Press Freedom
CPJ Updates
- Covering police violence protests in the US
- Amid COVID-19, the prognosis for press freedom is dim. Here are 10 symptoms to track
- The Trump Administration and the Media
- About: The Trump Administration and the Media
- Trust deficit: About This Report
- Trust deficit: Guatemala’s new president must overcome skepticism to improve press freedom
- Trust deficit: ‘The goal was to silence me’
- Number of journalists killed falls sharply as reprisal murders hit record low
- One Country, One Censor: How China undermines media freedom in Hong Kong and Taiwan
Reporter Without Borders
- Attack outside former Charlie Hebdo office: “This endless threat to free speech is an abomination”
- Iraqi Kurdish journalist jailed for defaming Iraq’s president
- Two Indian journalists denied justice after saying Punjab lawyer wasn’t qualified
- Hungary: Trivial grounds used to strip Budapest radio station of its licence
- Turkish journalist Can Dündar victim of revenge without end
- RSF condemns heavy-handed methods used to prevent journalists covering demonstration in Cameroon
- RSF briefs Human Rights Council about violations of journalists’ rights in Syria
- Iranian bill aims to reinforce “digital wall” and online censorship
United States
RSF Opposes Possible Extradition of Julian Assange
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is warning that the Trump administration’s use of the Espionage Act to extradite Julian Assange to the U.S. could lead to a sentence up to 175 years in prison for providing information to journalists.
“This would set a dangerous precedent for all journalists who publish classified information that is of public interest,” an RSF release states.
The organization has launched a petition calling for the United Kingdom not to comply with the United States’ request to extradite Julian Assange. They have asked supporters to share their appeal using the #FreeAssange hashtag.