UK: Proposed amendments to National Security Bill are a step in the right direction, but more robust protections for journalists still required
The bill is expected to reach report stage in the House of Lords on 1 March and 7 March, where it will receive further scrutiny before a third reading. It will then move back to the House of Commons, and is expected to become law later in 2023.
French journalist Cemil Şanlı receives death threat, accosted outside home
Şanlı told CPJ that police have taken his testimony but not provided further updates as of March 15. CPJ emailed questions to the police office responsible for the investigation but received no reply.
Two Peruvian journalists injured in hit-and-run
CPJ’s phone calls to the San Pablo police and the press office of Peru’s attorney general did not receive any replies.
Rwanda: Following questionable trial on the death of a journalist, RSF and 85 organizations reiterate call for an independent investigation
On 19 January 2023, Rwanda police reported that Ntwali died in a road accident in Kimihurura, Kigali on 18 January at 2.50 a.m. and that the driver of the car involved in the collision had been arrested.
European Parliament condemns Tunisia’s crackdown on press freedom, calls for journalist’s release
After falling 20 places, Tunisia is ranked 94th out of 180 countries in RSF's 2022 World Press Freedom Index.
South Sudan still holding two of seven journalists arrested in January
The seven journalists and technicians covering this public event were suspected of being responsible for releasing the footage.
Insults and a anti-defamation bill : RSF concerned about threats to journalists in Bosnia’s Republika Srpska
Bosnia and Herzegovina is ranked 67th out of 180 countries in RSF's 2022 World Press Freedom Index.
International warrant for two Togolese journalists should not be executed, RSF says
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for non-execution of the international warrant for the arrest of two Togolese journalists that a Togolese court issued after convicting them in absentia of “contempt of authority.”
Mazar-i-Sharif bombing – “biggest attack” on Afghan journalists in months
As well as suffering as a result of the factional wars between Islamic State militants, Afghan journalists have been among the leading targets of the Taliban since they seized power in Kabul in August 2021.
Fleeing Taliban Rule, Journalists Find Themselves Trapped in Iran
The journalist is trapped in Iran on an expired visa and with limited options.
Journalists harassed, robbed by gunmen in Culiacán amid clashes between cartel and Mexican security forces
Mexico is the deadliest country in the Western Hemisphere for reporters.
Turkey’s justice system must stop persecuting RSF’s representative
Both a journalist and staunch press freedom advocate, Onderoglu has been RSF’s representative in Turkey since 1996
RSF helps create Observatory of Violence against Journalists in Brazil
Brazil is ranked 110th out of 180 countries in RSF's 2022 World Press Freedom Index.
Marina Ovsyannikova’s extraordinary flight from Moscow with RSF’s help
She became a symbol of resistance to Russian propaganda on 14 March 2022, when she interrupted the evening news programme on the Russian state TV channel Pervy Canal, brandishing a sign with an anti-war message.
The independent Russian TV channel Dozdh (TV Rain) obtains the Journalism Trust Initiative certification
This certification proves the utility of JTI in front of despotic regimes.
Tunisian radio station director’s arrest sends harsh message to media
Tunisia is ranked 94th out of 180 countries in RSF's 2022 World Press Freedom Index.
In light of the death of Hawar News Agency reporter by airstrikes, CPJ calls on the Turkish authorities to investigate
ANHA is a news agency affiliated with the Kurdish administration of northeast Syria.
Ahead of elections, Nigerian journalist Jonathan Ugbal attacked, others denied access
CPJ’s calls and text messages to the INEC national spokesperson, Festus Okoye, and his Osun State counterpart, Oluwaseun Osimosu, went unanswered.
Rappler contributor Frank Cimatu convicted of cyber libel in the Philippines
Cimatu is free on bail and will appeal the ruling, according to news reports.
Rappler contributor Frank Cimatu convicted of cyber libel in the Philippines
Cimatu is free on bail and will appeal the ruling, according to news reports.