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Reporters Without Borders launches campaign to censor Russian media
Reporters Without Borders General Secretary Christophe Deloire [France Diplomatie - MEAE / Creative Commons]

 A JOURNALIST has accused press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) of “abetting genocide” after it launched a controversial appeal for funds to censor Russian media.

Canadian journalist Eva Bartlett accused RSF of silencing the voices of the Donbass region’s inhabitants.

The group launched an appeal on Friday with an email from Jeanne Cavelier, head of the RSF Eastern Europe and Central Asia desk, asking for donations. 

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