Violence against journalists

Former Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested as part of an International Criminal Court investigation into crimes against humanity linked to his merciless war on drugs. RSF recalls that 20 journalists were killed

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Syrian government to guarantee the safety of reporters and their right to inform the public about the violent massacres that have taken place on the Mediterranean coast.

On the occasion of 8 March, RSF salutes the work of investigative journalist Hanin Gebran, who was released from the jails of the former Syrian dictatorship 3 months ago.

Four journalists were brutally attacked or prevented from working by police while covering demonstrations in eastern Nairobi on March 5. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) strongly condemns these attacks.

To mark International Women’s Rights Day, held on 8 March, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is drawing attention to the scale of cyberharassment targeting journalists who cover women's rights and gender-based violence.

Patricio Ernesto Aguilar Vásquez, director of the community newspaper El Libertador de Quinindé, was murdered on 4 March 2025 in Quinindé, a town in the province of Esmeraldas.

Journalist and manager of the Facebook news page El Silaoense Mx, Kristian Zavala, was assassinated on 2 March 2025 in Silao, Guanajuato, in what appears to be a targeted execution.

Three journalists were threatened and prevented from filming the illegal exploitation of agricultural land by miners in western Ghana. One of them was assaulted and his equipment damaged.

The Ukrainian journalist was declared dead in September 2024 in a terse letter from the Russian Ministry of Defence. Yet her body was never returned to her family and the circumstances of her death remain unclear.