Reporters Without Borders Archives

Israel-Gaza conflict: Al Jazeera says 4, not 5, staff killed in Israeli strike; 2 victims were freelancers

A recent Israeli airstrike killed four Al Jazeera journalists and two freelancers, the Qatar-based broadcaster said on Tuesday, correcting its earlier report that five of six victims were staff members.Initially, the network identified correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, and Moamen Aliwa as those killed in Sunday’s attack. […]

Turkey: Government silences last critical media outlets

Turkey’s freedom of expression and press freedom has been making headlines in Germany for years. The non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders has ranked Turkey 159 out of 180 countries in its global press freedom index 2025.At the moment, officially “only” four people are in prison for their journalistic activities. While this marks a significant drop […]

Global Press Freedom at ‘all-time low’ in 2025, RSF says

Representative Image (AI) Global press freedoms were at an “all-time low,” Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in its annual ranking report on Friday, particularly noting a deterioration under US President Donald Trump.“More than half of the world’s population lives in countries with a ‘very serious’ situation,” the France-based, non-profit organization said in its report, released […]

‘Objective news is gone from world’: Voice of America accuses Trump administration of unlawfully shutting it down

Voice of America and Donald Trump Voice of America filed a lawsuit late Friday accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully shutting down the news organisation. The Voice of America sought the court’s intervention to reinstate the news service, which has historically provided information about the United States to global audiences, particularly in regions lacking press […]