🇵🇹 Des dizaines de milliers de personnes ont envahi jeudi la principale avenue de Lisbonne pour fêter les 50 ans de la Révolution des Œillets qui avait permis l'avènement de la démocratie au Portugal #AFPVertical ⤵️

🌐Today, together with Derechos Digitales, RSF and Research ICT Africa, we addressed our recommendations for the Global Digital Compact to the 52 States of the International Partnership for Information and Democracy.

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#Slovakia : In solidarity with the public media, RSF urges the 🇸🇰 Parliament to reject the bill adopted yesterday by the government. In violation of the European Media Freedom Act, it would replace RTVS by a propaganda outlet under the control of the ruling majority.

RSF commends a much-needed resolution adopted by European Parliament denouncing the obstructions to trial monitoring by an RSF representative Aleksandra Bielakowska, and urging the #HongKong 🇭🇰 government to #FreeJimmyLai . Reinhard Bütikofer Miriam M. Lexmann Bernard Guetta DE Isabel Santos MEP
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#Italy : Freedom of information sometimes means revealing confidential information if the public interest justifies it. RSF supports Domani and asks the Italian judicial authorities to take into account the ECHR rulings guaranteeing this essential principle.

The Kremlin authorities don’t like the Svoboda satellite project that provides Russian households free independent media content. Russia tries to block Reporters Without Borders webpage as they draw the world’s attention to RU systematic media censorship.
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⚡️ « J’ai tenu jusqu’au bout parce que vous étiez là, je n’étais jamais seul. »

Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, journaliste congolais libéré en mars dernier après plus de 6 mois de détention arbitraire en #RDC était au siège de RSF pour remercier ses soutiens. Jeune Afrique ACTUALITE.CD

Iranian reporters and broadcasters in the UK have suffered physical attacks, threats and surveillance, a report by Reporters Without Borders said, weeks after a newscaster was stabbed in London. nyti.ms/443u5Ew

#France : après 2 ans de mobilisation de RSF et de la famille de Pierre Zakrzewski, journaliste🇫🇷🇮🇪 tué le 14/03/2022 en #Ukraine , le #PNAT a ouvert une information judiciaire. RSF salue cette avancée, et se constituera partie civile avec la famille.
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🔴'They clearly knew we were journalists. They were clearly trying to kill us all.' Dylan Collins

6 months after the murder of Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah in #Lebanon , Israel has still not been held to account.

Survivors tell of the attack in RSF's doc ⤵️
#JusticeForIssam

#HongKong : RSF is appalled by the detention and deportation of its representative Aleksandra Bielakowska, who was travelling today to the territory to monitor the trial of #JimmyLai . This action marks a new decline in the territory's press freedom climate.👇
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As President Biden responds “we’re considering it” to a media question about Australia’s request to drop the prosecution of Julian Assange, RSF reiterates our long-standing call on the Biden administration to drop these charges, close the case, and #FreeAssange !

#Belarus : while independent journalism resists in exile despite Lukashenko’s regime unrelenting persecution, its survival is threatened, according to a report by the JX Fund and The Fix Media. RSF urges European states to step up their support. 👇
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#Afghanistan : RSF is relieved to learn of the release of S. A. Jawadi, director of Radio Nasim, who was pardoned after being sentenced to 1 year in prison & calls on the Taliban regime to release the last journalist still being held: Ahmad Amin Rasooli. rsf.org/en/two-journal…

#Greece : 3 years after journalist #GiorgosKaraivaz 's killing, RSF denounces the lack of significant progress in the investigation. We urge the authorities to swiftly bring all perpetrators including the mastermind to justice, in line with 🇬🇷PM's promises.
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🔴 « Many people told us when we were filming them: 'Get away from us,  they’re targeting you!' »

For the 6 months of war, watch: « Covering the war from #Gaza : journalists who survived testify for RSF. » RSF’s mini doc. ⤵️

#Israel : RSF calls for the repeal of the law passed by the Knesset on 01/04 banning the broadcasting of certain foreign media, which targets Al Jazeera PR. This censorship of one of the last international media that can report from Gaza is unacceptable.👇
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My comments to The Independent on Russia’s continued detention of The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich one year on - an act tantamount to state hostage-taking. RSF calls again for his immediate release. Journalists must not be targets! #IStandWithEvan independent.co.uk/news/world/eur…

🔴'You have the impression that, as a journalist, you’re targeted' Nada Maucourant Atallah
 
Watch: 'Covering the war: journalists in  #Lebanon  talk to RSF,' a mini documentary made by RSF for the opening of its centre in  #Beirut . ⤵️

🔴Coming out this week! Fixers in wartime, RSF’s documentary about Ukraine’s “invisible reporters” will be on ARTE from Saturday onwards. RSF has followed these unsung media heroes who help journalists in preventing the invasion of their country from becoming a forgotten war.