Tag: Reporters Sans Frontieres
Free media watchdog RSF mourns death of its secretary-general Christophe Deloire...
Pacific Media Watch
The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders global media freedom watchdog has announced that it is deeply saddened by the death of its secretary-general,...
1668 journalists killed in past 20 years (2003-2022), says RSF
Pacific Media Watch
With murders, contract killings, ambushes, war zone deaths and fatal injuries, a staggering total of 1668 journalists have been killed worldwide in...
‘Against propaganda, there are facts’ – RSF’s new global campaign video
The new Reporters Without Borders campaign video about Russian's invasion propaganda. Video: RSF
Pacific Media Watch
As Russia’s propaganda and crackdown on journalism continue to wreak...
Ajay Bhai Amrit: Freedom of the press – Fiji’s ranking a...
COMMENTARY: By Ajay Bhai Amrit in Suva
Bula readers. As some of you might be aware, I am a member of various media bodies and...
French reporter ‘paid with his life’ for reliable Ukraine war coverage
Pacific Media Watch
Appalled by French reporter Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff’s death in Ukraine on Monday, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for a transparent investigation into...
RSF report another reminder for Fiji to drop harsh media penalties,...
By Vijay Narayan and Naveel Krishant in Suva
The Fijian Media Association says the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) 2020 World Press Freedom Index report is...
‘Intimidated’ Fiji worst place for Pacific journalists, says RSF’s freedom index
RNZ Pacific
Fiji has been ranked as the worst place in the Pacific region for journalists in the latest assessment by the global press freedom...
‘Be fearless – and amplify the voice of the people’, Prasad...
By Luke Nacei in Suva
Fiji has no place for a partisan media using press freedom as a blank cheque to be a mouthpiece of...
Fiji criticised for legal ‘criminalisation’ of journalism in big drop in...
By Anish Chand in Lautoka
Fiji’s use of legislation to criminalise the work of journalists who publicise “contrary to the public or national interest” is...
RSF launches new #FreeAssange petition as UK’s Home Secretary considers extradition...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Following a district court order referring the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back to the United Kingdom's Home Office, Reporters...
RSF condemns ‘unacceptable political meddling’ over PNG news chief suspension
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the "unacceptable political meddling" behind Sincha Dimara’s suspension as head of news and current affairs...
Global jailed journalists surge by 20% to 488 – 60 of...
Pacific Media Watch
The Paris-based global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned three "dictatorial regimes" -- Belarus, China and Myanmar -- for their...
#HoldTheLine coalition demands charges against Maria Ressa be dropped before Nobel...
Reporters Without Borders
One week ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, the #HoldtheLine Coalition has called on the government of the Philippines to...
Taliban ‘journalism rules’ open way to censorship, persecution, warns RSF
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says it is very disturbed by the “11 journalism rules” that the Taliban announced at a meeting...
Fewer than 100 of Kabul’s 700 women journalists still working, says...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Taliban to provide immediate guarantees for the freedom and safety of women journalists...
New (unofficial) oppressive rules imposed on journalists in Afghanistan
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Publicly, the Taliban have undertaken to protect journalists and respect press freedom but the reality in Afghanistan is completely different, says...
RSF’s 2021 ‘Press freedom predators’ gallery includes old tyrants, 2 women
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published a gallery of grim portraits -- those of 37 heads of state or government who...
Fiji drops three places in RSF press freedom index over gagging...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Fiji has dropped three places in the latest Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index and been condemned for its treatment...
RSF protests over 11 journalists held in Myanmar coup military crackdown
Asia Pacific Report
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is dismayed by the sudden intensification of the ruling junta’s crackdown on journalists during the past three days,...
RSF condemns Facebook news ban in Australia – block reported to...
Asia Pacific Report
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned Facebook for carrying out its threat to block the sharing of its journalistic news content in...
RSF condemns Google for dropping Australian media searches in ‘tests’
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the arbitrary and opaque experiments that Google is conducting with its search engine in Australia,...
RSF calls for ‘democratic obligations’ on leading digital players over Trump
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
In the wake of Twitter’s decision to shut down President Donald Trump’s accounts for good, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has proposed...