The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/reporters-without-borders/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:50:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Reporters Without Borders | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/reporters-without-borders/ 32 32 Majority of journalists killed in Gaza linked to terror organizations, study says https://www.timesofisrael.com/majority-of-journalists-killed-in-gaza-linked-to-terror-organizations-study-says/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:36:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3709741 Meir Amit center finds 60% of media workers killed since October 2023 were tied to Hamas or Islamic Jihad, amid ongoing international criticism of Israel’s policies on reporters

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]]> Media freedom group says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year https://www.timesofisrael.com/media-freedom-group-says-israel-killed-highest-number-of-journalists-again-this-year/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:13:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3707879 Reporters Without Borders finds 29 Palestinian reporters killed by IDF in Gaza - out of 67 journalists killed this year worldwide; Israel has said some journalists killed during the war were in fact combatants

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]]> 250 international media outlets protest Gaza journalist deaths, Israel slams ‘bias’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/250-international-media-outlets-protest-gaza-journalist-deaths-israel-slams-bias/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:24:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3631697 'At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no-one left to keep you informed,' says Reporters Without Borders, amid front-page protest

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]]> IDF detains, then releases, French journalist in southern Syria buffer zone https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-detains-then-releases-french-journalist-in-southern-syria-buffer-zone/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:44:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3455701 Military says Sylvain Mercadier and his fixer 'came too close to the soldiers, was questioned and then released,' as Mercadier says he was humiliated, had his equipment stolen

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]]> Media groups pan Israel with accusations of Gaza journalist ‘massacre’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/media-groups-pan-israel-with-accusations-of-gaza-journalist-massacre/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:04:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3438238 Reporters Without Borders tallies 16 deaths, accuses IDF of trying to 'eliminate' reporters; Int'l Federation of Journalists claims 'massacre'; Israel denies targeting journalists

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]]> Media, human rights groups urge EU to suspend accords with Israel, impose sanctions https://www.timesofisrael.com/media-human-rights-groups-urge-eu-to-suspend-accords-with-israel-impose-sanctions/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 08:35:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3361715 60 organizations accuse Israel of killing 'unprecedented number' of journalists, committing other press freedom violations as it fights Hamas; IDF says it never targets journalists

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]]> Media freedom group accuses Israel, Hamas of war crimes over deaths of 34 journalists https://www.timesofisrael.com/media-freedom-group-accuses-israel-hamas-of-war-crimes-over-deaths-of-34-journalists/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:12:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3141760 Reporters Without Borders urges international court ICC to investigate killings of reporters in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel during current war

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]]> ‘Freedom of the press is under attack’: UN sounds alarm over global assaults on media https://www.timesofisrael.com/freedom-of-the-press-is-under-attack-un-sounds-alarm-over-global-assaults-on-media/ Wed, 03 May 2023 08:58:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3007683 Guterres stresses unfettered press is foundation of democracy, WSJ editor calls for Russia to free Evan Gershkovich; watchdog says 55 journalists, 4 media workers killed in 2022

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]]> US conservatives embrace controversial far-right Hungarian PM seen as authoritarian https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-conservatives-embrace-controversial-far-right-hungarian-pm-seen-as-authoritarian/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:46:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2805231 Viktor Orban, criticized for pushing anti-democratic principles, has become a hero to segments of the Republican Party; is set to attend Conservative Political Action Conference

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]]> Egypt’s government sponsoring ‘campaign against journalism’ — media watchdog https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypts-government-sponsoring-campaign-against-journalism-media-watchdog/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:01:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2790027 Reporters Without Borders says state backing attacks on journalists with the complicity of 'star presenters' and mass media as 'puppets' of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi

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]]> Ukrainian journalist, soldier killed in April were ‘coldly executed,’ watchdog says https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukrainian-journalist-soldier-killed-in-april-were-coldly-executed-watchdog-says/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:38:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2785381 Reporters Without Borders says it counted 14 bullet holes in the burned wreck of their car near disused Russian positions in woods north of Kyiv

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]]> Denying mass spying claims, NSO says it’s victim of ‘an orchestrated campaign’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-nso-group-denies-mass-spying-claims-insinuations-and-slander/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:43:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2586489&preview=true&preview_id=2586489 Israeli firm in spyware scandal says it won't be responding further to 'false allegations' its surveillance was used on world leaders and hundreds of journalists

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]]> Reporters Without Borders urges Israel to stop exporting spyware https://www.timesofisrael.com/reporters-without-borders-urges-israel-to-stop-exporting-spyware/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 17:21:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2586431 Group calls on PM Bennett 'to impose an immediate moratorium on surveillance technology exports' after claims Israeli firm NSO's tech was used to target heads of state, journalists

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]]> Rights group accuses Bin Salman of crimes against humanity over Khashoggi murder https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-crown-prince-accused-of-crimes-against-humanity-over-khashoggi-murder/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:20:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2498445 Reporters Without Borders files complaint in Germany against Mohammed bin Salman and 4 other officials over alleged involvement in murder of US-based journalist

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]]> Rights groups seek prosecution of ex-Iranian judge in Europe https://www.timesofisrael.com/rights-groups-seek-prosecution-of-ex-iranian-judge-in-europe/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:57:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2329275 Romania urged not to extradite Gholamreza Mansouri to home country on corruption charges and instead put him on trial for ordering mass arrest of journalists

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