Arbitrary detention and proceedings

The suspended death sentence handed down to Australian political commentator Yang Hengjun, author of several articles critical of the Chinese regime in the magazine The Diplomat, is staggering.

Leading Guatemalan journalist Jose Rubén Zamora is due to appear back in court on 5 February in an obstruction of justice case – the latest of three politically motivated cases against him

Trois ans après son putsch, la junte birmane intensifie sa répression impitoyable contre les journalistes. L’armée a tué sommairement quatre journalistes, et plus de 150 professionnels de l’information ont été enfermés.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the arbitrary arrests of three Afghan journalists by Taliban intelligence in the space of two days in Kabul

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for an immediate end to the climate of terror that Guinea’s authorities have imposed on the media in the past 48 hours.

Following his inauguration as Guatemala’s president on 14 January, Bernardo Arévalo faces a range of press freedom challenges, including addressing the high-profile case of detained elPeriódico publisher Jose Rubén Zamora, who faces a retrial in February.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls the Turkish authorities to stop misusing terrorism legislation to silence media personnel and, in particular, to drop all proceedings against a journalist who has just spent ten days in prison for supposedly “exposing

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns a crackdown on investigative journalism in Kyrgyzstan

Alors que les deux femmes journalistes emblématiques Niloofar Hamedi et Elaheh Mohammadi viennent d’être libérées sous caution après 15 mois de prison, elles sont désormais menacées de poursuites pour être apparues sur une photo sans voile.