RSF in English

RSF is relieved to learn that @AlJazeera journalist Fadi al-Wahidi, seriously wounded by Israeli fire on 9 October 2024, was evacuated from #Gaza to Cairo. We reiterate our call for the protection of reporters and combatting impunity for crimes committed against them.

#HongKong: Today, Jimmy Lai has been arbitrarily detained for a  staggering 1,500 days. The publisher — who has mostly been held in solitary confinement — is on trial & facing life in prison under the National Security Law. #FreeJimmyLai #BringHimHome rsf.org/en/hong-kong-n…

5 years ago, #ZhangZhan risked her health to cover the start of COVID-19. Now, this hero who alerted the world about a deadly disease is behind bars and on the verge of death due to her hunger strike to protest her mistreatment. RSF calls for her release.rsf.org/en/china-five-…

The @UN rapporteur on human rights in #Afghanistan (@SR_Afghanistan) has demanded the "immediate and unconditional release" of the 2 Radio Begum journalists held by the Taliban since 4 January. RSF strongly supports this call  rsf.org/en/afghanistan…

#Philippines: Today marks 5 years since journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio was detained on false terrorism charges, and she faces up to 40 more years behind bars. RSF and leading figures in 🇵🇭 journalism demand her immediate release. #FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio rsf.org/en/freefrenchi…

#Afghanistan : Radio Begum, a rare outlet for Afghan women, has been suspended & 2 of its employees have been arbitrarily arrested. RSF calls for the ban to be lifted and the journalists released immediately. rsf.org/en/afghanistan…

#Ukraine: While covering a trial in Kyiv on 05/02, @weukrainetv journalist Viktoria Dmytrenko was hit in the face and her phone was violently thrown to the ground. RSF condemns this attack. The ongoing investigation must be transparent to curb impunity.

#Ukraine: RSF is outraged that another journalist was injured in a Russian attack on 02/04. Cameraman Pavlo Borysko was hit by shrapnel while reporting for the Ukrainian TV channels 1+1 and @tsnua. He is the 47th journalist injured since the 🇷🇺 invasion. rsf.org/en/war-ukraine…

#EU: in its 5th contribution to the @EU_Commission's report on the rule of law, RSF condemned the institution's inaction as press freedom violations persist in Member States. The Commission must fulfil its responsibility to protect the rule of law.👇 rsf.org/en/european-co…

#RSFInvestigation: International Reporters sounds like an exciting new outlet where professional journalists deliver expert coverage of current events worldwide. Instead, it’s a bunch of foreign propagandists working for the Kremlin. RSF condemns #Russia’s new disinformation tool. rsf.org/en/internation…

#Cambodia: RSF denounces the decision to ban @geraldrflynn from entering the country after his reporting on deforestation. We call on the 🇰🇭 authorities to allow the 🇬🇧 journalist to return to the country, which he had been covering for five years. rsf.org/en/rsf-condemn…

#India : RSF condemns the 30/01 attack on @Saksh1Sharma by supporters of the @AamAadmiParty. The journo was covering the election campaign of one of their politicians, @AtishiAAP. We call on the authorities to guarantee journalists’ safety.

RSF calls for the release and an end to the judicial harassment of @RupeshKSingh85, who has been detained since 2022 following a report on industrial pollution in North-East #India, and whose release was refused on 27/01 by the @indSupremeCourt. rsf.org/en/journalist-…

#Philippines: freelance journalist Deo Montesclaros has been unjustly charged with financing terrorism. We urge the authorities to drop the charges immediately & stop using terrorism allegations to silence journalists' independent reporting.

#Ukraine: Following the vote to reopen parliamentary committee meetings at @verkhovna_rada to journalists, RSF calls for further strengthening public transparency by ensuring expanded access to the Ukrainian Parliament for all journalists. rsf.org/en/ukraine-rsf…

#Serbia: 12 weeks of anti-corruption protests = at least 12 journalists assaulted by police or supporters of President #Vucic. RSF calls on the 🇷🇸 authorities to end this violence and punish those responsible for the attacks.👇 rsf.org/en/protests-se…

#Greece: RSF urges the Athens court to dismiss the defamation case against @OmniaTV, using the @CoE's anti-SLAPP recs. Omniatv risks paying €50k for their public-interest journalism, which highlighted the lack of thorough investigation into a recent case of human trafficking.

#Greece: On 26/01, while covering a protest linked to the #Tempi train accident in Athens, photojournalist @lolosmarios was hit in the head by a flash grenade thrown by the police. RSF condemns this attack & urges the authorities to hold the responsible officers accountable.

#HongKong: RSF is alarmed by the waves of cyberharassment targeting the U-Beat media team, triggered after authorities accused the magazine of being "biased." The international community must take firm action to support the remaining journalists. rsf.org/en/hong-kong-r…

#Pakistan: the amendment to the PECA law adopted by Parliament today criminalises the dissemination of info deemed “false” by a regulator completely subservient to the gov's agenda. Far from fighting disinformation, the text is a censorship tool that will silence critical voices.