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Arbitrary detention and proceedings News

Libya: RSF calls for the immediate release of journalist Salhine Zerouali, on trial in Military Court

Accused of collaborating with media outlets deemed hostile by the authorities, journalist Salhine Zerouali has been detained since May 2024. After his hearing was postponed several times, he appeared before a military court in Benghazi for the first time.

Arbitrary detention and proceedings News

31.03.2025

Azerbaijan: from behind bars, journalist Sevinj Vagifgizi embodies the resistance of the free press

Imprisoned for over a year, Abzas Media editor-in-chief Sevinj Vagifgizi faces a new hearing tomorrow in an unfair and politically motivated trial.

Violence against journalists News

29.03.2025

Zimbabwe: RSF presses police to spare no effort in solving the murder of investigative journalist Watson Flexy Munyaka

Investigative journalist Watson Flexy Munyaka died on 17 March after being brutally thrown from a moving car.

Independence and pluralism News

28.03.2025

USA: RSF and VOA coalition secure first court victory against the Trump administration

RSF is encouraged by this outcome, stands ready to proceed with the case on its merits and calls on the government to immediately unfreeze funding for VOA and reinstate its employees.

Violence against journalists News

28.03.2025

Guatemala: RSF calls for an investigation into the murder of Ismael Alonzo González and demands concrete protections for journalists

Twenty-seven-year-old journalist Ismael Alonzo González was shot dead on the night of 21 March in front of his home in Quetzaltenango, a city west of Guatemala City.

Arbitrary detention and proceedings News

28.03.2025

#FreeAlaa: Six months after completing his sentence, detained British-Egyptian blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah must be freed without further delay

Six months after completing his prison sentence and almost one month into a dangerous hunger strike, British-Egyptian blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah remains in arbitrary detention in Egypt.

Arbitrary detention and proceedings Violence against journalists News

27.03.2025

Turkïye: RSF condemns the expulsion of BBC journalist Mark Lowen, accused of being a “threat to public order”

On 27 March, the Turkish authorities expelled British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) journalist Mark Lowen, accusing him of posing a “threat to public order.” The charge reflects the authorities’ opinion of journalists, a stance that has become particular

Violence against journalists News

27.03.2025

Indonesia: RSF condemns police violence against journalists covering protests

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the attacks on at least fourteen Indonesian journalists covering the mass protests against a new law that expands the military’s role in civil affairs.

Arbitrary detention and proceedings News

26.03.2025

China: RSF calls for the release of Li Yanhe, the Taiwan-based publisher sentenced to three years in prison

RSF calls for the immediate release of Li Yanhe, the radio host, book publisher and Chinese national who has been detained incommunicado for two years and whose three-year sentence was confirmed by Beijing officials on 26 March.

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Legal framework and justice system

Thématique - Cadre légal et justice

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Thématique - Censure et surveillance technologiques

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RSF Visuel générique

Arbitrary detention and proceedings

Thématique - Détentions et procédures arbitraires

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Thématique - Indépendance et pluralisme

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RSF Visuel générique

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Thématique - Soutenabilité des médias

Violence against journalists

Thématique - Violences contre les journalistes

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