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Russian journalist Ivan Safronov sentenced to 22 years in prison: “The absurd and inconsistent indictment shows that he is being punished just for doing his job”

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the 22-year prison sentence that the Russian investigative journalist, held in temporary detention for more than two years, received for revealing so-called “state secrets” that were already available online. The treason charge on which this iniquitous and vengeful sentence is based is completely unfounded, RSF says. Read in Russian / Читать […]

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US reporters wary of online, legal threats in the wake of the overturn of Roe v. Wade

In May, editors at the pro-abortion rights news website Rewire took the extraordinary step of removing reporters’ biographies from the web site.The move was a safety precaution: After the leak of a draft of a majority Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organizationto overturn the constitutional right to abortion, reporters at Rewire grew concerned about a

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Police violence in Sweden: RSF asks the authorities to live up to their international responsibility for press freedom

Four journalists have recently been arrested and prevented from working. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is stunned by the lack of the Swedish police’s knowledge about the legal protection of press freedom. On 22 August the police in Stockholm arrested a journalist, Markus Jordö, while he was working on a documentary for Swedish public service television, SVT. He

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Comments by Brazil’s presidential candidates on TV trigger wave of attacks against media

Image: La journaliste Vera Magalhães et le candidat Bolsonaro lors du premier débat présidentiel, le 28/11/2022 Exclusive: The campaign for Brazil’s two-round presidential election on 2 and 30 October has just begun. Each week, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) will monitor more than 100 Twitter and Facebook accounts of journalists, government officials and candidates with the aim

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Russian journalism chained by the Kremlin’s systemic censorship

For the past six months, independent and opposition journalists in Russia have been prevented from covering the activities of Russia’s armed forces by the threat of 15 years in prison. The law adopted on 4 March was just the first in a series of anti-media laws. After analysing these additions to the Kremlin’s legislative arsenal,

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Hackers target politicians with fake news website

Image:Hackers target politicians with fake news website Hackers created a fake news website to harvest data from Australian government officials, journalists and others, according to a top US security company. The targets received emails claiming to be from Australian news outlets, which linked them to a malicious website. The website, populated with articles stolen from

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These six indicators determine engagement for consumers with low media trust

bySHRADDHA CHAKRADHAR Sep 1, 2022 in AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT How do people who have low trust in news sources decide which publications to trust? That’s the central question behind a published report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism’s Trust in News project. The answer: People are quick to make judgments — snap judgments, as the

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Murders of two journalists in northern Colombia must be properly investigated, says RSF

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Colombian authorities to shed all possible light on the murders of journalists Leiner Montero and Dilia Contreras in the northern department of Magdalena last weekend, shortly after they were reportedly threatened by a local paramilitary chief’s brother. The authorities must also step up protection for media personnel throughout

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Iraqi security forces assault, detain journalists covering Baghdad protests

New York, August 31, 2022 – Iraqi authorities should stop assaulting and detaining journalists and take all necessary measures to ensure their safety while reporting on mass political protests, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On Monday, August 29, Iraqi security forces arrested, assaulted, or confiscated equipment from journalists with local and international outlets

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