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RSF is deeply concerned by this physical attack against a @BBC cameraman at a Trump rally. As we continue to look into what happened, we firmly denounce all physical violence against reporters for doing their jobs. This is unacceptable in the country of the First Amendment.

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Donald Trump supporter attacks BBC cameraman as US president speaks at a campaign rally in Texas [tap to expand]

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🇬🇧 #UK : The huge court costs of over £1m investigative journalist @carolecadwalla has been ordered to pay Arron Banks - despite recognition her reporting was in the public interest when published - send a chilling message to journalists everywhere. 👇

UK: Allocation of costs in Banks v Cadwalladr sets chilling precedent for public interest journalism

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is deeply concerned that the UK Court of Appeal has ordered investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr to pay more than £1m in court costs to businessman Arron Banks,...

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#RSF condemns #HongKong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s arbitrary arrest on 28 February on an “illegal assembly” charge that is clearly designed to discredit both him and his media outlets. Released on bail the same day, Lai is due to appear in court on 5 May.

RSF decries Hong Kong media owner’s arbitrary arrest

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s arbitrary arrest at his home on 28 February on an “illegal assembly” charge that is clearly designed to discredit both him...

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#Greece : Crime reporter #GiorgosKaraivaz was assassinated 10 months ago. While government promised an “accelerated investigation”, no suspect has been apprehended & little information revealed. The case which has a potential chilling effect on #EU journalists must be solved fast.

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Which country’s ranking took the biggest plunge in 2019? Follow the livestream and find out on April 18: #RSFIndex

Nicaragua

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As the US midterms approach, it is vital to remember the crucial role journalists play in keeping the community involved & holding those in power accountable. Before November 6, tell your candidates you need them to #DefendPressFreedom . Join the campaign:

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#RSF denounces police violence and arrests against journalists on the sidelines of the pro-democracy protests that resumed last weekend in #HongKong . @SCMPNews @HongKongFP @pressfreedom

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Press freedom is witnessing a drastic decline in the US. With 2 weeks left until the election, do your part to #DefendPressFreedom by contacting your candidates. Tell them their stance on the 1st Amendment is important in your decision to vote. Join us:

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Reporters Without Borders ( #RSF ) urges the #HongKong Secretary for Justice to drop the absurd rioting charges against the two reporters who documented the occupation of the Legislative Council building ( #Legco ). @PassionTimes @cityusuedb @HongKongFP

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RSF is deeply concerned at the White House’s recent decision to suspend correspondent @BrianKarem 's press pass. This is the second time that a journalist’s press pass was suspended by the Trump administration in clear violation of the First Amendment.

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#RSF concerned about the appointment of a Chinese diplomat to represent Asia-Pacific in the Consultative Group of the @UNHumanRights Council, which could allow Beijing to influence the selection of experts appointed to investigate its own abuses. @UNWatch

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In crusade against the media's so-called "lies" on #COVID19 , Chinese ambassador to France, #LuShaye , quickly resorts to #disinformation in attack against French healthcare workers and lawmakers, and Taiwanese authorities. @JY_LeDrian @MOFA_Taiwan

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#France : @RSF_inter condemns the hate messages targeting a @TF1 reporter after the broadcast of her report from #NagornoKarabakh & calls on @ccaf_france Co-Chair @FranckPapazian to condemn this grave attack on #PressFreedom .

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As the world commemorates the 31st anniversary of the #TiananmenSquareMassacre , #RSF calls on democracies to unite to defend freedom of the press, a fundamental right claimed by the protesters and which #Beijing is now attacking on a global level.

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Tomorrow marks the 5th anniversary of Hong Kong publisher Gui Minhai’s abduction in Thailand. #RSF calls on democracies to press the Beijing regime to release Gui, a Swedish national, who serves a ten-year prison term in China @pressfreedom @EUCouncil @CNN

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#HongKong : RSF calls on the Hong Kong government to reverse its #media accreditation policy that only acknowledges “internationally recognised” media and de facto excludes independent outlets and #freelance journalists. @pressfreedom @article19org @hkfp

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#RSF urges #China ’s ambassadors around the world to stop denigrating media outlets that criticize Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. @globaltimesnews @XHNews @IFJGlobal @IFEX

