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Kazakhstan: RSF condemns the non-renewal of RFE/RL accreditations as a political decision

On August 20, the Kazakh judiciary confirmed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ refusal to renew the accreditations of seven ...
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Two years after the roundup of seven Ukrainian media professionals in Melitopol, RSF continues to search for those the Kremlin would like to see forgotten

Two years to the day after their roundup in Melitopol, on 20 August 2023, seven Ukrainian media professionals are still being ...
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USA: RSF appalled by LAPD’s repeated violence against journalists

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has tracked at least 10 incidents of violence against journalists committed by the Los ...
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Guinea-Bissau: RSF condemns the suspension of three Portuguese public media outlets and the expulsion of their correspondents

Authorities in Guinea-Bissau have suspended three Portuguese public international news media outlets – RTP Africa radio, RDP ...
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RSF investigation - Benin's arrest of journalist Hugues Sossoukpè in Côte d'Ivoire: A state affair disguised as judicial cooperation

According to information gathered by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from several corroborating sources, Beninese police ...
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USA : RSF calls for National Guard to respect press freedom while deployed to Washington, DC

At the order of President Donald Trump, 800 members of the US National Guard have been deployed to Washington, DC. Reporters ...
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“My case clearly shows there is absolutely no press freedom in Vietnam,” says persecuted journalist

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounces the Vietnamese government’s continuing crackdown on independent journalism, as seen ...
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Slovakia: After shocking testimony, RSF calls for a thorough and transparent investigation into the death of investigative journalist Pavol Rypal in 2008

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes the opening by the Slovak police of criminal proceedings into the possible ...
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Defending journalism is not “anti-China”, it’s pro-press freedom: Clarifying a few basic facts for Beijing’s propagandists and proxies

In response to a smear campaign by Chinese regime-aligned media and proxies over Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) support for ...
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RSF listed as “undesirable organisation” in Russia, where Kremlin sees right to information as threat

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns its inclusion today, 14 August 2025, on the Kremlin’s list of “undesirable ...
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Thirteen years without Austin Tice: RSF calls on US, Syria to explain search efforts for missing journalist

Despite promises, neither the US nor Syrian governments have been transparent about what they know or what they’re doing to ...
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Refusing visas and refuge consigns more Afghan journalists to Taliban trap

Ever since the Taliban retook Kabul four years ago, on 15 August 2021, Afghan journalists have been fleeing growing ...