Sachini Kavindya

Iran: Two female journalists who reported about Mahsa Amini’s death accused of spying

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 […]

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RSF horrified by frequent murders of journalists in Haiti

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

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RSF launches new Iran Media Help Desk to support journalists and media at risk

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

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Killing with impunity: Vast majority of journalists’ murderers go free

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

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“The appeal of 2 november”: At RSF’s request, prosecutors pledge to fight impunity for crimes against journalists

At the request of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) for International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, celebrated on 2 November, prosecutors from eight countries have given ten specific undertakings designed to ensure that violence against media personnel does not go unpunished. And they urge fellow prosecutors to follow suit. Read the Appeal of

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Alaa Abdel Fattah’s life is at stake ahead of COP27, and RSF calls for his release

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

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Sri Lanka Press Institute distributed safety jackets for journalists

ආරක්‍ෂිත ලෙස ජනමාධ්‍යකරණයේ යෙදීම සඳහා, ශ්‍රී ලංකා පුවත්පත් ආයතනය විසින් මාධ්‍යවේදීන් වෙත බෙදාදුන් ආරක්‍ෂිත කබා පැළඳ සිය වෘත්තීය කටයුතුවල නිරත වන ජනමාධ්‍යවේදීන් පිරිසක්! (ඡායාරූපවල අයිතිය මුල් හිමිකරුවන් සතුය.) இலங்கை பத்திரிகை ஸ்தாபனம் ஊடகவியலாளர்கள் பாதுகாப்பாக தமது தொழிலில் ஈடுபட பாதுகாப்பு அங்கிகளை வழங்கியது! [புகைப்படம் – உரிமையாளர்] Sri Lanka Press Institute distributed safety jackets for journalists to engage in safe

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RSF investigation: steel giant’s shadow and obliging British host behind Liberian news site’s closure

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.

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