China’s diplomats must stop attacking media over coronavirus reporting

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges China’s ambassadors around the world to stop denigrating media outlets that criticize Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

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#RSF condemns today’s arrest of Choi Yuk Ling, a producer of a @RTHK documentary on the 2019 Yuen Long mob attacks, which adds to the growing list of #pressfreedom violations in #HongKong . #nationalsecuritylaw @ifjasiapacific @HKFreePress @appledaily_hk

Hong Kong police arrest producer of TV documentary about Yuen Long mob attacks

Hong Kong police have arrested one of the producers of a TV documentary about the 2019 Yuen Long mob attacks, the show said on Tuesday. Freelancer Choy Yuk Ling was arrested in the afternoon in con…

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RSF is concerned by the prison sentence given to @CraigMurrayOrg in Scotland in connection with his blogging on the Alex Salmond case - a disproportionate measure on nebulous grounds of "jigsaw identification", while other media reported similarly.

Former ambassador jailed for Alex Salmond case blogposts

Craig Murray imprisoned for eight months for breaching court order protecting women’s identities

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Julian Assange’s US extradition hearing at Woolwich Crown Court has concluded for the week. UK Bureau Director @rebecca_vincent gives our take on what’s happened so far & what to expect next. We call again for the UK not to extradite Assange & for him to be released. #FreeAssange

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#HongKong : #RSF decries the raid on @JimmyLaiApple ‘s private office today, and denounces the continuous #attacks on #pressfreedom over the past years. @appledaily_hk @fcchk @StandNewsHK @rthk_enews

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BREAKING: Hong Kong police raid private office belonging to pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai @cpjasia @IFJAsiaPacific @cmphku @fcchk @FreedomofPress @HKMarkSimon

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#RSF denounces the recent arrest of a documentary producer affiliated with the public media group #RTHK , a symbol of #pressfreedom , and urges the #HongKong government to end their harassment campaign. @ifjasiapacific @HKFreePress @appledaily_hk @cnn

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On @wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s 49th birthday, RSF and dozens of other NGOs call on the UK authorities to release him without further delay. #FreeAssange

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Journalist @RanaAyyub has described the trolling she’s received in the past weeks as “something I have never witnessed before.” We call for an end to these intimidation tactics and stand in support of journalists covering current events in India. . @CFWIJ

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Turkish President #Erdo ğan is coming to the UK to meet w/ @theresa_may & other officials. Join our protest outside Downing Street on 15 May from 9-11 am, calling for the release of #Turkey 's 100+ jailed journalists & a stop to the #pressfreedom crackdown!

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#Ethiopia 🇪🇹: is filming anti governement protesters now forbidden in the country? RSF calls on the authorities to immediately release journalist Tesfalem Waldyes arrested on Saturday while filiming a demonstration. He did nothing but his job. #JournalismIsNotACrime @PMEthiopia

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[1/2] @RSF_inter condemns the appalling 20 day detention of @JimmyLai_Apple , the @appledaily_hk founder and 2020 RSF Press Freedom Award laureate was accused of “collusion with a foreign country” under the National Security Law.

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai granted bail

Media tycoon who faces charges of fraud and foreign collusion released under house arrest

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Reporters Without Borders calls for an independent international investigation into the fate of Jamal #Khashoggi - who is not the first Saudi journalist to disappear. #SaudiArabia

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RSF UK bureau director @rebecca_vincent after monitoring day one of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing in London. “Nothing we heard today was surprising, and has reinforced our position. We believe he has been targeted for his contributions to public interest reporting.”

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[1/2] @RSF_inter urges the #HongKong government to drop all charges on Apple Daily founder and RSF Press Freedom Award laureate @JimmyLaiApple , who risks a life sentence under the National Security Law for ‘collusion with a foreign country”. @appledaily_hk

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai ‘pushed for sanctions with tabloid and Twitter’

Lai, who was denied bail, stands accused of colluding with foreign powers under the Beijing-imposed national security law.

