Reporters Without Borders

A large banner showing a photo of arrested Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief Can Dündar has been hung on the facade of a press organization's office building in Strasbourg.

Almost 800 journalists were fired in Turkey last year, while 156 were detained and nearly 500 legal actions were taken against journalists by judicial authorities, according to a senior member of the country's main opposition party.

A total of 110 journalists were killed around the world in 2015, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Dec. 29, noting that while many died in war zones the majority were killed in supposedly peaceful countries.

Fewer journalists were imprisoned this year but the number of those kidnapped increased significantly, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said.

In a report published on Tuesday, the NGO said the number of imprisoned journalists fell 14 percent compared to 2014 and was at 153, while 54 professional journalists were kidnapped in 2015 - up 35 percent on 2014.

As writing news has become sufficient reason to be placed behind bars or kicked out of the country, perhaps Turkish authorities may ban the distribution of Wall Street Journal in Turkey for having news on its pages.

A Syrian journalist who lives and works in the war-scarred city of Aleppo was awarded the Reporters without Borders Prize in France on Nov. 17 for her defense of press freedom.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the UN to create the position of a special representative of the secretary- general for the Safety of Journalists.

The initiative was launched to mark November 2, International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ (IDEI).

The European Parliament has awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to several journalists and advocates of freedom of press since it was launched in 1988. We talked to some of those laureates about their experiences, current challenges and the importance of the press ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Sunday, May 3.

Sixty of the top editors and journalists at Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK) have accused general director Mentor Shala of censorship and mismanagement over the sacking of two members of the RTK Journalists' Union.

"Censorship in Serbia is easy to prove" - RWB

BELGRADE -- Executive director of Reporters Without Borders Christian Mihr has said that "censorship in Serbia is neither direct nor transparent, but is easy to prove."

Mihr is one of the authors of the organization's recently published report about media freedom in the world, the Beta agency said.