RSF joins other press freedom, human rights groups in calling for the NSM-20 report to be made public. This will allow the press to more fully and accurately report on how U.S. elected officials are making decisions about military aid to foreign countries. media.freedom.press/media/document…

#Yemen : the secretary general of the journalists' syndicate Mohamed Shabita is in intensive care after unidentified gunmen fired shots at his car. One of his relatives was killed and another injured. RSF calls for a thorough investigation into this heinous crime.

#Russia : Journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova was arrested yesterday, bringing the number of detained reporters to 40. RSF relays the call launched today by Volker Türk, High Commissioner UN Human Rights, demanding that Russia cease its repeated exactions against journalists.

#Philippines : RSF welcomes the 16-year prison sentence handed down to the murderer of journalist #PercyLapid , who was assassinated in 2022. The 🇵🇭authorities must do everything in their power to arrest the mastermind of the crime, who is still at large.

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#China  🇨🇳: RSF calls on authorities to stop harassing Fang Bin, a businessman-turned-journalist who was jailed for 3 years after alerting on the #Covid19 in Wuhan. He just got evicted from his apartment as local authorities put pressure on his landlord to terminate his lease.

RSF hails the commitment of #Estonia 's PM to protect #pressfreedom . We call on 🇪🇪, ranked 6th in #RSFIndex -the 1st among post-communist countries- to defend RSF's recommendations to support trustworthy journalism & fight propaganda on the 🇪🇺 level. 👇rsf.org/en/100-days-go…

While Emmanuel Macron is welcoming the leader of China🇨🇳 Xi Jinping today, more than 100 journalists are currently imprisoned by his regime. RSF protested in Paris, despite the police intervention: #pressfreedom cannot be ignored during this state visit.👇
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🔴 #China : RSF gathered in front of the Arc de Triomphe, one of the most famous monuments in Paris, this morning, to protest against the visit of the Chinese leader #XiJinping to France, one of the greatest predators of #pressfreedom in the world.

#RSFIndex : President of #Slovakia Zuzana Čaputová, thank you for consistently defending #ruleoflaw since your election 5 years ago. We ask your successor Peter Pellegrini to help holding back the decline of #pressfreedom largely caused by government of Prime Minister #RobertFico .

#Ireland : We welcome Taoiseach's commitment. Ireland (8th, -6) where journalists suffer judicial pressures must swiftly adopt legislation against gag lawsuits following the EU recommendation. #WPFD2024

#RSFIndex : Although #NorthMacedonia (36th) ⬆️ by 2 ranks -as pointed out by Vice-PM Fatmir Bytyqi- #pressfreedom there⬇️, as indicated by the lower score. The May 8 election has to mark new era without political & judicial pressures and with systemic measures for media freedom.

'There's no freedom without press freedom,' RSF USA Director Clayton Weimers told the Washington Post Live audience as RSF and the The Washington Post introduced the 2024 #RSFIndex on #WorldPressFreedomDay

#RSFIndex | RSF's UK Bureau launched the 2024 World Press Freedom Index with a briefing at Foreign Press Association in London. While the #UK 's score dipped this year, it rose three places in the rankings to 23, reflecting an overall decline in press freedom globally.

#RSFIndex | RSF Asia-Pacific Bureau held a press conference at FCCThai in #Bangkok to unveil the 2024 Index results of the countries in the Asia, the second most dangerous region for the journalists in the world, with #China the biggest jailer of journalist in the world.

#Malaysia : RSF commends Minister of Communications Fahmi Fadzil 🇲🇾’s commitment to improving press freedom in 🇲🇾 after the country dropped to the 107th rank in the 2024 #RSFIndex . We are more than willing to support and accompany these efforts.

Return of journalists to #Ukraine ’s Верховна Рада України (parliament). After a two-year ban, between 20 and 30 reporters will initially be accredited to cover its sessions. RSF welcomes this progress for the right of access to information. 👇
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#Georgia : after a month of protests during which police targeted journalists, the country strays away from the European path and drops 26 places in the RSF Press Freedom Index 2024. RSF calls for the withdrawal of the 'foreign agents' law. #WPFD2024

🔴 #RSFIndex | In 2024, the World Press Freedom Index shows that press freedom is under threat from those who should be its guarantors – political authorities. #WorldPressFreedomDay
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🔴 #RSFIndex | RSF unveils the 2024 World Press Freedom Index
1: Norway🇳🇴
2: Denmark🇩🇰
3: Sweden🇸🇪
10: Germany🇩🇪
21: France🇫🇷
55: United States🇺🇸
101: Israel🇮🇱
162: Russia🇷🇺
172: China🇨🇳
178: Afghanistan🇦🇫
179: Syria🇸🇾
180: Eritrea🇪🇷
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On the eve of #WPFD2024 , we applaud this long overdue and well deserved recognition of Gaza’s courageous journalists, who have paid a high price for their vital contribution to press freedom under constant bombardment by Israeli forces - precisely the reason for RSF’s nomination.