International laws and governanceViolence against journalistsNews 12.05.2022 RSF calls for independent enquiry into Al Jazeera reporter’s West Bank shooting death Today’s fatal shooting of leading Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh as she covered clashes in the West Bank city of Jenin is a serious violation of the Geneva Conventions and UN Security Council Resolution 2222 on the protection of journalists
Legal framework and justice systemDisinformation and propagandaInternational laws and governanceDigital space and democracyNews 05.05.2022 Twitter and Elon Musk – US must assume responsibility and impose online safeguards The shock at the news that Elon Musk is buying Twitter has highlighted the legal void surrounding the major online platforms in the United States.
Legal framework and justice systemArbitrary detention and proceedingsInternational laws and governanceIndependence and pluralismNews 27.04.2022 RSF urges UN to address dire state of press freedom during upcoming mission to China RSF urges UN to address dire state of press freedom during upcoming mission to China
Violence against journalistsIndependence and pluralismInternational laws and governanceLegal framework and justice systemNews 11.04.2022 Act quickly to protect Afghan journalists, RSF tells new UN special rapporteur
Technological censorship and surveillanceInternational laws and governanceIndependence and pluralismNews 23.03.2022 RSF accounts two years of government assault on Hong Kong’s press freedom Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has reconstructed an exclusive two-year timeline of government assault on Hong Kong’s press freedom following the Chinese regime's enactment of the National Security Law in 2020.
Legal framework and justice systemInternational laws and governanceViolence against journalistsNews 17.03.2022 RSF files third complaint with the International Criminal Court about deliberate Russian military attacks on journalists Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Russian forces have deliberately fired on at least eight journalists or media crews.
Legal framework and justice systemInternational laws and governanceViolence against journalistsNews 05.03.2022 RSF refers Russian strikes on four Ukrainian TV towers to International Criminal Court Reporters Without Borders (RSF) filed a complaint yesterday with the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor about Russian strikes on four radio and TV towers in Ukraine since 1 March that constitute a war crime.
Violence against journalistsInternational laws and governanceLegal framework and justice systemNews 10.02.2022 RSF seeks urgent UN action as Cameroonian journalist turns 72 in prison
Violence against journalistsInternational laws and governanceLegal framework and justice systemNews 08.02.2022 RSF draws UN’s attention to press freedom violation in Libya since 2016