Arbitrary detention and proceedingsViolence against journalistsNews 19.08.2022 Guinean military intelligence summons journalist for questioning over story RSF is appalled to learn that a journalist was summoned for questioning by military intelligence in Guinea about a story implicating soldiers in the theft of a truck, and calls for journalists to be given better protection.
Legal framework and justice systemArbitrary detention and proceedingsViolence against journalistsNews 19.08.2022 Deplorable use of violence and detention of journalists, activists in Cambodia Reporters Without Borders (RSF) joins 38 other organisations in condemning the violent arrests of two teams of reporters who were covering a huge deforestation operation in southern Cambodia.
Violence against journalistsAdvocacy 18.08.2022 French journalist Olivier Dubois about to complete 500th day as hostage in Mali RSF calls on the Malian authorities to prioritise efforts to obtain the release of Olivier Dubois, a French journalist who will complete his 500th day as the hostage of an armed group on 21 August.
Violence against journalistsNews 17.08.2022 Two Lebanese journalists threatened by Hezbollah supporters again Two Lebanese journalists often targeted by Hezbollah activists in the past have been simultaneously subjected to a new wave of harassment and threats. RSF condemns these intimidation attempts.
Violence against journalistsAdvocacy 13.08.2022 USA: RSF calls for direct negotiations to bring journalist Austin Tice home On the 10th anniversary of the capture of American journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing ever since, RSF urges President Biden to open direct negotiations with the Syrian government for his immediate safe release and return.
Violence against journalistsNews 12.08.2022 Nationalist threats against Turkish journalists and media critical of government With less than a year to go to presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey, media and journalists are being threatened by ultra-nationalist politicians. RSF condemns these intimidation attempts and calls on Turkey’s political parties to see reason.
Arbitrary detention and proceedingsViolence against journalistsNews 11.08.2022 UN asked to investigate Myanmar photographer’s death in custody After tracing the sequence of events leading to the tragic death of Aye Kyaw, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) asks UN representatives to investigate the case and call the junta to account.
Legal framework and justice systemArbitrary detention and proceedingsViolence against journalistsNews 11.08.2022 Media pluralism under attack from Kurdish authorities in both Syria and Iraq The governments in the autonomous regions of Syrian and Iraqi Kurdistan have been targeting journalists. RSF calls on the authorities in the two Kurdistans to stop sacrificing media pluralism to political rivalry.
Legal framework and justice systemTechnological censorship and surveillanceArbitrary detention and proceedingsIndependence and pluralismViolence against journalistsNews 11.08.2022 Pakistani TV news channel taken off the air, news director arrested Popular TV news channel ARY News has been taken off the air in most Pakistani cities and its news director, Ammad Yousaf, has been arrested.