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press freedom

January 4, 2021

Future of journalism at stake with Assange extradition decision, says RSF

The very future of journalism and press freedom is at stake in this case, says Reporters WIthout Borders.
December 29, 2020

NUJ condemns execution of dissident journalist

The National Union of Journalists has called on Iran to desist in its persecution and harassment of journalists and media workers.
December 6, 2020

Crackdown on journalists intensifies in Russia’s far east

Reporters Without Borders has condemned a growing crackdown on journalists covering a nearly five-month-old wave of protests in Khabarovsk, in Russia’s far east.
November 30, 2020

Northern Ireland journalists receive death threats

Chilling threats against journalists are now being made on an almost daily basis, says Amnesty International.
November 23, 2020

Neo-Nazis attack journalists at protests against Germany's COVID-19 measures

Neo-Nazis have used the demonstrations to brutally attack representatives of the media under the guise of a citizen protest movement, says Reporters Without Borders.
August 1, 2020

UN Human Rights Committee publishes legal guidance on right of peaceful assembly

The UN Human Rights Committee has issued legal guidance on the fundamental right of peaceful assembly.
July 26, 2020

Federal court issues restraining order on federal agents in Portland

A US District Judge has blocked federal agents in Portland from dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, or targeting force against journalists or legal observers at protests.
July 25, 2020

Editor of Hungary's largest indpendent news website sacked

Hungary’s media landscape is now largely controlled by Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his government, says Human Rights Watch.
July 14, 2020

At least ten press freedom defenders at risk of death in China’s prisons, says RSF

RSF has published a list of ten people in Chinese prisons who are in danger of losing their lives if not immediately released.
July 13, 2020

'Landmark decision' for press freedom as Northern Ireland court rules against police

In August 2018, it was estimated that up to 100 police officers from the PSNI and Durham Constabulary raided two journalists’ homes and offices, seizing documents and computers, which the men are fighting to have returned.