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Russia has arbitrarily arrested and deported at least 19 Ukrainian journalists to its territory or other occupied areas in Ukraine. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns this war crime and has filed its ninth complaint against Russia with the ICC.

As a tribute to his extraordinary work in defending press freedom in Hong Kong, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has nominated Jimmy Lai, the Apple Daily publisher facing life in prison on bogus charges, for the Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.

A Paris judicial court acquitted Arnaud Froger, head of the RSF Investigation Desk in a defamation lawsuit filed by Karim Keïta over coverage of the disappearance of journalist Birama Touré.

The Paris Commercial Court has suspended an experimental project by Google to assess the relevance of press content on its search engine that would restrict access to news sources.

RTI’s certification, announced on 29 January, comes just weeks before RightsCon25 in Taipei, the Taiwanese capital, where RSF will present the JTI.

Gaza’s remaining journalists, who have survived 15 months of intensive bombardment, continue to face immense challenges despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that came into effect on 19 January 2025.

On Sunday, 23 February, federal elections will take place in  Germany. The challenges are great: violent attacks against reporters have risen sharply and media professionals and editorial offices are coming under increasing pressure.

Nearly three years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 19 Ukrainian journalists remain imprisoned by the Kremlin and freelance journalist Victoria Roshchyna is presumed to have died in Russian detention.

RSF calls on the US Congress to defend the nonpartisan value of press freedom against this onslaught intended to weaken Americans’ First Amendment rights.