Legal framework and justice systemTechnological censorship and surveillanceIndependence and pluralismNews 09.06.2023 South African court must overturn gag on media outlet’s coverage of business group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Johannesburg high court to overturn the entirety of the gag order it issued preventing South African investigative media outlet amaBhungane from publishing any further articles.
Independence and pluralismNews 08.06.2023 RSF appoints Florianne Heine as Regional Director for the North Africa bureau The international secretariat of RSF in Paris is pleased to announce that Florianne Heine has been appointed as the director of its Tunis-based North Africa Office, with the principle task of developing RSF’s activities in the region.
Disinformation and propagandaArbitrary detention and proceedingsDigital space and democracyIndependence and pluralismNews 25.05.2023 Erdoğan has used his control of the media to rig Turkiye’s elections Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounces the Turkish media’s biased coverage of the parliamentary and first-round presidential elections held on 14 May and the presidential run-off between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and opposition challenger Kemal Ki
Legal framework and justice systemArbitrary detention and proceedingsIndependence and pluralismNews 24.05.2023 Ten recommendations for strengthening media rights in DRC Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Journalist in Danger (JED), its partner in the Democratic Republic of Congo, propose ten recommendations for strengthening the new media law and journalism in the DRC.
Independence and pluralismModels and good practicesNews 17.05.2023 RSF provides Zelenskiy with eight-point road-map for strengthening press freedom and reliable reporting in Ukraine Exactly one year after opening its Press Freedom Centre in the Ukrainian capital, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) held a press conference in Kyiv today (17 May) to unveil a road map for strengthening journalism in Ukraine.
Independence and pluralismModels and good practicesMedia sustainabilityNews 15.05.2023 Call for applications for the 2023 “Lucas Dolega - SAIF” RSF Photo Prize The call for applications for the “Lucas Dolega-SAIF” RSF Photo Prize opens today, 15 May, and will continue for one month.
Arbitrary detention and proceedingsIndependence and pluralismNews 15.05.2023 Türkiye to try 11 Kurdish journalists for “PKK membership” Eleven journalists with pro-Kurdish media, accused of belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), are due to go on trial in Ankara on 16 May.
Digital space and democracyIndependence and pluralismViolence against journalistsNews 11.05.2023 In Pakistan, journalists attacked, radio station torched, reporting muzzled Many journalists and media outlets have been the targets of violence in the ongoing wave of protests in Pakistan in reaction to former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest.
Arbitrary detention and proceedingsIndependence and pluralismNews 11.05.2023 European Parliament calls on Algeria to release journalist Ihsane El Kadi and respect press freedom RSF hails the European Parliament’s adoption of an urgency resolution condemning the increase in press freedom violations in Algeria.