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Bank accounts frozen, consular services blocked… On 24 July, the Russian parliament unanimously adopted a new law targeting Russians in exile who have been designated as “foreign agents” or who cooperate with organisations labelled “undesirable” — and the vast majority are journalists. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns this latest addition to Russia’s repressive legal arsenal against the independent press.

Bank accounts frozen, consular services blocked… On 24 July, the Russian parliament unanimously adopted a new law targeting Russians in exile who have been designated as “foreign agents” or who cooperate with organisations labelled “undesirable” — and the vast majority are journalists. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns this latest addition to Russia’s repressive legal arsenal against the independent press.

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Twenty-five years after the US-led “Global War on Terror,” policies encouraging national security overreach are increasingly circulating internationally. Repressive “foreign agent” laws, popularised by Russia, have inspired similar legislation in several countries, while China’s model of internet control, embodied by the Great Firewall, is gradually being replicated in Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia to strengthen censorship in the name of national security, a new report, “National Security as a Weapon Against Journalism,” by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says

China presents itself as a neutral partner in Russia’s war against Ukraine, but Chinese state media serve to reproduce and reinforce exclusively Russian narratives, both among local populations in occupied Ukrainian territories as well as in China.

China presents itself as a neutral partner in Russia’s war against Ukraine, but Chinese state media serve to reproduce and reinforce exclusively Russian narratives, both among local populations in occupied Ukrainian territories as well as in China.

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For the first time in the history of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index, over half of the world’s countries now fall into the “difficult” or “very serious” categories for press freedom. In 25 years, the average score of all 180 countries and territories surveyed in the Index has never been so low.

More than 18 months after Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna died in a Russian prison, witnesses … have provided new details about the days leading up to her death. These first-hand accounts have contributed new pieces to a puzzle that the Kremlin still refuses to reveal in its entirety. The international community must obtain explanations for her death from the Russian regime.

A new investigation by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reveals how certain Facebook pages posing as lifestyle hubs for hobbies and health tips inject Beijing’s political narratives into their feeds to influence public opinion in Taiwan. These pages are tied to the China-based digital marketing company Wubianjie, which blends entertainment, disinformation and political messaging in cognitive warfare campaigns that are difficult to detect.

Chinese state narratives are increasingly appearing in parts of the Slovak media landscape. Several Slovak disinformation outlets have featured texts by Chinese diplomats, commentary from the Chinese embassy and echoed Beijing’s narratives, highlighting how easily the country’s disinformation sites can become platforms for foreign propaganda.

Chinese state narratives are increasingly appearing in parts of the Slovak media landscape. Several Slovak disinformation outlets have featured texts by Chinese diplomats, commentary from the Chinese embassy and echoed Beijing’s narratives, highlighting how easily the country’s disinformation sites can become platforms for foreign propaganda.

Chinese state narratives are increasingly appearing in parts of the Slovak media landscape. Several Slovak disinformation outlets have featured texts by Chinese diplomats, commentary from the Chinese embassy and echoed Beijing’s narratives, highlighting how easily the country’s disinformation sites can become platforms for foreign propaganda.

Chinese state narratives are increasingly appearing in parts of the Slovak media landscape. Several Slovak disinformation outlets have featured texts by Chinese diplomats, commentary from the Chinese embassy and echoed Beijing’s narratives, highlighting how easily the country’s disinformation sites can become platforms for foreign propaganda.

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Over the past decade, China has significantly expanded its influence in the Caribbean, including within the media sectors of Grenada, Jamaica and Guyana. Journalists in these countries report being invited on Chinese government-funded trips presented as training programs, while local newsrooms face pressure to publish ready-made opinion pieces and articles produced by Chinese authorities without editorial oversight.

Over the past decade, China has significantly expanded its influence in the Caribbean, including within the media sectors of Grenada, Jamaica and Guyana. Journalists in these countries report being invited on Chinese government-funded trips presented as training programs, while local newsrooms face pressure to publish ready-made opinion pieces and articles produced by Chinese authorities without editorial oversight.

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Launched 11 years ago by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to combat online censorship, Operation Collateral Freedom currently enables 177 media outlets and press freedom websites that are blocked in 39 countries – more than half of them in Russia and China – to continue disseminating information online and keep reaching their public.

Launched 11 years ago by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to combat online censorship, Operation Collateral Freedom currently enables 177 media outlets and press freedom websites that are blocked in 39 countries – more than half of them in Russia and China – to continue disseminating information online and keep reaching their public.

On 9 February 2026, Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison under Hong Kong’s draconian National Security Law, including spurious charges of “collusion with foreign forces” and conspiring to publish “seditious” material. Prosecutors cited more than 160 Apple Daily articles as examples of “seditious publications.” Forced to close by Hong Kong authorities in June 2021, Apple Daily was the territory’s largest mainstream independent newspaper, known for delivering independent reporting. His guilty verdict was delivered on 15 December 2025, but sentencing has been delayed by two months.

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Russian media outlets have plenty of space to spread their propaganda in most Arab countries. RIA Novosti and Sputnik’s power to spread disinformation is multiplied in a region already sceptical of the West, especially in authoritarian countries where local journalists are silenced. Only a free media landscape can provide Arabic-speaking audiences with quality information.