Models and good practices

The upcoming EU-Western Balkans summit in Brussels on 18 December will be the first high-level meeting of the new European Commission with the heads of state of Balkan countries.

A two-day event to expand the network of lawyers RSF set up last February in Lomé, the capital of Togo. The network has now been extended to include lawyers from Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast.

The 32nd edition of RSF’s Press Freedom Awards took place on 3 December 2024 in Washington, DC.

RSF welcomes the Mongolian government’s draft law on press freedom. While some areas of the proposed legislation need further refinement, it is a positive step forward to ensure the freedom, independence, and plurality of Mongolian journalism.

The government’s spokesperson who chairs the editorial committee, regularly visits SRT premises to “ensure that the broadcast information is in keeping with the tastes and colours of the Head of State”.

Now, Bureau Veritas, a major international certification body, has become the 14th auditing company to join JTI’s network, a key step that will accelerate the global expansion of the JTI standard.

Rather than doubling down on the hostility he has espoused towards the media so far, President-elect Trump should take the opportunity to repair the domestic press freedom climate and reposition the U.S. as a global leader in press freedom.

As Americans cast their votes on November 5, RSF is once again urging both presidential campaigns to commit to protecting and promoting press freedom.

RSF analyzed four U.S. swing states and found none of them are a model of press freedom.