Paris, May 5 (IANS) A leading international press freedom organisation expressed grave concerns over the deteriorating health condition of Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu, citing his family, who said that he was recently hospitalised and diagnosed with an unidentified tumour. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on the international community to increase pressure on Beijing to secure his release on medical parole and allow him to travel abroad for treatment and reunite with his family.The organis…
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Kabul, May 3 (IANS) UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett has demanded immediate and unconditional release of detained journalists in Afghanistan, local media reported on Sunday. In a statement marking World Press Freedom Day on Sunday, Bennett called on Taliban to ensure that journalists can do their work freely without fear of arrest, threats or harassment. He stressed that press freedom has worsened significantly since Taliban seized power in Af…
Beijing, May 3 (IANS) China remained the world’s largest prison for journalists and its regime conducted a campaign of repression against journalism and the right to information across the world, Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in its latest annual survey. Currently, China has 110 journalists and three media workers in detention, as per the report. The Chinese regime has been using surveillance, coercion, intimidation and harassment to stop independent journalists from reporting…
Kabul, April 30 (IANS) Afghanistan has been ranked 175th out of 180 nations in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, the local media reported on Thursday citing data from Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Afghanistan’s overall score increased from 17.88 in 2025 to 19.51 in 2026, indicating better press freedom. Despite the slight improvement, Afghanistan has been ranked among the worst-performing nations, Amu TV reported.RSF evaluates press freedom on the basis of five indicators – political, econo…
Paris, April 8 (IANS) A leading international press freedom organisation strongly condemned Turkey’s use of digital censorship against exiled journalists, calling on the authorities to end the “oppressive policy”. Describing the act as a continuation of the crackdown on journalists already forced into exile, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) asserted that cyber censorship is increasingly being used as a tool to silence exiled media professionals. It added that at least five reporters were ta…
Paris, March 18 (IANS) Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has sounded an alarm over China’s growing influence in a weakened media landscape of Georgia. Since 2022, China has been increasing its influence on information space of Georgia. While it has not not launched a state media outlet in Georgia, China is relying on local media outlets, particularly those who are pro-Kremlin and support the Georgian government to promote their narratives, a report has stated. A 50-minute programme …
Khartoum, Jan 27 (IANS) The Sudanese army said that its forces had entered the southern city of Dilling after breaking a siege imposed for more than two years by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North.In a brief statement on Monday, the army said its troops, backed by allied forces, opened the main access road to the city following a successful operation that drove out the besieging forces, destroyed their vehicles, and secured the m…
Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) A new investigation, titled ‘Truth denied: How Pakistani authorities built an unsolvable case’, has revealed shocking shortcomings in the probe on 2014 killing of Pakistani journalist Shan Dahar, highlighting police misconduct, political inaction and years of impunity. Dahar was shot dead on the night of January 1, 2014 in Badeh, a city in Sindh province, while filming a video report on trafficking medicines. More than 12 years after the murder, his killers are still rem…