Violence against journalists

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is concerned about attacks on journalists covering the run-up to the general elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo in December.

At least 11 journalists have been arrested by the authorities in a crackdown on coverage of the current tension in northern Ethiopia’s Amhara region.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is creating a working group on the precautionary measures it requested from the Brazilian state in the murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous specialist Bruno Pereira.

As Ecuador prepares to hold the first round of its general elections on 20 August amid a political crisis, RSF urges the authorities to make every effort to safeguard the right to news and information and to protect media personnel.

Elena Kostyuchenko, a reporter who covered the Russian invasion of Ukraine for the investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta, reported that she was the victim of a poisoning attempt in October 2022 in Germany, where she now lives.

RSF calls for the release of Chinese journalist Yang Zewei, who was kidnapped in Laos three months ago, and is detained in China under the charge of “subversion”.

Nine journalists have been arbitrarily arrested by Taliban security forces in the past ten days in Afghanistan in a crackdown without precedent this year.

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On the eve of the second anniversary of the Taliban arrival in Kabul, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) met with journalists who, both within Afghanistan and abroad, are fighting to keep Afghan journalism alive despite the Taliban’s crackdown.