‘Just being a woman there on its own is dangerous. You might be killed while you’re shopping for groceries, going to work, or while you’re asleep at night.’ Zaina Erhaim, 40, is speaking about her home country, Syria, and life in the rebel-held areas during the Syrian conflict.

The British investigative journalist is appealing a jail sentence for ‘defamation’. RSF condemns the case against Rewcastle Brown as an attempt to silence her fearless reporting of high-level corruption and environmental crime in Malaysia.

The Nigerian investigative journalist uncovered a network of violence, murder and organ harvesting when she posed as a sex worker – an experience that still haunts her.

The Iranian-British journalist worked for the BBC’s Persian service for 15 years, until the threats to her, her family and her colleagues became overwhelming.

Founder of a human rights news website, Evloeva, has been placed on Russia’s federal wanted list for spreading misinformation and is now in exile.

Israel imposed a travel ban on the Palestinian journalist to restrict her work, a move condemned by RSF and other human rights groups.

Ukrainian journalist Anna Babinets co-founded the news agency Slidstvo.info to investigate high-level crime and government corruption. Her colleague, Victoria, died in Russian detention since this article was published. She was 27.

The Vietnamese journalist, now serving a nine-year sentence for telling the truth about state corruption.

Johnson-Mbayo reports on gender-based violence and corruption in Liberia, West Africa - while facing the constant threat of assault and arrest.

Ayyub’s investigations into religious violence and extrajudicial killings in India have exposed her to significant and unrelenting online abuse.

Andreyeva and Chultsova were arrested after covering a pro-democracy demonstration in Belarus. They were convicted and sentenced to two years in prison.

Turati reports from Mexico, which is considered to be one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists.

Muscat carries on the anti-corruption work of her murdered colleague, journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, by exposing government corruption and wrongdoing in Malta.

Bedoya Lima’s investigations into armed conflict in the Colombian prison system made her a target for threats and attacks. Her ongoing fight for justice has made her a hero to many in Colombia.

Chan served as deputy chief editor of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily until her arrest in 2021. She remains incarcerated in Tai Lam prison.