Turkey is ranked 149th out of 180 countries in RSF's 2022 World Press Freedom Index.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Secretary-General Christophe Deloire and Director of Operations Rebecca Vincent have been barred access to visit Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison despite receiving confirmation that a visit would be permitted.

Two weeks after French journalist Olivier Dubois was released after being held hostage for 711 days in Mali, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is publishing a report about the growing threats to journalism in Africa’s Sahel region.

CPJ messaged the Yangpu district police station for comment but did not immediately receive any reply.

In the early morning of Wednesday, March 29, authorities arrested Prothom Alo correspondent Shamsuzzaman Shams under the Digital Security Act for allegedly spreading “false news” in a March 26 article.

CPJ contacted Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid for comment via messaging app but did not receive any response.

Police discontinued that investigation due to a lack of evidence, Large said.

CPJ emailed the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice and federal police spokesperson Jeylan Abdi for comment, but did not receive any replies.

CPJ’s email to the press department of the French Ministry of Interior, which oversees the police, did not receive a response.

On April 1, a court in Kyiv ordered Pavlo to be placed under house arrest for 60 days on charges of inciting inter-religious enmity and justifying Russian aggression, according to media reports.

Belarus was the fifth worst jailer of journalists in the world, with at least 26 journalists behind bars on December 1, 2022.

Police and members of the public harassed and physically assaulted journalists covering the demonstrations, and at least two were briefly detained, according to statements by press rights groups and five journalists who spoke to CPJ.

Janzen regularly covers the German far-right on his website, and he also gives expert commentary on the subject to media outlets.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the authorities have imposed harsh restrictions on the independent press.

A report on press freedom by Reporters Without Borders released Monday found five journalists have been killed in the Sahel over the last 10 years and hundreds have been threatened. Recently, two others have gone missing.

Cambodia ranks 142 out of 180 countries, where 1 denotes the best media environment, on Reporters Without Borders' World Press Freedom index.

Media professor Mulatu said carving out space for women in leadership would bridge the equality gap in the industry.

Cambodia ranks 142 out of 180 countries, where 1 denotes the best media environment, on Reporters Without Borders' World Press Freedom index.

Russian authorities detained Gershkovich on March 29 and accused The Wall Street Journal reporter of espionage.