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Only nine percent of humankind lives in a country where press freedom is good | Reporters without borders On World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) points out that less than ten percent of the world’s population is now living in countries where journalists enjoy a favourable environment and are able to practice their profession freely and independently. Only 9% of humankind lives in ...

What Would Happen Without a Free Press? — The New York Times As we mark World Press Freedom Day, our international editor asks each of us to imagine what would happen around the world if journalists, and the public, were not watching.

Happy World Press Freedom Day! Let's keep working collectively to ensure transparency and eradicate censorship across the world. Journalists are the watchdogs of freedom of information and it's our job to protect their rights and consequently, preserve the quality of democracy.

Clampdown on media coverage of Egypt’s constitutional referendum | Reporters without borders Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is disturbed by the constant increase in restrictions on the media in Egypt. In the past few days, the media were banned from reporting the partial results of the referendum on sweeping changes to the constitution that was held from 20 to 22 April, and were prevented....

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RWB is excited to promote “No Innocence This Side of the Womb”: Confronting Issues of Equality, Privilege, and Justice, From Syracuse and South Africa.
This event will bring together Syracuse and South African artists, academics, activists, journalists and students like you in this creatively interactive panel/gallery.
LEARN MORE: http://newhouseglobal.syr.edu/event/satosyr/

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RWB is excited to promote “No Innocence This Side of the Womb”: Confronting Issues of Equality, Privilege, and Justice, From Syracuse and South Africa.
This event will bring together Syracuse and South African artists, academics, activists, journalists and students like you in this creatively interactive panel/gallery.
LEARN MORE: http://newhouseglobal.syr.edu/event/satosyr/

US-Iranian journalist held without charge in the US | Reporters without borders Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the detention without charge in the United States of Marzieh Hashemi, a journalist with US and Iranian dual citizenship who is a news presenter for Press TV, an Iranian government-run English-language propaganda outlet. Born in the United States as Melanie Fr...

Two Reuters journalists have been sentenced to seven years in prison by Myanmar's high court after being charged for violating the Official Secrets Act.
RSF is condemning Myanmar for its highly unjust judicial process.
Myanmar is ranked 137th out of 180 on RSF's World Press Freedom Index.

Myanmar court confirms seven-year jail terms for Reuters journalists | Reporters without borders Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled to learn that Myanmar’s high court today upheld the seven-year jail sentences of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo on appeal. RSF now urges the country’s highest authorities to end their nightmare. In a shocking decision handed down this morn...

Taliban execute Afghan citizen-journalist | Reporters without borders Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns Afghan citizen-journalist Javid Noori’s summary ex*****on by Taliban fighters at a roadblock in the western province of Farah on 5 January. Noori, who worked for the Farah regional government as well as hosting two programmes on Radio Neshat, was travelling...