Sachini Kavindya

Tunisia’s new prime minister asked to prioritise safeguards for press freedom

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Tunisia’s newly appointed prime minister, Najla Bouden, to implement Tunisia’s undertakings as regard journalistic freedom, independence and pluralism, on the basis of Chapter 2 of Tunisia’s constitution and the country’s international obligations. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Tunisia’s newly appointed prime minister, Najla Bouden, to implement Tunisia’s undertakings […]

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Norway’s Amedia drives subscriber growth, strengthens local news offering through +Alt

2021-09-30. Amedia, Norway’s largest publisher of local news titles, reaches about 2 million daily readers, of which 660,000 are paying subscribers.The company launched its new and improved digital multi-subscription offering, +Alt, in May 2020 with the goal of acquiring 50,000 paying users. Within eight months of the launch, Amedia had surpassed its target and acquired

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Another Mexican journalist murdered, sixth this year

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on local and federal authorities to conduct an exemplary investigation into this week’s murder of a journalist in Cuernavaca, in the central Mexican state of Morelos, and to ensure that those who ordered this apparent contract killing are brought to justice. Manuel González Reyes had just finished having lunch in the

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“Making the Political Establishment Accountable to RTI” International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) 2021

Recognizing the significance of access to information the UNESCO declared 28 September of every year as International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). The 2021 theme for the IDUAI highlights the role of access to information laws and their implementation to build back strong institutions for the public good and sustainable development, as well

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Workshops on Digital and Online Safety for Journalists

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) successfully conducted the second round of the Journosafety workshop series  under the title of  “Digital and Online Safety for Journalists” . The workshop series was held in both Sinhala and Tamil languages via the zoom platform. The Sinhala workshop  was held on the 20th of September 2021 at 5.00 pm. Resource

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Morocco’s Maati Monjib back in court tomorrow

As a court in Rabat prepares to resume hearing Maati Monjib’s appeal tomorrow, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the Moroccan authorities to end the years of judicial persecution of this journalist and historian with French and Moroccan dual nationality. Granted a conditional release on 23 March, Monjib is still being subjected to a great deal

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Azerbaijan’s President offers placating words in response to RSF’s criticism

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has denied any involvement in the attempted murder of Mahammad Mirzali, a dissident Azerbaijani blogger who found a refuge in France, or in the harassment of other critics of his government who are now based abroad, and has instead accused Reporters Without Borders (RSF) of bias. In an interview yesterday for the French

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RSF Turkey representative’s retrial: “time to end five years of judicial incoherence”

RSF calls on the Turkish authorities to drop all charges against RSF Turkey representative Erol Onderoglu, who is facing the possibility of 14 and a half years in prison for supporting a Kurdish opposition newspaper in a retrial that resumes tomorrow. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Turkish authorities to drop all charges against

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RSF, FPU and the CPJ create the people’s Tribunal to indict governments, seek justice for murdered journalists

In an unprecedented effort to achieve justice in the killing of journalists, three leading press freedom groups have established a People’s Tribunal to investigate their murders and hold governments accountable. The Tribunal, a form of grassroots justice, relies on investigations and high quality legal analysis involving specific cases in three countries. An opening hearing will

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Pakistan’s government wants to impose centralised censorship office

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled by the Pakistani government’s new draft media law which, if passed unchanged, would impose a media tribunal able to issue arbitrary decisions with no possibility of appeal by journalists or public. RSF and its Pakistani partner, Freedom Network, are supporting the campaign that Pakistani media outlets and journalists have launched against the proposed

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