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#Hongkong : @rsf_inter condemns the charges made last Tuesday on student journalist Nelson Tang of @hkbaptistu for obstructing police and resisting arrest during a pro-democracy sing-along in May. @pressfreedom @HKFP @appledaily_hk @ifjasiapacific @SCMPNews

Student journalist charged with obstructing Hong Kong police and resisting arrest during mall demo

A student journalist for the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) Students’ Union Editorial Board has been charged with obstructing police and resisting arrest, after he was apprehen…

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In 2012, freelance journalist Austin Tice traveled to #Syria to shed light on the unfolding crisis. On this day exactly 6 years ago, he was detained at a checkpoint in Damascus and remains in Syria. We will continue our mission to #FreeAustinTice until he comes home.

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. @D100RadioHK radio host Wan Yiu-Sing, known as #Giggs , denied bail until his trial on 10 May, a de facto 3-month jail sentence. @RSF_inter demands his release and calls on #HongKong government to stop the #judicialpersecution of #pressfreedom defenders.

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[1/2] #China : @RSF_inter commends #EU High Representative @JosepBorrellF 's call for the release of #GuiMinhai , Swedish citizen and #Hongkong publisher sentenced to 10 years in prison on the charge of “illegally providing intelligence” to foreign countries

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#Turkey is the largest prison for professional journalists w/ 35 currently imprisoned. More than 400 websites were blocked in #Egypt in 2017. Which country will have a better press freedom ranking? Find out on April 25th. #RSFIndex

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[1/3] @RSF_inter appalled by #HongKong government's review of public broadcaster #RTHK released today that claims its 'deficiencies' as a way to justify authorities repeated attempts to curtail editorial autonomy. @rthk_enews @hkfp @voacantonese @IFEX

Hong Kong signals overhaul of public broadcaster RTHK, stoking media freedom concerns

Hong Kong's government review of public broadcaster RTHK has found deficiencies in editorial management and a lack of transparency in handling complaints, signalling a major overhaul of the revered...

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Five UN special mandate-holders have sent a communication to the Government of #India regarding the threats - including death threats - against Swati Chaturvedi ( @bainjal ), winner of RSF's 2018 Prize for Courage. @karimabennoune @AgnesCallamard @davidakaye

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Investigative Italian journalist @paoloborrometi has won the prestigious 2019 Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism:

Italian Mafia Expert Paolo Borrometi Wins Mackler Award for Courageous Journalism - Newmark J-School

Italian journalist Paolo Borrometi, an expert on the Sicilian mafia, will receive the 2019 Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism at a

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@RSF_inter urges the #HongKong government to end judicial harassment against @AppleDaily_hk founder @JimmyLaiApple , a symbol of #pressfreedom who was detained on 2nd December. @article19org @initiumnews @rthk_enews

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[1/2] After an 8-hour hearing yesterday, Apple Daily founder #JimmyLai was remanded until the court's decision is announced. @RSF_inter urges the #HongKong Court of Final Appeal to grant bail to the @AppleDailyHK founder. @pressfreedom @article19org

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#Armenia : A team of Spanish journalists were threatened with death by #AzerbaijaniForces while reporting on their position, close to the border with #Azerbaijan in the Gegharkunik province. @RSF_inter condemns this unacceptable act toward journalists !

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To date, 39 democracies and 320 NGOs, including #RSF , have officially endorsed the call by 50 UN experts for a monitoring mechanism on #humanrights violations in #China . @GermanyUN @amnesty @uyghurproject @hrw @UN @amnestyHK @pressfreedom @UNHumanRights

Germany in the United Nations

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[1/2] @RSF_inter denounces the rejection by Hong Kong’s High Court of @HKJA_Official ’s request for a review into the police’s violence against the press during last year’s protests. @article19org @pressfreedom @IFEX @ifjasiapacific @amnestyHK @amnestyHK

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#Greece : Only 2 weeks after a Greek crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz was assassinated in a mafia-style attack, the owner of @documentonews and journalist @KostasVaxevanis has reported death threats & has been placed under police protection.

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[1/3] Whilst already in jail, #JimmyLai again formally arrested yesterday in connection with the case of 12 Hongkongers who attempted to flee to Taiwan.

Jimmy Lai arrested in connection with case of 12 fugitives who fled city

Hong Kong media tycoon, who is already held in maximum security prison and charged under national security law, is accused of ‘conspiracy to assist offender’ and collusion with a foreign country.

