Journalists Targeted For Murder Doubled In 2018: Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 19, 2018
Journalists faced growing dangers of being targeted for killing for their work in 2018 even as the risks from war and conflict declined, a media watchdog said Wednesday.
15 Saudi Reporters Arrested In Past Year: Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 10, 2018
At least 15 Saudi journalists and bloggers have been arrested over the past year, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Wednesday, following the disappearance of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Rights Groups Urge Google Not to Bend to China Censors
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 29, 2018
The letter to Google was signed by 14 groups including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Reporters Without Borders.
Maryland Shooting Shakes Local Newspapers That Cultivate Community Ties
World News | Reuters | Friday June 29, 2018
About two hours after the shooting in a Maryland newspaper office that killed five people on Thursday, a small newsroom in Ogden, Utah received a telephone call from a man asking about the ideological bent of the newspaper.
Aggressive Variant Of McCarthyism vs Media, Says Prannoy Roy
India News | Reuters | Thursday April 26, 2018
In its annual World Press Freedom Index released on Wednesday, the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said that India was now 138th-ranked in the world out of 180 countries measured, down two positions since 2017 and lower than countries like Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Myanmar. When the index was started in 2002, India was ranked 80th out of 139 ...
Donald Trump, Russia And China Media Attacks "Threaten Democracy"
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 25, 2018
Reporters Without Borders warned that a "climate of hatred and animosity" towards journalists combined with growing attempts to control the media pose a "threat to democracies".
India Now Just 3 Positions Ahead Of Pakistan In Unflattering New Report
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday April 27, 2017
India slipped three places to edge closer to Pakistan and China in a new report on press freedom, Reporters Without Borders warned on Wednesday.
Mexican Newspaper Editor Ricardo Monlui Cabrera Shot Dead In Front Of His Family
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 20, 2017
A Mexican journalist was shot to death on Sunday while leaving a restaurant with his wife and son in Veracruz state, an area that journalism groups consider one of the country's most dangerous for reporters, a state commission reported.
Turkey Arrests Journalists, Activist On Terror Charges
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 20, 2016
Turkey arrested the local representative of international rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on "terrorist propaganda" charges Monday, in the latest crackdown on the media in the country.
110 Journalists Killed In 2015, India Deadliest Asian Nation For Reporters: Study
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 29, 2015
A total of 110 journalists were killed around the world in 2015, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said today, warning that more were being deliberately targeted for their work in supposedly peaceful countries.
China Journalist, 71, to Serve 5 Years in Jail: Lawyer
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 26, 2015
China today reduced a 71-year-old Chinese journalist's seven-year jail sentence for "leaking state secrets" by two years, her lawyer said following an appeal in a case condemned by free speech advocates.
Syria Reporter Killed By Rebel Fire: Reports
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 3, 2015
A Syrian reporter for an official radio station and a local television channel was killed today by rebel fire outside the capital, state media said.
Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi, a Fighter for Free Speech
People | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 29, 2015
Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, named winner of the Sakharov prize today, is known as a fighter for free speech sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam.
Award Recipient Aims to Show 'Human Side' of Syria War
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday October 23, 2015
Zaina Erhaim, the Syrian recipient of the Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism, said Thursday she hopes her work can convey "the human side" of the horrific conflict.
Media Watchdog Urges Barack Obama to Press Saudi King on Rights
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 4, 2015
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on US President Barack Obama to press Saudi King Salman on what it called the monarchy's "dismal" human rights record when they meet on Friday.
Journalists Targeted For Murder Doubled In 2018: Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 19, 2018
Journalists faced growing dangers of being targeted for killing for their work in 2018 even as the risks from war and conflict declined, a media watchdog said Wednesday.
15 Saudi Reporters Arrested In Past Year: Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 10, 2018
At least 15 Saudi journalists and bloggers have been arrested over the past year, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Wednesday, following the disappearance of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Rights Groups Urge Google Not to Bend to China Censors
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 29, 2018
The letter to Google was signed by 14 groups including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Reporters Without Borders.
Maryland Shooting Shakes Local Newspapers That Cultivate Community Ties
World News | Reuters | Friday June 29, 2018
About two hours after the shooting in a Maryland newspaper office that killed five people on Thursday, a small newsroom in Ogden, Utah received a telephone call from a man asking about the ideological bent of the newspaper.
Aggressive Variant Of McCarthyism vs Media, Says Prannoy Roy
India News | Reuters | Thursday April 26, 2018
In its annual World Press Freedom Index released on Wednesday, the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said that India was now 138th-ranked in the world out of 180 countries measured, down two positions since 2017 and lower than countries like Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Myanmar. When the index was started in 2002, India was ranked 80th out of 139 ...
Donald Trump, Russia And China Media Attacks "Threaten Democracy"
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 25, 2018
Reporters Without Borders warned that a "climate of hatred and animosity" towards journalists combined with growing attempts to control the media pose a "threat to democracies".
India Now Just 3 Positions Ahead Of Pakistan In Unflattering New Report
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday April 27, 2017
India slipped three places to edge closer to Pakistan and China in a new report on press freedom, Reporters Without Borders warned on Wednesday.
Mexican Newspaper Editor Ricardo Monlui Cabrera Shot Dead In Front Of His Family
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 20, 2017
A Mexican journalist was shot to death on Sunday while leaving a restaurant with his wife and son in Veracruz state, an area that journalism groups consider one of the country's most dangerous for reporters, a state commission reported.
Turkey Arrests Journalists, Activist On Terror Charges
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 20, 2016
Turkey arrested the local representative of international rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on "terrorist propaganda" charges Monday, in the latest crackdown on the media in the country.
110 Journalists Killed In 2015, India Deadliest Asian Nation For Reporters: Study
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 29, 2015
A total of 110 journalists were killed around the world in 2015, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said today, warning that more were being deliberately targeted for their work in supposedly peaceful countries.
China Journalist, 71, to Serve 5 Years in Jail: Lawyer
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 26, 2015
China today reduced a 71-year-old Chinese journalist's seven-year jail sentence for "leaking state secrets" by two years, her lawyer said following an appeal in a case condemned by free speech advocates.
Syria Reporter Killed By Rebel Fire: Reports
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 3, 2015
A Syrian reporter for an official radio station and a local television channel was killed today by rebel fire outside the capital, state media said.
Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi, a Fighter for Free Speech
People | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 29, 2015
Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, named winner of the Sakharov prize today, is known as a fighter for free speech sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam.
Award Recipient Aims to Show 'Human Side' of Syria War
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday October 23, 2015
Zaina Erhaim, the Syrian recipient of the Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism, said Thursday she hopes her work can convey "the human side" of the horrific conflict.
Media Watchdog Urges Barack Obama to Press Saudi King on Rights
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 4, 2015
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on US President Barack Obama to press Saudi King Salman on what it called the monarchy's "dismal" human rights record when they meet on Friday.
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