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Nicaragua: Radio Stereo Romance forcibly silenced after 31 years on air
2+ hour, 43+ min 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
2+ day, 3+ 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)
3+ day, 4+ 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
3+ day, 7+ 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
4+ day, 7+ 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
4+ day, 12+ 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…...
USA: RSF and FPF demand transparency from Paramount on potentially corrupt acquisition of media companies, including CNN
1+ week, 4+ hour 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…...
Investigation into Guatemalan journalist's murder must consider link to his work
1+ week, 2+ day ago (468+ words) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Guatemala's public prosecutor's office and the specialised prosecutor's office for crimes against journalists to conduct a swift, thorough and transparent investigation into journalist Carlos Humberto Cal Ical's murder in the north of the country…...
Sent to the front: behind the official narrative, the abuse inflicted on journalist Atiana Serge Oulon in a secret prison
1+ week, 2+ day ago (194+ words) According to information gathered by Reporters without Borders (RSF), Burkinab" investigative journalist Atiana Serge Oulon was detained at least until the end of 2025 in a villa near the United States Embassy in the Ouaga 2000 district of the capital. This secret…...
French MP wants to turn public broadcasting into state media
1+ week, 2+ day ago (220+ words) The recommendations of the report of the parliamentary inquiry into the neutrality, functioning and financing of public broadcasting " the result of six months of hearings and drafting led by its rapporteur, the parliamentarian Charles Alloncle (Union of the Right for…...