Sachini Kavindya

Greece: Concern over criminal charges against investigative reporters

Investigative journalists Kostas Vaxevanis and Ioanna Papadakou face serious criminal charges linked to their reporting on a major corruption scandal. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) join seven other NGOs in requesting guarantees that the proceedings launched by the Greek authorities are demonstrably independent and free of any political interference. The undersigned international media freedom and freedom […]

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US: One year into the Biden administration, RSF calls for redoubled White House commitment to improving press freedom

A full year after President Biden was sworn into office, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) expresses serious concern over the state of press freedom in the United States, and urges the White House and 117th Congress to redouble efforts to ensure the safety of journalists and the protection of press freedom at home and abroad. Journalists

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Amadou Vamoulké completes 2,000 days in prison in Cameroon without being convicted

Cameroonian journalist Amadou Vamoulké, the septuagenarian former head of the national radio and TV broadcaster, has just completed his 2,000th day in detention without being convicted on any charge. Cameroon’s disgraceful treatment of Vamoulké falls far below even the most basic standards of justice and human dignity, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Adjourned 90 times,

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RSF condemns gag-suit against Malaysian journalist

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate withdrawal of the unjustified lawsuit that the head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has brought against a journalist whose investigative reporting cast doubt on his honesty. The journalist, Lalitha Kunaratnam, finds herself in the grotesque situation in which an anti-corruption agency is now trying to silence her

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RSF denounces Indian government “coup” against Kashmir Press Club

After talking to journalists in Kashmir, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demands the immediate reopening of the Kashmir Press Club, now officially closed for good after being invaded by agents of the New Delhi-run local government and paramilitaries last week. Kashmiri journalists used the club to discuss their problems and defend press freedom, RSF says. Located

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News media and environmental sustainability: what’s next for ‘green media’?

2022-01-17. News publishers report on climate change with an increased focus – but how does the industry approach its own environmental sustainability? The French press has reduced its ecological impact significantly over the last few years, thanks to a mix of regulations and voluntary commitments. Meanwhile, Schibsted’s approach to sustainability can help individual publishers with

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RSF asks UN to investigate Iranian journalist Baktash Abtin’s death

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is asking the UN to set up an independent international commission of enquiry into the death of Baktash Abtin, an Iranian journalist and writer who died on 8 January as a result of not being treated when he caught Covid-19 in Tehran’s Evin prison. A member of the Iranian Writers’ Association, Baktash

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Malta: Implementation of Public Inquiry recommendations must meet international standards

Our organisations note the announcement by Prime Minister Abela of the appointment of a Committee of Experts to implement the recommendations of the Public Inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The Public Inquiry recommendations include the recognition in law of journalism as the fourth pillar of democracy, and the need to create an enabling environment for

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Sixteen organizations reiterate their support for Carole Cadwalladr as she faces SLAPP trial

The undersigned organisations reiterate their support for award-winning journalist and author, Carole Cadwalladr, who is facing a week-long defamation trial in London this week. Carole Cadwalladr, who works for the Guardian Media Group in the UK, is being sued as an individual by millionaire businessman and political donor Arron Banks, best known for his role as co-founder of

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Bulgaria: Alarming SLAPP cases endanger fragile media freedom

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the judicial harassment of two Bulgarian investigative journalists and calls on Bulgaria’s new government to pass legislation that protects the media against gag suits. Just before Christmas, Sofia City Court ordered Stoyana Georgieva, editor of the independent news website Mediapool, and Boris Mitov, one of the former site’s reporters, to pay the exorbitant sum of

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