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#Hongkong : @RSF_inter is relieved that Swiss photographer, Marc Progin, today was found not guilty by the Hong Kong Eastern Magistrates Court, after he was accused of aiding and abetting public disorder. @IFEX @amnestyHK @HKFP

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The Greek government spokesman has sent an open letter to RSF, in which he questions the methodology of #RSFIndex that places Greece in last position in terms of #pressfreedom in #Europe . RSF responds and deplores the display of multiple untruths.

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Which country will have a better ranking in RSF’s 2018 World Press Freedom Index? Find out on April 25th. #RSFIndex

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"It is time for Congress to act and impose consequences for Saudi Arabia’s dangerous behavior...for if we do not, Khashoggi’s death will be a blood stain on America’s moral conscience that neither time, nor Saudi hush money, will ever erase." @KarenAttiah

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[1/2] #Hongkong : @appledaily_hk founder and RSF Press Freedom Award laureate #JimmyLai denied bail for the second time this week. #FreeJimmyLai #judicialharassment @pressfreedom @article19org

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#JournalismIsNotACrime ! @RSF_inter commends #HongKong journalist @BaoChoy 's appeal submission today against unfair conviction of making “false statements” whilst producing a documentary for public broadcaster @rthk_enews . @hkfp @StandNewsHK @fcchk @IFEX

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Have just submitted my appeal application. It’s not an easy decision, may force be with me. #SaveHongKongPress

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#China : In a statement, #EU echoed @RSF_inter ’s concern regarding the recent detainment of #HazeFan , a Chinese @Bloomberg news assistant, under the appalling accusation of “endangering national security”. @Hazeology @business @cpjasia @IFJAsiaPacific

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[1/2] @RSF_inter commends #EU High Representative @JosepBorrellF 's spokesperson's call for #HongKong authorities to respect Basic Law and allow democratic protests after the sentencing for "illegal assembly" of @appledaily_hk founder #JimmyLai . @eu_eeas

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RSF will again be remotely observing this morning’s administrative hearing in the case of @wikileaks founder Julian Assange. We are extremely concerned by the new superseding indictment and call again for his immediate release. #FreeAssange

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Julian Assange’s legal team will have their first chance to respond to the US DOJ's superseding indictment in court this coming Monday, 29th June at further administrative hearing in London. #FreePress #DontExtraditeAssange

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[1/2] Shameless! On #WPFD2021 , @rthk_enews management didn't hesitate to delete programmes critical of the #HongKong government from its #Youtube channel. They also forced journalist #NabelaQoser , known for her insightful reporting, to leave the company.

Hong Kong Broadcaster Fires Reporter, Deletes Critical Programs

Radio Television Hong Kong starts deleting copies of hard-hitting investigative films from online platforms on World Press Freedom Day.

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[1/2] @Europarl_EN condemned today the forced closure of Apple Daily and urged for the release of detained journalists in #HongKong . @RSF_inter commends this much-needed resolution addressing the escalating crackdown on #PressFreedom in the territory.

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[1/2] #HongKong : @RSF_inter condemns the #Beijing regime's verbal attack on the @fcchk , which included urging the HKFCC to 'know their place' following the latter's statement criticising the court decision to convict investigative journalist @Baochoy .

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#Yemen : @AFP photographer Nabil Hasan was assassinated today in Aden by unknown gunmen. @RSF_inter recalls the constant danger to which journalists are exposed in the country, where four of them have also been sentenced to death by the Houthi rebels.

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#HongKong police demanded independent news outlets, @StandNewsHK @inmediahk @appledaily_hk to hand over documents "in connection with national security cases within seven days." @RSF_inter denounces this harassment and urges for full press freedom in the territory to be restored.

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Reporters Without Borders supports @CNN in its lawsuit against the President of the United States for revoking @Acosta WH press badge in clear violation of the First Amendment. Journalists must not be denied access because those in power don’t want to answer their questions.

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This morning, CNN filed a lawsuit against @realDonaldTrump and top aides. The White House has violated CNN and @Acosta 's First Amendment rights of freedom of the press and Fifth Amendment rights to due process. Complaint:

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[1/2] @appledaily_hk founder Jimmy Lai, detained for over 4 months and harassed by the #HongKong justice, was tried twice after he took part in pro-democracy protests in 2019. The sentences for both are to be delivered at a later date. #FreeJimmyLai

Jimmy Lai, two ex-lawmakers face up to 5 years in jail for joining illegal rally

Lai, Yeung Sum and Lee Cheuk-yan plead guilty to knowingly taking part in an unauthorised assembly on August 31, 2019.

