Here, journalists have to protect their sources. In other countries, they also have to protect their families.
All means are being employed
to stifle information.
to stifle information.
Detention
Imprisoning a journalist who has dared to speak out
makes him silent, but it also deprives him and his family of the income he receives from his activity. Our last press freedom index listed 156 detained journalists, and just as many families in disarray.
makes him silent, but it also deprives him and his family of the income he receives from his activity. Our last press freedom index listed 156 detained journalists, and just as many families in disarray.
Cybercensorship
Because they are at the frontline of the news,
net-citizens and their families have increasingly become the target of threat and censorship from governments that feel endangered by the Internet being a new area of freedom.
net-citizens and their families have increasingly become the target of threat and censorship from governments that feel endangered by the Internet being a new area of freedom.
Aggresion
Every year, 1000 journalists
are assaulted or threatened. In many cases, these aggressions and threats also pursue their families : husbands or wives under house arrest, parents called to the police, children beaten...
are assaulted or threatened. In many cases, these aggressions and threats also pursue their families : husbands or wives under house arrest, parents called to the police, children beaten...
2012 : Bad year for freedom of information
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Exfiltration
For 25 years, Reporters without borders
has been providing financial, material and psychological support to journalists who are in jail and their families. We also support the protection and asylum demands of journalists and their families who are forced into exile.
Deo Namudjimbo,
congolese journalist - exfiltrated by RWB - more
has been providing financial, material and psychological support to journalists who are in jail and their families. We also support the protection and asylum demands of journalists and their families who are forced into exile.
Deo Namudjimbo,
congolese journalist - exfiltrated by RWB - more
Fight against censorship
Our project "We Fight Censorship"
offers net-citizens and journalists of the entire world the possibility to publish their censored content on the Internet. We also provide a digital safety deposit box to protect their information, and a survival kit online to get around cybercensorship...
offers net-citizens and journalists of the entire world the possibility to publish their censored content on the Internet. We also provide a digital safety deposit box to protect their information, and a survival kit online to get around cybercensorship...
Campaigns
Collecting facts, mobilizing the media and public opinion
to name the governments that violate the freedom of the press and the elementary rights of their citizens, is at the center of our mission, and it enables significant progress.
to name the governments that violate the freedom of the press and the elementary rights of their citizens, is at the center of our mission, and it enables significant progress.
Journalists testimonials
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Déo Namujimbo
Congolese journalist
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Mary Luz Avendaño
Colombian journalist
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Agil Khalil
Azerbaijani journalist
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to overcome censorship.
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in danger of death in his country.
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