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Free sports journalist Christophe Gleizes! |
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| French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes was sentenced to seven years in prison in Algeria. He was arrested while reporting on the golden era of the local football club, Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (JSK). His case file is empty and the charges are unfounded. For over 12 years, this dedicated reporter has covered African soccer with passion and rigour — a professional journalist known for the quality of his work. RSF has launched a petition, which has already gathered more than 16,000 signatures, calling for his immediate release. |
| VIDEO: Islam al-Zaanoun, victim of Israeli gunfire |
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| “We have been covering the genocide for 620 days while journalists are being targeted by the Israeli army,” Palestine TV journalist Islam al-Zaanoun told RSF. Ten days later, an Israeli quadcopter drone fired a bullet into the journalist’s shoulder as she was leaving her home wearing a vest and helmet clearly marked with the word “press.” The Israeli army has committed many abuses against journalists in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, and evidence points to deliberate targeting. RSF has joined over 180 organisations in calling for the suspension of the trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Israel. |
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| Portrait: Shawkan, a symbol of surviving everyday repression |
| Before Shawkan gained worldwide fame, he was just an ordinary young man in Egypt with a passion for photojournalism. Arrested for covering the Rabaa massacre in 2013, he spent five years in prison, then five years “free” under police surveillance until 2023. How did he survive life in prison? By knowing he had become an icon of the free press. Read more about Shawkan in the RSF photo album 100 Photos for Press Freedom. |
| | Political cartoonists arrested in Turkey
Four staff members of the satirical magazine LeMan were arrested and taken into custody due to a cartoon that allegedly depicts the Prophet Muhammad, which the cartoonist denies. This is yet another attack on press freedom in Turkey, which ranks 159th in the World Press Freedom Index. |
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| | Basma Mostafa, an Egyptian journalist still persecuted in Berlin
She’s been harassed, insulted, and threatened from Egypt to Germany. Despite her exile in Berlin, journalist Basma Mostafa is still being persecuted, far beyond Egypt's borders. The German government must urgently strengthen her protection. |
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| | Recovering Ukraine’s media: a forgotten cause? The Conference on the Reconstruction of Ukraine (URC) that took place on July 10 and 11 in Rome once again excluded the issue of reviving Ukraine’s media sector from its agenda. RSF joined 44 press freedom organisations in condemning the decision to leave out the media sector, a key player in the country's reconstruction at a time when Ukraine's independent press, while resilient, urgently needs sustained international support. |
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| | Spike in arrests of journalists in YemenYemen is facing a new wave of attacks on media professionals. Journalist Mozahim Bajaber has been detained by security forces for more than two weeks, despite a release order issued by the Interior Ministry. In May, at least seven reporters were abducted and imprisoned by Houthi rebels, and journalist Mohammed al-Mayahi, who was kidnapped in September, was sentenced by a Houthi court to a year and a half in prison. |
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| | Pierre Haski re-elected president of the RSF Board of Directors The RSF Board of Directors has been renewed and strengthened thanks to the arrival of four new members: Rima Abdul Malak, former French Minister of Culture; Malek Khadhraoui, journalist and editor-in-chief of the Tunisian outlet Inkyfada; Stéphanie Lebrun, director of the journalism school Centre de formation des journalistes (CFJ); and Françoise Sivignon, doctor and former president of the NGO Médecins du Monde. |
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| Brazil's Supreme Court has just made a big decision: digital platforms, including social media companies, must take more responsibility for the content they host. In a vote of eight to three, the judges imposed obligations on these companies concerning the removal of illegal content. RSF welcomes this step forward, which allows for a more ambitious regulation of online platforms. |
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| He always wrote and said only what he thought was right. Outside Kazakhstan, we were able to say and write things that journalists inside the country couldn’t say. That is why BASE became so influential and popular, and why Aydos was killed. |
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| | Nataliia Sadykova, journalist for BASE media and wife of Kazakh journalist Aydos Sadykov, who was killed in Kyiv, spoke to RSF about her husband’s murder. The investigation into his death is on hold, hampered by a lack of cooperation from the Kazakh authorities. |
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| | To mark its 40th anniversary, RSF has launched a global tour of its brand new exhibition, “Shooting the World of Tomorrow” — a tribute to the work of photojournalists around the globe. This major photography project brings together the perspectives of 40 international photographers on three key themes: the environment, exile and crises. Find out more about the worldwide tour — this week, it's in France, at the photography festival Rencontres d'Arles. |
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| | | Be it Yemen, where journalists are being arrested across the country, or Turkey, where staff from a satirical magazine are detained, or Iran, where reporters face increasing danger, RSF is present. Our independence and our ability to act quickly in all these emergencies depend on your support. By making a one-time or regular donation to our organisation, you give us the means to help protect the people taking great risks to bring us reliable information. Thank you for your support. |
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