Violence against journalists

Together with its local partner, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has been helping more than 170 Afghan journalists who fled to Pakistan

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is calling on the UN special rapporteur on torture, as well as other specialised UN bodies, to intercede in the case of Mohamed Ibrahim Radwan.

Under outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico has continued to be the country with the most murders of journalists – at least 37 since he became president.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of a Burundian journalist who was arrested on 12 April and is facing a possible life sentence.

On the occasion of Earth Day, celebrated on 22 April, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on governments to step up protection for environmental reporters, who are encountering growing difficulties.

Nearly half of the 28 journalists killed in India since Narendra Modi took over as prime minister ten years ago, including media directors, investigative reporters and correspondents, were working on stories linked to the environment.

Five years after journalist Lyra McKee was shot while observing a riot in Northern Ireland, no one has been convicted of her murder.

American-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who works for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), has been held since 18 October 2023 by the Russian authorities in inhumane and degrading conditions.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns Togo’s arrest, mistreatment and deportation of a French freelance journalist after it gave him a six-month suspended prison sentence, and its subsequent decision to suspend all accreditation for the foreign media.