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Reporters Without Borders give dictators the finger
In honor of Friday’s World Press Freedom Day, the non-governmental organization Reporters sans frontières (Reporters Without Borders) launched a campaign depicting world-famous dictators giving everyone the finger, or the international equivalent thereof. Agence France Press interviewed the group’s leader, Christophe Deloire, who said that that they want to show how…
U.S. ranked 32nd in press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders on Wednesday launched a new indicator measuring global press freedom by aggregating the scores of its annual index, from perennial table-topping Finland to worst offenders Eritrea. “In view of the emergence of new technologies and the interdependence of governments and peoples, the freedom to produce and circulate…
Reporters Without Borders condemns Syrian move to put media activist in special court
Reporters Without Borders on Thursday condemned a decision by Syrian authorities to try a prominent media rights activist in a special military court. “The courts are no longer taking the trouble to maintain even a facade of legality,” RSF said in a statement on the case of Mazen Darwish, head…
UN chief Ban Ki-moon called mounting journalist deaths ‘outrageous’
UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Thursday led international outrage at the growing number of journalists killed in the line of duty amid widespread calls for greater protection for reporters. Ban told a World Press Freedom Day event at the UN headquarters that journalists now face “dire threats” and highlighted that…
Protest targets U.S. cyber intelligence legislation known as CISPA
SAN FRANCISCO — Civil liberties groups on Monday launched protests targeting proposed US cyber intelligence law that they fear would let police freely dip into people’s private online information. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Reporters Without Borders were among organizations that signaled the start of a week of Internet…
Rash of ‘Occupy’ arrests tank America’s annual press freedom score
In the wide world of reporting, the nation of Finland is the very best place to be a journalist — or Norway (they’re tied for first). But in the United States, press freedoms are gradually sinking into the mire, and with them, so too goes the nation’s placement on the…
Iraqi parliament approves journalists’ rights law
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi parliament on Tuesday approved a law aimed at strengthening journalists’ rights in a country that tops the list of unsolved killings of members of the media. The law “aims to promote the rights of journalists and protect them in the Republic of Iraq,” according to the…
Iraqi security forces harassing media: watchdog
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces are harassing journalists, especially television crews, media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Thursday, calling for such actions to stop. “Reporters Without Borders is concerned about repeated harassment of media personnel, especial TV crews, by the Iraqi security forces,” a statement said. “Physical…
Media rights group Reporters Without Borders targeted in check scam
WASHINGTON — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has uncovered a check-cashing scam in which fake checks in the media rights group’s name were sent to individuals around the United States. Clothilde Le Coz, US director for RSF, was alerted to the scheme last month by a call from a woman in…
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