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Harassed, followed, banned from filming… Once again, #China is obstructing the work of foreign journalists. @RSF_inter expresses its full support for @Justinejankows1 and the @TF1LeJT team and urges the #Beijing regime to let reporters do their job.

Justine Jankowski

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#THREAD Conditions de tournage en #Chine : nous partons à 3h de train de #Pekin pour tourner un sujet pour @TF1LeJT sur le développement des zones rurales grâce au e-commerce. Arrivée au village, dans le bureau du roi du e-commerce local avec qui rdv était pris,

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[1/2] Latest @HKJA_Official report shows journalists work in most restrictive climate ever encountered in #HongKong . @RSF_inter calls on Chief Executive Carrie Lam to take steps to reverse this trend and restore press freedom as guaranteed under Basic Law.

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[1/3] #HongKong : @RSF_inter details the six ongoing procedures against #AppleDaily founder #JimmyLai , who exactly one year ago was accused of national security crimes for which he risks up to a life sentence. #FreeJimmyLai @thecfhk @hkfp @benedictrogers

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#RSF urges the #WHO to end the exclusion of Taiwanese journalists, which violates the universal right to information and weakens the international effort to fight the #COVID19 . @MOFA_Taiwan @thenewslensintl @Focus_Taiwan @DrTedros @fidh_un

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[1/2] @RSF_inter calls for #China to stop harassing #Australia -based investigative journalist and researcher @xu_xiuzhong who has been documenting regime abuses in #Xinjiang autonomous region in China. @ABC @FreedomofPress @article19org @IFEX

Vicky thought the Tiananmen Square massacre was fake. Then her world changed

From Chinese Government loyalist to outspoken critic, journalist Vicky Xu has undergone a radical mind shift since living in Australia. She's exposing China's human rights record to the world, but...

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[1/4] Since assuming office, #RTHK Director of Broadcasting #PatrickLi has already censored hundreds of hours of content. @RSF_inter urges the #HongKong government to dismiss him at once and stop interfering with the broadcaster’s editorial independence.

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#RSF denounces Beijing’s decision to impose “national security” measures on #HongKong that will endanger journalists and press freedom in the special administrative region, meant to be autonomous until 2047. @HongKongFP @fcchk

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According to @RSF_inter ’s 2020 annual round-up published today, 387 journalists are currently detained in connection with their work, 54 are held hostage and four are missing. China remains the worst captor of journalists with at least 117 detainees.

RSF’s 2020 round-up: 35% rise in number of women journalists held arbitrarily

Worldwide, a total of 387 journalists are currently detained in connection with their work, 54 are held hostage and four are missing, according to the first part of the annual round-up of abusive...

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[1/3] #HongKong : Ahead of his upcoming trial, scheduled for April 16th, #JimmyLai , @appledaily_hk founder and 2020 @RSF_inter Press Freedom Awards laureate, emphasises the importance of independent journalists. #FreeJimmyLai

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Three Pakistani TV news channels suddenly taken off the air

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@RSF_en

6 years

Duterte’s anti-press rhetoric has led to an increase in violence against journalists in the #Philippines . In #Venezuela , Maduro maintains an information black hole amidst political crisis. Which country will have a better press freedom ranking? Find out on April 25th. #RSFIndex

Venezuela

1464

Philippines

1947

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71

202

RSF in English

@RSF_en

3 years

[1/2] @RSF_inter condemns today's attack on @EpochTimesHK journalist @SarahLiangHk1 , who was hospitalised after an unknown person assaulted her with a baseball bat in #HongKong . In April, Liang reported that she had been followed by an unidentified man.

Reporter with Epoch Times attacked with baseball bat in Hong Kong

The victim had just left home when a man jumped from a luxury car and repeatedly hit her legs.

www.scmp.com

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179

206

RSF in English

@RSF_en

5 years

🚨 This year the 2019 #RSFIndex reflects a world where verbal attacks against journalists have degenerated into violence, contributing to an increase in fear. The number of countries regarded as safe has declined. Authoritarian regimes tighten their grip.

