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The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, a resource-rich country notorious for its violent crackdown on free and independent press.

Widespread protests and road blockades have been causing turmoil in Bolivia since October, and journalists attempting to cover the situation have been attacked with shocking aggression.

Just days after establishing a special procedure for examining cases of harassment of journalists, Bangladesh’s information ministry has revoked the press accreditation of 59 journalists regarded as supporters of the previous prime minister.

At least four media crews have recently been attacked while reporting on anti-government protests in Serbia.

This Friday, 8 November, Article 3 of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) will come into force. Adopted by the European Union (EU) last April, this Regulation recognises European citizens’ right to access to diverse sources of reliable information. 

Detained in provisional custody for the past four years, Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio is scheduled to appear in court on 11 November. RSF is urging the Philippine government to immediately drop the trumped-up charges against her.

Between stoned press vehicles, internet blackouts, and the journalists who have been sprayed with tear gas, arrested and threatened online, press freedom has been gravely attacked

RSF — whose staff was present in Addis Ababa — recently launched an appeal to protect local journalism alongside over 500 community radio stations in the Sahel, and invites the region’s authorities to promise to protect the right to information.