Legal framework and justice system

A thorn in the authorities’ sides due to his investigations into sensitive issues, the editor-in-chief of the last independent media outlet in Khatlon — a province in south-western Tajikistan — was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment on 10 January

As journalist Ariane Lavrilleux has been summoned to appear in a Paris court on 17 January in a controversial case concerning source confidentiality, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), along with Disclose, Fonds pour une presse libre (FPL), Sherpa, and the

On the first day of 2025, the Information Minister of Syria's new de facto government promised to improve press freedom in the country.

RSF urges media outlets to stand up for the principles of press freedom at stake in the face of Trump’s strategy of vengeance against news outlets as he moves to turn these legal stunts into policy as president.

Seven employees of Arezo TV, the latest station to be silenced, are currently detained in Kabul. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities to release these journalists immediately and condemns these unacceptable closures.

A UK tribunal has found that police services in Northern Ireland and England unlawfully spied on two investigative journalists in order to get to their sources. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes the landmark ruling.

The upcoming EU-Western Balkans summit in Brussels on 18 December will be the first high-level meeting of the new European Commission with the heads of state of Balkan countries.

Arnaud Froger, head of the investigations desk at Reporters Without Borders (RSF), will appear on Tuesday, 17 December, before the 17th chamber of the Paris judicial court, accused of defamation by Karim Keïta, the son of Mali’s former president.

In a new report, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) analysed journalist protection programs in Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, and Peru.