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RSF investigation: the Indian cyber-security giant silencing media outlets worldwide

Anywhere in the world, any media outlet investigating the “ethical hacking” of Appin, a company co-founded by Indian investor Rajat Khare, can expect letters demanding they retract their publication at best, and legal prosecution at worst.

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Rana Ayyub, the face of India’s women journalists plagued by cyber-harassment

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: RSF calls on European governments to mobilise against cyberharassment targeting women journalists

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Israel: RSF condemns the attacks on media independence by the government of Benyamin Netanyahu

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Journalism under siege in northern Gaza: RSF condemns Israel's news blackout

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Journalism Trust Initiative

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The International Information & Democracy Initiative aims to establish safeguards for freedom
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Arbitrary detention and proceedings News

28.11.2024

European Parliament calls for release of Jimmy Lai and other detained Hong Kong journalists

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes a resolution adopted by the European Parliament that denounces the deterioration of press freedom in Hong Kong and urges the Hong Kong authorities to release journalists detained in the territory.

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28.11.2024

Poland: RSF’s recommendations on public media reform are partially taken into account — but the government must do more

While the Polish Ministry of Culture accepted some of the recommendations made by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), its guarantees for the public media’s editorial independence are not strong enough to comply with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA).

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27.11.2024

Yet again, RSF warns against the growing repression of journalists in Nicaragua as two more are arrested

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the repression of journalists carried out by Daniel Ortega's regime and calls for the immediate release of the imprisoned journalists.

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Models and good practices Report

USA: RSF report shows press freedom shortcomings in key swing states ahead of 2024 election

Independence and pluralism Violence against journalists Report

Voices heard but repressed: RSF’s new report “Journalism in The #MeToo Era” calls for increased support for journalists covering gender violence and women’s rights

Independence and pluralism Media sustainability Report

RSF’s new report calls for the creation of a fund to rebuild Ukraine’s media landscape

Media sustainability Report

Afghanistan: RSF calls for continued support for media in exile, essential sources of information in the face of censorship in the country

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Legal framework and justice system Violence against journalists Report

More than 70 obstacles to reporters' work in three years: journalism at a crossroads in Senegal

Independence and pluralism Violence against journalists Report

“Scorched lands of journalism in the Amazon” - RSF report

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New report on Russian media in exile: RSF calls for increased support amid unprecedented digital repression

Violence against journalists Report

“Watch out because we’re coming for you”: An RSF report on unprecedented transnational repression of Iranian journalists in the UK

Violence against journalists Report

RSF’s 2023 Round-up: 45 journalists killed in the line of duty worldwide – a drop despite the tragedy in Gaza

Legal framework and justice system Violence against journalists Report

Greek authorities failed to investigate journalist murders, find press freedom organizations

Violence against journalists Report

A journalist was harassed online every three seconds during Brazil’s election campaign

Disinformation and propaganda Report

Investigation of the mysterious Alexander Malkevich, Kremlin propagandist in Ukraine

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