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Sun Jun 9, 2024, 06:15 AM Jun 2024

Head of press freedom group Reporters Without Borders dies aged 53

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240608-head-of-press-freedom-group-reporters-without-borders-dies-aged-53

Head of press freedom group Reporters Without Borders dies aged 53

Christophe Deloire, head of Paris-based press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF), died on Saturday aged 53, the organisation said.

By: NEWS WIRES

Deloire died as a result of cancer, Reporters Without Borders said in a statement to AFP.

A former newspaper and television reporter, he had been at the helm of the media watchdog since 2012, transforming RSF “into a global champion for the defence of journalism,” the statement said.

“Journalism was his life’s struggle, which he waged with unshakeable conviction,” said Reporters Without Borders, which is widely known by its French initials RSF.

In a tribute on X, formerly Twitter, French President Emmanuel Macron said Deloire “had journalism at his heart.”


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Head of press freedom group Reporters Without Borders dies aged 53 (Original Post) sl8 Jun 2024 OP
Rest in power, brave soul. niyad Jun 2024 #1
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