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RSF refers violence against Lebanese journalists to UN, one year after Lokman Slim murder

One year after the murder of Lokman Slim, a Lebanese journalist and political analyst who had been threatened by Hezbollah activists for months, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has referred the decline in the security of journalists in Lebanon to the UN and has asked it to ensure that the authorities take all necessary measure to […]

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Afghan journalists increasingly harassed by Taliban intelligence and new ministry

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the surge in threats, summonses for interrogation and arbitrary arrests to which journalists and media outlets have been subjected for the past two months in Afghanistan. The Taliban intelligence agency known as the “Istikhbarat” and the Ministry for Promoting Virtue and Suppressing Vice are directly implicated in this harassment, which

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Malian journalist who disappeared six years ago is very likely dead, RSF says

An investigation by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has established that Birama Touré, a Malian journalist who disappeared six years ago, very probably died as a result of being tortured while secretly held by Mali’s intelligence agency. RSF urges the Malian justice system to keep working tirelessly to shed light on this case. After registering his

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Facebook-funded cryptocurrency Diem winds down

Meta’s experiment with cryptocurrency, Diem, is shutting down. The Diem Association, which runs the project, announced the sale of assets of the cryptocurrency venture to Slivergate Capital Corporation for $182million. Launched as Libra in 2019, the project quickly ran into opposition from policy-makers. The association said it became clear from “dialogue with federal regulators” that the

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Figures for past year’s persecution of journalism in Myanmar

One year after the armed forces seized power in Myanmar, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) offers a damning overview of the scale of the military junta’s press freedom violations. In order to hide its massacres of civilians and tighten its grip on the country, the junta has arrested, jailed, tortured and even summarily eliminated journalists who

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Figures for past year’s persecution of journalism in Myanmar

One year after the armed forces seized power in Myanmar, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) offers a damning overview of the scale of the military junta’s press freedom violations. In order to hide its massacres of civilians and tighten its grip on the country, the junta has arrested, jailed, tortured and even summarily eliminated journalists who

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Facebook owner Meta sees biggest ever stock market loss

Facebook’s owner Meta Platforms saw its stock market value slump by more than $230bn (£169bn) on Thursday, in a record daily loss for a US firm. Its shares fell 26.4% after quarterly figures disappointed investors. Meta also said that Facebook’s daily active users (DAUs) had dropped for the first time in its 18-year history. The

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How publishers are using ecommerce strategies to boost revenue from digital subscription

2022-01-31. Selling digital subscriptions is no longer enough, there is a growing demand for ecommerce based media subscription platforms that allow publishers to activate new cross-selling and upselling strategies. | Sponsored Content Above image: Spain’s MARCA has created a dedicated site to sell sport and related events tickets. The rise of the subscription economy has lead media

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AFP reorganizes newsroom with emphasis on climate coverage

2022-01-31. Reshaping the newsroom for a post-COVID-19 world offers a unique opportunity to put climate change coverage at the centre of operations – as AFP in France has done. In a bid to better reflect its editorial strategy and strengthen its coverage of certain topics, France’s AFP has reorganised its Paris newsroom into eight specialised

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Ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, RSF report The Great Leap Backwards of Journalism in China now available in 10 languages

As the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing approaches, Reporters Without Borders’ breakthrough report The Great Leap Backwards of Journalism in China, originally published in English and French, is now also available in Arabic, Chinese, German, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. On the occasion of the 24th Winter Olympic Games, starting on 4th February 2022

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