Technological censorship and surveillance

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Russian prosecutor’s office to withdraw the 350-page complaint it has brought against the Journalists’ and Media Workers’ Union (JMWU), which could result in this independent union being disbanded.

On 18 July Reporters Without Borders (RSF) will present its newly founded Digital Security Lab: a digital forensic laboratory created to help counter the threats of online surveillance.

As a member of the Hold The Line (HTL) Coalition Steering Committee, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the Philippine Court of Appeals’ decision to uphold the conviction of Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher Rey Santos Jr.

In much of Kherson oblast, in southern Ukraine, the  Internet is being diverted towards Russian installations and is being subjected to Kremlin censorship. RSF condemns this digital colonialism and calls for the liberation of Ukraine’s Internet.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Egyptian government to unblock news websites and release imprisoned journalists in the “national dialogue” it says it is beginning today with civil society representatives and members of the opposition

The Hold the Line Coalition condemns the historic shutdown order against Rappler approved by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the arrest of Mohammed Zubair, the cofounder of the fact-checking website Alt News.

This article was originally published on 28/06/2022 and has been temporarily withdrawn pending further information.

The news website Rappler announced on 29 June that it had received a shutdown order. This is a new attack on the independent media after the Philippine government ordered the blocking of the websites Bulatlat and Pinoy Weekly on 17 June.