Headlines
  • The memorandum of understanding, which implements a 60-day ceasefire in the Iran War, was electronically signed by the United States and Iran.
  • The tentative agreement between the United States and Iran, which aims to put an end to the war between the two countries, garnered backing from G7 leaders.
  • On Wednesday, the 14-point memorandum of understanding was made public by the Trump administration.
  • Under a 14-point memorandum of understanding, the United States is expected to lift sanctions against Iran and unfreeze money and assets connected to the country's government.
  • A targeted shooting at a Delaware hospital claimed the life of a 19-year-old man and seriously injured another.

Tag: Freedom of Press

February 6, 2021

Congo: Journalist Arrested in Hospital Without...

Prosecuted for simple alleged defamation, a director of publication was arrested while he was hospitalized. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounces unfair methods, illegal detention, and calls for his immediate release

Afghan Press Freedom Afghan Women’s Media

A weekly newspaper run by a team of female journalists is thriving in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, despite threats against journalists in parts of the country

February 5, 2021

Authoritarian Countries Increasingly Target Critics Abroad,...

China, Russia, Turkey and Iran are some of the world’s authoritarian countries that have increasingly spread political repression abroad with little consequence, according to a report released Thursday

January 28, 2021

Belarus: Power Increases Criminal Prosecutions Against...

After more than five months of systematic restrictions on press freedom, the Belarusian authorities are stepping up their crackdown on the media by now prosecuting journalists under criminal law. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) have lodged a referral to the UN for cases of arbitrary arrests

Court in China’s Guangdong Jails 24...

Authorities in the southern province of Guangdong have jailed the administrator of a wiki-based forum for 14 years after a post revealed personal information about the close family of ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, RFA has learned

January 22, 2021

Afghan Journalists Concerned About Targeted Killings

A recent wave of targeted killings of journalists in Afghanistan has raised concerns among journalists about their safety

January 12, 2021

Indian Cartoonist Rachita Taneja Faces Jail...

The Indian Supreme Court has validated a complaint filed by a third party against a designer based in New Delhi who published a series of satirical cartoons on the judiciary. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the judges to drop the absurd charges against her

January 6, 2021

Vietnam: Three Officials of the Association...

Two of the three reporters were sentenced to eleven years in prison, while the president of the association was sentenced to a record fifteen years behind bars. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounces a purely political judgment, the sole motivation of which is to intimidate all Vietnamese citizens who are fighting to have access to reliable and independent information

December 31, 2020

Press Freedom China

In a year of declining press freedom amid the global pandemic, China took the lead in media repression

December 22, 2020

Press Freedom Turkey Womens News Network

In Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast, a news network staffed entirely by women is taking the lead in reporting on women and human rights. But the groundbreaking JIN News agency is increasingly targeted in what the government claims is its battle against terrorism

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