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Algeria pressures reporters by delaying renewal of accreditation

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the Algerian government’s use of delays in renewing press accreditation to put pressure on reporters employed by foreign media, many of whom have been waiting for months for their 2021 accreditation. The accreditation renewal process should be more transparent, RSF says. Many journalists working for international media still don’t know […]

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French reporter says he has been kidnapped in northeastern Mali

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Malian and French authorities to do everything possible to obtain the release of Olivier Dubois, a French journalist who says he has been kidnapped by an Islamist armed group in Mali. In a 21-second video that was released today, Olivier Dubois says he was kidnapped by the “Support

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Japanese reporter held in Myanmar is charged with “false information”

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Japan to take advantage of its privileged relationship with Myanmar’s military government to press for the immediate release of Yuki Kitazumi, a Yangon-based Japanese freelance reporter who has been held for the past two and a half weeks and has just been formally charged. Arrested on 18 April, Yuki

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Mass international solidarity campaign launched in support of Maria Ressa

On World Press Freedom Day 2021, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the #HoldTheLine coalition have launched an innovative campaign of solidarity with journalist Maria Ressa, who faces a possible lifetime in prison in the Philippines. A new website (www.holdthelineformariaressa.com) features hundreds of videos from prominent supporters around the world – with a call for public

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RSF urges Madagascar to let journalists cover Covid-19 freely

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities in Madagascar not to suppress media coverage of a second wave of coronavirus cases after they suspended nine radio and TV programmes last week and made several broadcasters give a written undertaking not to cause trouble in order to get their programmes back on the air. The

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Viable, diverse, stable and safe – is this really too much for media to ask?

Viability, diversity, stability and safety are essential ingredients of any healthy information eco-system. How many media worldwide can say yes to all four? How far are individual professionals, news organisations, and the industry as a whole from achieving these? And at this time of global anxiety, economic turmoil, and future uncertainty, is it crazy to

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Publisher spend: A bigger focus on the newsroom

Editorial and content production now make up a third of news organisations’ costs, according to WAN-IFRA’s recently published World Press Trends Outlook report. Members can download the World Press Trends Outlook report for free here; non-members interested in purchasing the report can contact: customerservice@wan-ifra.org). The costs of the news business have shifted during recent years

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Publisher spend: A bigger focus on the newsroom

Editorial and content production now make up a third of news organisations’ costs, according to WAN-IFRA’s recently published World Press Trends Outlook report. Members can download the World Press Trends Outlook report for free here; non-members interested in purchasing the report can contact: customerservice@wan-ifra.org). The costs of the news business have shifted during recent years

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கைதுசெய்யப்பட்ட நபர்களின் பெயர்கள் மற்றும் புகைப்படங்களை வெளியிடல்?

தனுஷ்க சில்வா  2019 ஆம் ஆண்டு மார்ச் மாதம் 15 ஆம் திகதி நியுசிலாந்தில் முஸ்லிம் பக்தர்களை இலக்கு வைத்து பள்ளிவாயலில் தாக்குதல் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டது. இந்த தாக்குதல் காரணமாக பள்ளிவாசலுக்குள்ளேயே முஸ்லிம் பக்தர்கள் 51 பேர் கொல்லப்பட்டனர். கொலைகாரர் பிரண்டன் ரென்ட் என்பது பின்னர் வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்டது. வெள்ளையர்களை விமர்சிக்கும் முஸ்லிம்களை வெறுக்கும் ஒருவர் என்பது வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்டது. கடந்த ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம் அந்த கொலைக் குற்றத்தை புரிந்த குற்றவாளிக்கு ஆயுள் கால சிறைத் தண்டனை விதிக்கப்பட்டது. ஆனாலும் இந்த

கைதுசெய்யப்பட்ட நபர்களின் பெயர்கள் மற்றும் புகைப்படங்களை வெளியிடல்? Read More »