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@RSF_en

3 years

[1/3] #China : @RSF_inter calls for the release of acclaimed Chinese investigative journalist and news website founder, #LiXinde , sentenced to five years in prison for reporting on corruption. @hrichina @hrw_chinese

8

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@RSF_en

5 years

In @Tanzania reporter Erick Kabendera is charged with financial offences after charges over his citizenship and sedition were dropped. This is the clearest demonstration that the sole aim of it all is to silence him and intimidate other journalists. #FreeErickKabendera

5

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@RSF_en

3 years

[1/3] @RSF_inter submitted an urgent appeal to the @UN concerning the alarming raid of the headquarters of #HongKong media outlet, @appledaily_hk by the police, the arrests of five senior staff and the freezing of the media outlet’s assets last Thursday.

16

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@RSF_en

3 years

[1/2] #JimmyLai , RSF Press Freedom Awards laureate, had assets in media company #NextDigital frozen on Friday by #HongKong authorities in the name of national security law. @RSF_inter is appalled by continuous harassment of Lai and his media company. @IFEX

Next Digital shares halted, jailed owner Lai pleads guilty to illegal HK assembly

Next Digital Ltd (0282.HK) shares were suspended on Monday after authorities froze assets of its jailed owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law in Hong Kong, while the tycoon pleaded guilty...

www.reuters.com

22

216

197

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@RSF_en

2 years

#Greece : @RSF_inter denounces the campaign on social networks & in pro-government media to discredit the Dutch journalist @IBeugel after she openly questioned @PrimeministerGR on migrant pushbacks. RSF urges PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis to condemn the attempts to smear Ingeborg Beugel.

8

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202

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@RSF_en

3 years

[1/2] Outrageous! New management of #HongKong public broadcaster @rthk_enews not only claims the right to pull programs they dislike but also threatens to cut the salaries of journalists whose work was censored in half. @hkfp @StandNewsHK @WilliamYang120

19

215

202

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@RSF_en

3 years

[1/3] @RSF_inter condemns the editorial interference of #HongKong and #Macau ’s public broadcaster management and urges the governments of the two special administrative regions to cease their attacks against press freedom.

Hong Kong and Macau public broadcaster independence threatened by management censorship

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the editorial interference of Hong Kong and Macau’s public broadcaster management and urges the governments of the two special administrative regions to cease...

rsf.org

13

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193

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@RSF_en

5 years

This evening we gathered in London in solidarity with @NABEELRAJAB , whose prison sentence will be reviewed tomorrow by the appellate court. We call yet again for #Bahrain to #FreeNabeel !

1

24

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@RSF_en

3 years

Today marks seven years since the beginning of the detention in #China of news website founder @ilhamtohti , who was later sentenced to life imprisonment. @RSF_inter demands for his immediate release. @Europarl_EN @coe

2

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4 years

The court’s failure to facilitate remote monitoring highlights precisely why Julian Assange’s extradition hearing must be postponed until lockdown conditions are lifted. This case is of high public interest and must be open to scrutiny by the press & other observers. #FreeAssange

Rebecca Vincent

@rebecca_vincent

4 years

Westminister Magistrates' Court has started today's administrative hearing in Julian Assange's case without adding the press and observers still waiting on the line (including me - having also tried at 10 am). Only the few journalists allowed to attend in person are monitoring.

7

89

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7

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184

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@RSF_en

3 years

#Czechia : At today's press conference with PM Viktor #Orban in #Prague , PM @AndrejBabis 's office has banned access to several local & international journalists who reported critically on the 2 leaders. @RSF_inter condemns the blacklisting of reporters, unacceptable in democracy!

9

66

200

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@RSF_en

3 years

[1/3] #HongKong Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, has been hosting a daily talk show on public broadcaster #RTHK since 28th April. This parody of journalism enables her to promote unpopular policies without exposing herself to questions from journalists.

