Tag: Freedom of press
Bilan Media, a 100% female media wins a prize dedicated to press freedom
Bilan Media received last week the press freedom award from One World Media, a British NGO which supports independent media in the countries of the South. Made up of six…
a journalist shot dead, the fourth since the start of the year
Pakistani journalist for the Pashtun television channel Khyber News, Khalil Jibran, was shot dead on June 18 in the Khyber district, in the northwest of the country. An experienced journalist…
around a hundred people gathered to respect freedoms in Burkina Faso
In Senegal, around a hundred people gathered this Friday, June 21 to denounce the repression of press freedom and freedom of expression by the military junta in power in Burkina…
justice charges American journalist Evan Gershkovich with spying for the CIA
A milestone has just been reached for Evan Gershkovich, the first Western journalist to be put behind bars in the history of modern Russia. The daily economic reporter Wall Street…
the reinstatement of prison sentences in the event of defamation or insults is controversial
In Niger, the authorities reinstated prison sentences on June 7, 2024 for the offense of defamation or insults on the Internet. A decision denounced by various actors in civil society…
strong reactions after the remarks of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on the press
In Senegal, reactions are strong after Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s speech to his party’s youth movement on Sunday June 9. The head of Pastef toured the government’s priority files without…
Anne Bocandé (RSF): “50% of the world population lives in a country where press freedom is under wraps”
Anne Bocandé, editorial director of the NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) which has just published its global ranking of the state of the press, country by country, is this Friday,…
Will “Le Nouvelliste”, the oldest newspaper, survive the security chaos?
Today, May 3, is World Press Freedom Day. Everywhere, including in democratic countries, it is in decline. In Haiti, where security chaos caused by gangs is rife, all institutions are…
In France, press freedom undermined by the opacity of a shaky law
According to the 2024 world ranking established by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the press freedom situation in France is “rather good”. However, vigilance is required, seven months after the arrest…
accused of creating videos for Navalny team, second journalist detained for ‘extremism’
A second Russian journalist has been detained in Russia for “ extremism », accused of having participated in the creation of videos for the team of the late opponent Alexeï…