Legal framework and justice system

the European Media Freedom Act strengthens the right to reliable information by relying in particular on the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI), a standard and mechanism initiated and developed by RSF.

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

RSF and FPU will monitor the hearings in the case of journalist Peter R. de Vries starting at the Amsterdam Court on Tuesday 23 January. Both organisations ask the Netherlands to set an example in prosecuting all the perpetrators.

RSF welcomes passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of H.R. 4250, known as the PRESS Act, which would enact a federal press shield law protecting journalists from divulging sensitive sources to law enforcement.

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.

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

RSF examines the US presidential candidates’ press freedom records to understand what impact they could have as president.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on candidates to the 14 February 2024 Indonesian general election to voice their support for press freedom and commit to an agenda of related reforms.

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.