23

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191

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@RSF_en

3 years

[1/2] @RSF_inter calls on the #Chinese regime to immediately release Chinese journalist, Zhang Jialong, who has been sentenced to one year and six months under the charge of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble". @article19org @hrichina @hrw_chinese

7

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191

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@RSF_en

2 years

#Greece : Calling her a "Turkish spy", a man hit Dutch journalist @IBeugel with a stone on her way home. She now plans to quit the country for safety reasons. @RSF_inter firmly condemns the attack on the reporter & urges the Greek authorities to identify the perpetrator.

16

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@RSF_en

3 years

[1/3] @RSF_inter is appalled by the #Chinese regime forcing family members of the US-based @RFA_UyghurNews journalist @GulchehraHoja to testify against her on April 11th on Chinese state-owned Zhejiang News.

Chinese Communist Party: Stop Coercing Family of Uyghur Journalist Gulchehra Hoja

NEW YORK (April 15, 2021) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the Chinese government’s forced testimony of the family members of Uyghur-American journalist and former Oslo Freedom...

hrf.org

3

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@RSF_en

2 years

#RSFIndex : RSF unveils its 2022 World #PressFreedom Index 1: Norway🇳🇴 2: Denmark🇩🇰 3: Sweden🇸🇪 16: Germany🇩🇪 24: UK🇬🇧 26: France🇫🇷 42: USA🇺🇸 58: Italy🇮🇹 71: Japan🇯🇵 110: Brazil🇧🇷 134: Algeria🇩🇿 150: India🇮🇳 178: Iran🇮🇷 179: Eritrea🇪🇷 180: North Korea🇰🇵

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@RSF_en

6 years

#RSFIndex : The #PressFreedom world map is getting darker and darker. Iraq, ranked 160/180, moved from red (difficult situation) to the black (very serious situation)

2

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@RSF_en

3 years

[1/3] @RSF_inter deplores the shutdown, announced on Wednesday, June 23rd, of @appledaily_hk , one of the last major Chinese-language media critical of Beijing regime, which follows the freezing of its financial assets imposed by the Hong Kong government.

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@RSF_en

3 years

[1/3] @RSF_inter condemns today’s raid of #HongKong media outlet @appledaily_hk ’s headquarters, the second time in less than one year, and urges for the release of the five arrested senior staff. @yuenok @aaronMCN @WilliamYang120 @iainmarlow @lwcalex

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@RSF_en

4 years

Along with other human rights and press freedom groups, we sent an open letter to the authorities in #Brazil condemning the criminal charges against @ggreenwald , which are designed to intimidate other journalists. #PressFreedom Read the full letter:

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@RSF_en

5 years

Reporters Without Borders' World Press Freedom Index is an annual examination of the level of press freedom in 180 countries across the globe. Ahead of the #RSFIndex launch at the @washingtonpost on April 18th, cast your votes for how you think these countries will rank below 👇🏼

10

16

157

RSF in English

@RSF_en

3 years

[1/2] @RSF_inter condemns the unjustified dismissal of Tsang Chi-ho, a reputable @rthk_enews journalist and talk show host, famous for his independent reporting and questioning of the Hong Kong government policies. @hkfp @IFEX @hongkongpen @appledaily_hk

16

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@RSF_en

3 years

[1/2] #HongKong : Jimmy Lai, @appledaily_hk founder and 2020 @RSF_inter Press Freedom Awards laureate, found guilty for “unauthorised assembly”. Sentence to be delivered at a later date. @MinkysHighjinks @XinqiSu

Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai among seven activists found guilty over protests

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai and veteran politician Martin Lee are among those facing time in prison.

www.bbc.com

11

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158

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@RSF_en

5 years

Journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia was assassinated 18 months ago today, and still we are no closer to justice. We call yet again for the immediate launch of a public inquiry to determine whether her life could have been saved and how to protect journalists still working in #Malta .

6

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155

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@RSF_en

3 years

#FightForFacts - Reality only exists if someone reports it. Help journalists throughout the world. Support RSF’s activities, make a gift at

#FightForFacts - Reality only exists if someone reports it

rsf.org

22

59

158

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@RSF_en

3 years

[1/3] #JimmyLai , @appledaily_hk founder, was sentenced today by a #HongKong court to one year and two months in prison for two cases of “unauthorised assembly”. @RSF_inter calls for Lai’s immediate release and the end of judicial harassment against him.

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