Sachini Kavindya

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) wrote today to Richard Bennett, the UN’s new special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, calling for urgent action to defend journalists and press freedom in Afghanistan, where arbitrary arrests are on the rise and a climate of fear has taken hold in all media outlets. The appointment of […]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the release of Allan Au, a veteran journalist and columnist for the now defunct media outlet Stand News who was arrested in Hong Kong today under suspicion of ‘conspiracy to publish seditious publication’. —————————————————————————— Update – 11th April 2022 Allan Au was released on a bail shortly before midnight, no

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the owner’s decision to close the leading Algerian French-language daily Liberté, which has been subjected to constant harassment from the government’s highest level in recent years. The paper’s sudden sacrifice for no good reason bodes ill for other Algerian media, RSF’s says. In the 30 years that it has existed, Liberté has

2022-04-09. The safety and security of all journalists to report freely are essential to ensure that the world understands the reality and facts of the ongoing war, including the humanitarian consequences. Members and partners of the Global Forum for Media Development, of which WAN-IFRA is part, have launched a declaration at the International Journalism Festival

2022–04–08. Over the last couple of years, the German newspaper has made significant progress in establishing a new digital-first, audience-focused workflow. This has led to a profound change in how it covers local news, and the creation of a new product – an evening news summary – that matches its readers’ interests and habits. This

On the first anniversary of French journalist Olivier Dubois’ abduction in Mali. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Malian and French authorities to step up their efforts to obtain his release, and to do everything possible to prevent him spending a second year as a hostage, cut off from the world. What, if anything,

Distributing helmets, bulletproof vests and safety manuals, providing online training, psychological support and financial aid, and taking legal action – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has been moving ahead on all possible fronts via its Press Freedom Centre in Ukraine since 11 March to meet the needs of journalists risking their lives to cover this war.

The FactSeeker team of the Sri Lanka Press Institute took the first steps to set up a Fact Checkers Forum in Sri Lanka today. This event was held on the zoom platform with representatives from like-minded fact-checking organizations in Sri Lanka, namely: AFP News Agency, Factcrescendo – Sri Lanka, Verité Research’s FactCheck.lk, Hashtag Generation and

Real Journalists are an ageing species under threat of extinction. We record their characteristics here so we can remember them one day, writes Branko Brkic, Editor-in-Chief of Daily Maverick, South Africa. Things are changing fast and humanity is hurtling towards an unpredictable future. We’re not stable in our lives, professions, societies, cultures. The rhythm of