On World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and nine other human rights organizations ask Indian authorities to stop targeting journalists and online critics for their work. More specifically, they should stop prosecuting them under counterterrorism and sedition laws. India is ranked 150th out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2022 World Press Index released today. The Indian authorities should […]
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On World Press Freedom Day, May 3, the undersigned civil society organizations draw the attention of public authorities and society to the risks of press freedom violations during this election year in Brazil. Access to information is a fundamental human right for the exercise of citizenship and the strengthening of democracy. In addition to their
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The 20th World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reveals a two-fold increase in polarisation amplified by information chaos – that is, media polarisation fuelling divisions within countries, as well as polarisation between countries at the international level. Читать на русском / Read in Russian The 2022 edition of the World Press Freedom
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World Press Freedom Day 2022 UNESCO pays tribute to hundreds of South Asian journalists who died of COVID-19 As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, the World Press Freedom Day 2022 is an opportunity to reflect on the extensive impact of the pandemic on the journalistic profession. Exact figures are unclear, but throughout South Asia, hundreds of
2022-04-29. Many countries may have relaxed their pandemic restriction, but a return to the newsroom full-time, at least for the time being, doesn’t seem on the cards for many organisations. Still, there is much to be said about the benefits of a physical space to collaborate, brainstorm, and break news. During WAN-IFRA’s virtual Newsroom Summit conference, executives
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2022-04-28. WAN-IFRA’s Women in News held a three-day training on the coverage of general elections as part of its coaching efforts to help young journalists navigate through one of Lebanon’s most controversial and divisive polls. The multi-faceted sessions conducted on April 19, 20 and 21 at Saint George University in Beirut covered the complex electoral law, challenges
The Journalism Trust Initiative is making inroads into the Middle East region with Amman-based Community Media Network as the first media outlet to be awarded the JTI Certification, and which Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is pleased to announce. An independent NGO seeking to serve the Jordanian community through an enlightening discourse, Community Media Network (CMN)
The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs today announced a contribution of half-a-million US dollars (450,000 euros) in support of Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) actions for journalism in Ukraine. In a press release published on Friday 29th of April, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has announced a contribution of half-a-million US
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As Bosnia prepares for parliamentary elections in October amid a surge in tension in the Balkans due to the war in Ukraine, access to reliable and pluralist news and information is being jeopardised by financial threats to the Bosnian public radio and TV broadcaster BHRT. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Bosnia’s central institutions and
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Message on the World Press Freedom Day by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres. On World Press Freedom Day, we shine a spotlight on the essential work of journalists and other media workers who seek transparency and accountability from those in power, often at great personal risk. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, many media workers have been
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