Independence and pluralism

Tensions between private media players and the new authorities have been brewing for months.

Five journalists killed, 131 imprisoned, 77 convicted of “insulting the president” and hundreds prosecuted for practising their profession…

After a journalist sustained a gunshot injury in Maracay and three others were arrested, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Venezuelan authorities to guarantee the safety of media personnel covering protests.

When politicians or businessmen like Abakar Manany are able to circumvent the law by using blatantly deceitful tactics to censor verified information and suspend an online media outlet, a dangerous precedent is set.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the authorities to end their persecution of journalists and to provide an explanation for Castro’s disappearance.

The fifth rule of law report highlights the threats to media independence and the safety of journalists in the EU's member states. RSF calls on the European Commission to use all available means to oblige states to uphold press freedom.

With the U.S. presidential campaign now in full swing, press freedom discourse remains largely absent from American political debate.

French broadcast regulator ARCOM decided to exclude C8, a controversial TV channel owned by the Vivendi media conglomerate, from the list of channels that will receive or renew their broadcast licenses in January 2025.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) filed a complaint before the Paris public prosecutor on 23 July 2024 concerning a smear campaign against the NGO, which was uncovered by RSF’s journalistic investigation.