Violence against journalists

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the cyber-harassment to which at least four journalists critical of the government have been subjected since the start of November in Mauritius and calls on the authorities to punish those responsible.

Turkey’s airstrikes on Syrian Kurdistan on 20 November killed news agency reporter Îsam Ebdella in Al-Malikiyah (Derik) and injured TV reporter Mohammad Al Jarada in Kobani.

Appeal by RSF and unions of sports journalists on eve of kick-off

Around the Barents Sea, one of the world’s richest areas in natural resources, journalism is often a last line of defence for the environment.

Well-known local reporter Atef Al Saidi was fatally shot by a sniper while covering clashes with militants linked to Islamic State in the city of Daraa, in southern Syria.

RSF warns that Trump’s new threats against American press should be taken seriously and that a federal press shield law is needed to protect the sanctity of journalistic sources.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the serious threats received by Malian TV journalist Malick Konaté since he helped with a French TV report on the presence in Mali of mercenaries working for the Russian military company Wagner Group.

As the Iranian regime continues its crackdown on the protests initiated by Mahsa Amini's death, almost half of all newly arrested journalists are women, including two who are facing the death penalty.

Two weeks after well-known Pakistani TV news anchor Arshad Sharif was shot dead in a car near Nairobi, Reporters Without