Sachini Kavindya

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled by the suspended prison sentences passed yesterday on two Nigerien journalists who published an international report about drug trafficking and corruption in Niger. These totally unjustified sentences send a shocking signal about the state of justice and the fight against corruption in this country, RSF says. In a terrible […]

An app pretending to “auction” prominent Muslim women including journalists was posted online in India on 1 January. After talking to many Muslim women journalists, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Indian authorities to intervene to put a stop to this form of harassment, which is both revolting and potentially dangerous for its targets.

Twitter has permanently suspended the personal account of the US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of its rules around coronavirus misinformation. The action against the Republican lawmaker came under Twitter’s strike system, which identifies posts about the virus that could cause harm. The company had previously suspended the Georgia congresswoman four times. Rep

2022-01-01. Scroll, one of the first purely-digital media outlets in India, follows a hybrid business model that includes reader revenue, advertising, donations and more. Karnika Kohli, growth manager at ScrollStack, believes this makes audience engagement very different for Scroll compared to those who follow a single model. “For us, audience engagement is not just limited

2021-12-31. Digital transition can at times seem a daunting task, particularly for media houses that have developed a newsroom culture over the years centred on their core product. Getting familiar with data and making use of insights to increase engagement can help, says Esra Dogramaci, Managing Editor at SBS News, Australia. “What I have noticed

Le Trong Hung, a Vietnamese journalist who often covered corruption for the independent social media TV news channel he helped to found, was sentenced today to five years in prison on a charge of “anti-state propaganda.” Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demands his immediate release and insists that his conviction is overturned. It took a Hanoi

2022-01-01. Scroll, one of the first purely-digital media outlets in India, follows a hybrid business model that includes reader revenue, advertising, donations and more. Karnika Kohli, growth manager at ScrollStack, believes this makes audience engagement very different for Scroll compared to those who follow a single model. “For us, audience engagement is not just limited

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Islamabad High Court to drop its contempt proceedings against the two newspaper journalists and the newspaper’s owner for publishing a former judge’s leaked affidaviat revealing alleged judicial collusion to deny bail to leading opposition politicians who were jailed on the eve of the 2018 general elections. “I verified

Update: On December 30, the Parliament approved on third and final reading the bill amending the media law. — Azerbaijan’s parliament is about to approve a bill legalising censorship and trampling on press freedom. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the authorities to revise the bill’s changes to the country’s media law, which would violate its constitution and

Hong Kong independent media Stand News has announced its shut down following the arrest this morning of six current and former members of its team. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges for the release of all journalists detained and calls on democracies to react and defend what is left of the free press in the territory.