Quotes of the Week
Week-ending 4 September 2026 “The rate of enforced disappearances of journalists is increasing around the world. While there are currently at least 46 victims, there have been more than 100…
Quotes of the Week
Week-ending 19 June 2026 “Security conditions in Ukraine are evolving, particularly with the intensification of drone attacks, requiring media support organisations to adapt to journalists’ needs. RSF remains fully committed to…
Quotes of the Week
Week-ending 1 May 2026 “When in November 2023 the Supreme Court banned the non-existent ‘international LGBT movement’ as ‘extremist,’ it was clear that the authorities would not stop there. The…
Quotes of the Week
Week-ending 3 April 2026 'The risks facing journalists in Ukraine are rapidly evolving. Russian drone attacks, which have become one of the main threats near the front lines, are forcing…
Quotes of the Week
Week-ending 13 March 2026 “RSF refuses to cede ground to digital censors. Since 2015, Operation Collateral Freedom has been working to ensure that people living in closed countries can read,…
Quotes of the Week. “We need a peace, but not a pause that provides Russia a chance to retreat and regroup” – Oleksandra Matviichuk
Week-ending 28 November 2025 “We need a peace, but not a pause that provides Russia a chance to retreat and regroup.” - Oleksandra Matviichuk, a Kyiv-based human rights lawyer and head of…
Quotes of the Week: ‘The international community must urgently step up its efforts to support and protect Russian anti-war initiatives and individuals who continue to speak out against the war’ – Marie Struthers, Amnesty International
Week-ending 17 October 2025 “Branding advocacy against Russia’s criminal war in Ukraine as ‘terrorism’ turns reality upside down. It’s a move designed purely to instill fear and to erase the…
Quotes of the Week: “Killing journalists is a war crime” – Thibaut Bruttin, RSF Director General
Week-ending 10 October 2025 “RSF welcomes the swift opening of a war crime investigation by France’s national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office and the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office in Ukraine, following the…
Quotes of the Week: RSF, Amnesty International, HRW
Week-ending 15 August 2025 “By classifying RSF – an NGO that defends journalism – as an undesirable organisation, the Kremlin's message is clear. It’s continuing its crusade to gag all…
Quotes of the Week
Week-ending 1 August 2025 “I'm here talking to you, only because of the advocacy that RSF and other press freedom organizations, built up and continued […] Every time we speak…