Independence and pluralism

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes radio journalist Khalifa Guesmi’s release after Tunisia’s highest court quashed his conviction and five-year prison sentence for a story about a terrorist cell, and calls for his acquittal when his case is retried.

Following Shehbaz Sharif’s installation for a second term as Pakistan’s prime minister on 4 March, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for urgent measures by his government to rebuild press freedom.

How can the European Union safeguard our right to reliable news and information ? With 100 days to go to the EU elections, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is proposing a 12-point New Deal for the Right to Information.

The French association Russie-Libertés (“Russia-Freedoms”) has opened a coworking space in Paris for Russian and Russian-speaking exiles to use for civic and anti-war activities.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities in Équateur province, in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to pursue the dialogue initiated with the media after a series of press freedom violations and attacks on journalists...

At a press conference in Paris, one week after France’s highest administrative court issued a decision on the French regulator ARCOM, RSF confirmed its determination to get France to enforce its law on broadcast media pluralism and independence.

Created in April 2022 by journalists in exile from the Russian investigative media Novaya Gazeta, Novaya Gazeta Europe is launching a branch in Paris.

RSF hails the French Council of State’s decision to overrule the broadcasting regulator’s refusal to issue a warning to a TV news channel at RSF’s request. This is a turning point in the enforcement of news media pluralism and independence in France.

On 6 February 2024, the Ukrainian authorities signed new legislative amendments improving journalists' access to combat zones as the country prepares to enter its third year of war.