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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the military authorities in charge of Ituri province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to do everything possible to identify those responsible for a targeted arson attack on a reporter’s home and bring them justice. Ituri is one of the eastern provinces where journalists have repeatedly been the victims […]

Former US President Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a new social media network, called TRUTH Social. He said the platform would “stand up to the tyranny of big tech”, accusing them of silencing opposing voices in the US. Social media played a pivotal role in Mr Trump’s bid for the White House and

Facebook has agreed to pay a record $14.5m (£10.1m) to settle claims it discriminated against US workers in its hiring practices. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) had claimed the tech giant routinely overlooked US workers in favour of foreign ones on temporary visas. It is the biggest penalty of its kind issued by the

2021-10-19. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has ruled the Colombian state responsible for the abduction, rape, and torture of journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima in 2000, ordering the Colombian government to investigate, prosecute and punish those responsible By Mariona Sanz In addition, the IACHR ordered Colombia to carry out “a comprehensive policy for the

2021-10-19. Blasting News will fund a dedicated vertical channel with articles written by resettled Afghan journalists. As Afghan journalists face increasingly challenging conditions and mounting obstacles in carrying out their work, Blasting News announces its partnership with the World Association of News Publishers’ Afghan Journalist Appeal. Blasting News has made both a financial commitment to the Afghan Media Support

Maati Monjib, a Rabat-based journalist and historian with French and Moroccan dual nationality, has begun another hunger strike after being banned from travelling to France for medical treatment. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns this travel ban, which puts his life in danger. Announcing his latest hunger strike in a Facebook post on 13 October, Monjib said he

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has joined a coalition of 25 press freedom, civil liberties, and international human rights organizations in signing a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland again urging the U.S. to drop its appeal in the extradition case of Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange. The joint letter follows the publication of a shocking

2021-10-13. With news organisations increasingly focusing on their digital subscription business, finding ways to improve acquisition and retention of subscribers has become key. Seeking to achieve this in a personalised and efficient manner, Mediahuis is aiming to implement a fully data-driven customer journey. Here’s how they are doing it. Mediahuis, headquartered in Belgium, set itself

Today marks four years since the brutal murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in a car bomb attack in Malta that shook the world. Our thoughts are with Caruana Galizia’s family, friends, colleagues, and others still fighting for justice. It is deeply unsettling to reiterate, four years on, our call for justice for this