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Uganda: Army chief orders unprecedented shutdown of leading media group, RSF calls for its immediate reopening

Uganda’s leading independent media network, were shut down by the military the night of 27 June on the orders of General ...
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The Kremlin’s discreet ally: the emergence of China’s media influence in occupied Ukrainian territories

From privileged access for war correspondents from Chinese media to boosting Chinese presence in press tours, media ties ...
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Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, alongside other journalists and human rights defenders, one year after her temporary liberation.

On 12 December 2025, plain clothed security forces violently detained 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi; other journalists and human rights defenders including Alieh Motalebzadeh, ...
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Sweden given extraordinary opportunity to secure release of publisher Gui Minhai as Chinese foreign minister visits Europe

As Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi begins his visit to Europe, including Sweden, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is calling ...
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The 10 most dangerous places for journalists

Reporters Without Borders has this year, for the first time, compiled a list of the world’s 10 most dangerous places for the media – the 10 cities, districts, squares, provinces or regions where ...
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Journalist killed in Uganda: RSF calls on authorities to identify those responsible for Joe Nam’s murder and bring them to justice

The retired journalist and author of a recent book about Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was killed in a town just north of the country’s capital on 19 April. Joe Nam had previously worked for the ...
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Afghanistan: RSF calls for continued support for media in exile, essential sources of information in the face of censorship in the country

Afghan media in exile remain economically fragile, even though they are a widely followed source of information, according to a report by the think tank for media professionals, The Fix, and the ...
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Who is Shelly Kittleson, the American journalist kidnapped in Iraq?

The freelance reporter was abducted in the center of Baghdad on 31 March. A contributor to several international media outlets specializing in the region, Shelly Kittleson regularly works in Iraq, and ...
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Eritrea: Dawit Isaak arbitrarily detained for 24 years without trial — and information on his whereabouts

The Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak and three Eritrean journalists — Temesgen Ghebreyesus, Seyoum Tsehaye and Amanuel Asrat —are entering their 24th year of detention without trial. Reporters ...
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Czechia: government’s chaotic reform of public broadcasters raises alarm, RSF and partners call on European Commission to step in

The Czech ruling coalition is hastily pushing through unfinished plans to progressively abolish the licence fee, a revenue model that guarantees the independence of public broadcasting. Reporters ...
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Imprisoned for reporting: RSF profiles the 29 Ukrainian media professionals detained by Russia

To mark Ukraine’s National Journalists’ Day, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has profiled the 29 Ukrainian journalists and media professionals currently detained by Russia. Most were arrested in ...