of 180 countries in RSF's 2022 World Press Freedom Index.
The RSF supports an investigative journalist in Serbia who has been the target of a gag lawsuit, which is especially fertile ground for judicial harassment
Serbia is ranked 79th out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2022 World Press Freedom Index.
An Algerian reporter is sentenced to two months in prison for his reporting on date exports
Haouam’s imprisonment stunned journalists.
A Belarusian court sentences journalist Siarhei Satsuk to eight years of imprisonment
Belarus was the world’s fifth-worst jailer of journalists, with at least 19 journalists behind bars on December 1, 2021.
Le Manh Ha, a Vietnamese journalist, has been harshly sentenced to eight years imprisonment
Ha pleaded innocent to the charges at his trial and indicated he would appeal directly after the verdict was handed down.
Roberson Alphonse, a Haitian journalist who survived a shooting attack in Port-au-Prince, has been found dead in Les Cayes after being missing for several days
The attack, which left at least 10 bullet holes in Alphonse’s car, wounded the journalist in both arms.
A Turkish court will hear a request to remove a judge from the case involving media
The case in question involves Erol Onderoglu, the Turkish representative for media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
A total of 11 journalists have been arrested following police raids in Turkey
In June, a court in Diyarbakır ordered 15 journalists and a media worker from pro-Kurdish outlets to be held in pretrial custody as part of another secret investigation.
A Haitian journalist has been shot and wounded by unknown gunmen
Haitian journalists have faced increased threats at a time when multiple crises are fueling an uptick in gang violence.
Analysts and journalists are concerned about election disinformation in Brazil
A 2022 study found that more than 70% of Brazilians think disinformation is a problem on Facebook, WhatsApp, Google and YouTube.
RSF launches a petition in support of Hong Kong's Apple Daily founder
Hong Kong, once a bastion of press freedom, has plummeted from 80th place in 2021 to 148th place in the 2022 RSF World Press Freedom Index.
A new report finds that Cambodia's press freedom is under threat
"Radio stations and newspapers have been silenced, newsrooms purged, and journalists prosecuted."
Press freedom in Hong Kong sinks to record lows
The press freedom rating among the public was 42, largely stable after the last major drop from 45 in 2018 to 41.9 in 2019.
Netherlands: Press freedom groups are concerned about a video that contains hostile remarks by a Dutch politician toward a reporter
Netherlands: Press freedom groups are concerned about a video that contains hostile remarks by a Dutch politician toward a reporter
According to RSF, the renewal of the mandate of Chinese President Xi Jinping will allow him to continue his campaign against journalism
China ranks 175th out of 180 in the 2022 RSF World Press Freedom Index.
RSP: "Platforms such as social media should not be used as a toy by billionaires"
RSF contacted both Parler and Ye, but neither has so far responded to our questions.
Reports on an abortion case have been investigated by the Brazilian state assembly
Article 124 of the Brazilian penal code punishes abortion, except in cases of rape or when there is no other way to save the pregnant person’s life.
Edwin Josué Andino, a Honduran journalist, has been killed in Comayagüela
The journalist’s father was found shot and killed in a different neighborhood of Tegucigalpa.
Sabah, a pro-government daily newspaper, publishes the locations of exiled journalists
On July 7, 2021, Erk Acarer, an exiled Turkish journalist who is a columnist for the Turkish leftist daily BirGün, was attacked outside his home in Berlin by three assailants.