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Legal framework and justice systemArbitrary detention and proceedingsDigital space and democracyViolence against journalistsNews 12.09.2023 Congolese reporter held over story about former minister’s murder Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the release of a well-known journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo who is being held arbitrarily on charges of “spreading false rumours” and “false information”. Legal framework and justice systemTechnological censorship and surveillanceIndependence and pluralismNews 25.08.2023 Lebanon: anti-LGBT bills threaten press freedom Against the background of growing repression of the LGBT community in Lebanon, two draft laws targeting the media threaten to criminalise the “promotion of sexual deviance”. Legal framework and justice systemInternational laws and governanceIndependence and pluralismMedia sustainabilityViolence against journalistsNews 18.08.2023 Ethiopia clamps down on reporting in Amhara region At least 11 journalists have been arrested by the authorities in a crackdown on coverage of the current tension in northern Ethiopia’s Amhara region. Arbitrary detention and proceedingsInternational laws and governanceNews 17.08.2023 Russian exile journalist treated like criminal on landing in Belgrade RSF is alarmed by a potentially deliberate attempt to intimidate Russian exile journalists. Violence against journalistsInvestigation 03.08.2023 New exclusive and key testimonies obtained by RSF in the killing of Cameroonian radio journalist Martinez Zogo Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has managed to speak with several members of the Cameroonian intelligence unit implicated in radio journalist Martinez Zogo’s death Pagination Précédent Précédent First page 1 … Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Page 10 Next Next Subjects All subjects Actions RSF Legal framework and justice system Technological censorship and surveillance Disinformation and propaganda Arbitrary detention and proceedings International laws and governance Digital space and democracy Independence and pluralism Models and good practices Media sustainability Violence against journalists
Legal framework and justice systemArbitrary detention and proceedingsInvestigation 02.11.2023 RSF investigation: Congolese reporter didn’t forge memo that could get him 10 years in prison A reporter held in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 8 September is due to appear in court again on 3 November on a clearly trumped-up charge of fabricating an intelligence agency memo and sending it to Jeune Afrique, the Paris-based news magazine he
Legal framework and justice systemArbitrary detention and proceedingsViolence against journalistsNews 24.10.2023 “Media coverage saved me,” says journalist Mortaza Behboudi held for nine months in Afghanistan Mortaza Behboudi, a freelance journalist with French and Afghan dual nationality, described his nine months in Afghan prisons
Arbitrary detention and proceedingsNews 23.10.2023 “My imprisonment is a test for independent journalism’s future in the DRC,” jailed reporter tells RSF Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has visited a reporter who has been jailed arbitrarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the past six weeks
Arbitrary detention and proceedingsNews 19.10.2023 Second US journalist “taken hostage” by Russia Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with dual US and Russian nationality employed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).
Legal framework and justice systemArbitrary detention and proceedingsDigital space and democracyViolence against journalistsNews 12.09.2023 Congolese reporter held over story about former minister’s murder Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the release of a well-known journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo who is being held arbitrarily on charges of “spreading false rumours” and “false information”.
Legal framework and justice systemTechnological censorship and surveillanceIndependence and pluralismNews 25.08.2023 Lebanon: anti-LGBT bills threaten press freedom Against the background of growing repression of the LGBT community in Lebanon, two draft laws targeting the media threaten to criminalise the “promotion of sexual deviance”.
Legal framework and justice systemInternational laws and governanceIndependence and pluralismMedia sustainabilityViolence against journalistsNews 18.08.2023 Ethiopia clamps down on reporting in Amhara region At least 11 journalists have been arrested by the authorities in a crackdown on coverage of the current tension in northern Ethiopia’s Amhara region.
Arbitrary detention and proceedingsInternational laws and governanceNews 17.08.2023 Russian exile journalist treated like criminal on landing in Belgrade RSF is alarmed by a potentially deliberate attempt to intimidate Russian exile journalists.
Violence against journalistsInvestigation 03.08.2023 New exclusive and key testimonies obtained by RSF in the killing of Cameroonian radio journalist Martinez Zogo Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has managed to speak with several members of the Cameroonian intelligence unit implicated in radio journalist Martinez Zogo’s death