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In Central Asia, abusive complaints filed in L'Or'al's name fuel online censorship
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (1400+ words) Hundreds of posts by Kazakh and Uzbek news outlets have been removed from Facebook, Instagram and You Tube following fraudulent trademark and copyright complaints filed under the names of journalists and companies " including the French cosmetics group L'Or'al " who have…...
Nicaragua: Radio Stereo Romance forcibly silenced after 31 years on air
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (556+ words) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the forced closure of Radio Stereo Romance, one of the most renowned radio stations in southern Nicaragua, silenced on 8 May 2026. The Nicaraguan authorities cancelled the station's FM frequencies and physically removed its transmission equipment, a…...
Two years after the EU anti-SLAPP directive, member states still slow to protect journalists
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (157+ words) These cases and numerous'reports attest to the fact that abusive legal proceedings against journalists are intensifying across the EU. Yet the vast majority of member states have failed to fully transpose the EU directive into their national laws, despite having…...
Remembering Linda Straker: Grenadian journalist, RSF correspondent in the region, and press freedom advocate (1970-2026)
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (244+ words) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) mourns the tragic passing of award-winning Grenadian journalist Linda Straker, who served as an RSF correspondent in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) for two decades. Linda became ill in January and was later hospitalised…...
European media funding: Agora EU programme's new focus on journalism is welcome news, ambitious financial support must now follow
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (552+ words) The Council of Culture Ministers of the European Union (EU) has endorsed the plan to support the news and journalism sector within the future Agora EU programme, which will define funding priorities for media, culture and fundamental rights for the…...
China: RSF urges President Trump to secure Jimmy Lai's release during visit
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (498+ words) RSF. ORG China: RSF urges President Trump to secure Jimmy Lai's release during visit Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges US President Donald Trump to press for the release of Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai during his planned meeting with President…...
Kyrgyz investigative journalist Leila Saralaeva: "The Kyrgyz authorities don't want the public to know about those crimes
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (286+ words) RSF. ORG Kyrgyz investigative journalist Leila Saralaeva: "The Kyrgyz authorities don't want the public to know about those crimes" Over the past five years, pressure on independent media has intensified considerably in Kyrgyzstan. Critical voices such as investigative journalist Leila…...
Israel: RSF condemns ban of Spanish journalist Queralt Castillo and warns over mounting pressure on other foreign reporters
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (629+ words) RSF. ORG Israel: RSF condemns ban of Spanish journalist Queralt Castillo and warns over mounting pressure on other foreign reporters Reporters without borders (RSF) reports at least two further instances of visa refusals for European journalists by the Israeli authorities…...
USA: RSF and FPF demand transparency from Paramount on potentially corrupt acquisition of media companies, including CNN
1+ week, 2+ day ago (254+ words) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) have formally demanded corporate records from Paramount Skydance Corp. regarding its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), raising alarm over potential political interference and threats to the…...
Faced by Kazakhstan's silence about Kazakh blogger's murder in Ukraine, RSF turns to UN
1+ week, 3+ day ago (538+ words) Kazakh blogger Aydos Sadykov's murder almost two years ago in Ukraine, where he lived in exile, is still unpunished. The suspected hitmen, two Kazakh nationals, are still at large and it is not known who ordered the hit. In response…...