Sachini Kavindya

he Ministry of Intelligence and the Intelligence Organisation of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have accused two female Iranian journalists who reported on the killing of Mahsa Amini of being CIA trained. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the deliberate targeting which is part of efforts aimed at clamping down on the ongoing nationwide […]

Image:La manifestation du dimanche 30 octobre 2022 devant le commissariat de Delmas 33 à Port-au-Prince durant laquelle le journaliste Romelson Vilcin a été tué après avoir été atteint à la tête par une bombe lacrymogène lancée par la police. Richard Pierrin – AFP Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for urgent measures to ensure that media

In response to the rapid deterioration of press freedom since the start of the nationwide protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini on 16 September,  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched a new Iran Media Help Desk, in collaboration with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dr Shirin Ebadi. Immediate emphasis will be placed on

The fax machine is about to be pushed closer to the dustbin of history. The device – formally known as a facsimile machine – was once a regular feature of British offices. But now the UK’s communications regulator Ofcom is consulting on changes to telecoms rules that could formalise its obsolescence. It would mean telecoms

By Jennifer Dunham/CPJ Deputy Editorial Director No one has been held to account in nearly 80% of journalist murders during the last 10 years, CPJ’s 2022 Global Impunity Index found, and governments show little interest in tackling the issue. Published November 1, 2022 Statistical table | Methodology | Database: All journalists murdered for their work | Press release | Download the PDF The

Elon Musk has said Twitter will charge $8 (£7) monthly to Twitter users who want a blue tick by their name indicating a verified account. As part of changes after a $44bn (£38bn) takeover of the social media site, Mr Musk said it was “essential to defeat spam/scam”. A blue tick symbol next to a

British-Egyptian blogger and political activist, Alaa Abdel Fattah, has announced after over 200 days of partial hunger strike, that he has escalated his protest to zero-calories a day. From Sunday 6 November onward, he will no longer drink water. Alaa’s decision to escalate his hunger strike to this level of extremity calls for action at

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has discovered how steel giant ArcelorMittal tracked down a UK-based website host to obtain the deletion of a Liberian news site’s investigation into the methods it used to acquire a mine in Liberia. But as a result, the overly obliging host blocked access to the entire website and left it blocked.