The boss of “Dakar Matin”, known for his critical investigations of power, was arrested in November, contrary to the tradition of freedom of the Senegalese press. On hunger strike, he has been hospitalized since this weekend. “It’s completely anachronistic.” In Senegal, democratic and relatively stable country, journalist Pape Alé Niang was arrested in November, released … Read more
Published on : 07/09/2022 – 18:37 Syrian journalist Hussam Hammoud, who has collaborated with several French media, including France 24, was refused a humanitarian visa by France. A Syrian journalist who has worked for several years with French media, including Radio France, Mediapart and France 24, Hussam Hammoud was notified on Monday, September 5, of … Read more
Published on : 03/05/2022 – 12:06 Since March 5, after the start of the invasion of Ukraine, journalists accused of broadcasting “ false information about the army can be sentenced to 15 years in prison. Tuesday May 3, on this World Press Freedom Day, RFI takes stock of its situation in Russia, where there seems … Read more
Published on : 20/03/2022 – 11:21 Saturday March 19 was a day without press in Chad at the call of the Union of Chadian Journalists. A movement to protest against the exclusion of journalists from the Doha dialogue in Qatar, between the government and the politico-military groups on the future of the country. This day … Read more
José Luis Gamboa, Margarito Esquivel, Lourdes Maldonado, Roberto Toledo, Ernesto Islas and, Thursday February 10, Heber Lopez. They were journalists or photographers, and they paid for it with their lives. In Mexico, reporters are regularly targeted by cartels or corrupt local governments linked to organized crime. But the wave of violence has taken on an … Read more
La Croix: Does freedom of the press still exist in Hong Kong? Keith Richburg : Everyone was surprised at how quickly the situation evolved. L’Apple Daily closed in June 2021, then Stand News and now Citizen News. It was the last major independent media. I am stunned and worried about the future of media in … Read more
Forty-five journalists and media professionals were assassinated in 2021, a third less than the previous year (65), but the toll is particularly heavy in Asia, especially in Afghanistan, according to a report by the International Federation of Journalists. (IFJ), published on December 31, 2021. “This figure of 45 represents one of the lowest records since … Read more