Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has put an end to the mass surveillance of global internet traffic by the country's foreign intelligence service.
Journalists continuing to pursue public interest investigative reporting in Malta remain at great risk, and citizen journalists and activists who campaign for justice are subjected to pressure and abuse.
Reporters Without Borders says it deplores the repeated verbal attacks on crime reporter Guy Peleg in recent months by Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and his Likud party.
The whistleblower leaked a classified report about Russian attempts to interfere with a voting machine company and election officials during the 2016 presidential election.
Reporters Without Borders says the decision by a Moscow court to order the blocking of popular encrypted messaging service Telegram is another obstacle to journalism in Russia.