Violence against journalists

In a meeting at the White House, RSF urged senior National Security Council officials to do more to protect journalists in Gaza.

RSF is horrified by the murder of Chinese independent journalist Sun Lin, reportedly beaten to death by police officers at his home.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for their immediate release and condemns this increased persecution as a serious threat to press freedom.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns threats and violence against journalists in Nord-Kivu province, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, just weeks ahead of elections.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for an immediate end to the harassment and intimidation to which at least 15 journalists in Israel have been subjected by members of the Israeli security forces and Israeli citizens since the start of the war.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled by the fatal shooting of a local radio journalist and the abduction of two others by unidentified gunmen as they travelled together by road in northern Mali on 7November to attend a workshop for media personnel.

A dozen journalists have been attacked by police or President Rajoelina’s supporters during demonstrations in Madagascar in the past few weeks.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns calls by Israeli politicians in the past 24 hours for journalists in Gaza to be killed.

Six journalists and administrators of two Ukrainian Telegram channels have been accused of terrorism and detained by Russian forces in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region. RSF demands their immediate release.