At the head of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) for twelve years, Christophe Deloire died on Saturday at the age of 53, “from a devastating cancer”. The Frenchman leaves behind a long fight for press freedom.
The Frenchman had held his position there since 2012 and “transformed the association (…) into a world champion for the defense of journalism, for twelve years”, greets the NGO in a press release sent to AFP.
“Investigator, trainer, president of NGO, Christophe Deloire had journalism at his heart. For the freedom to inform and democratic debate, this free spirit fought, without borders, without rest,” French President Emmanuel reacted on X Macron.
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For journalist Pierre Haski, chairman of the board of directors of RSF, “Christophe Deloire led the organization at a crucial moment for the right to information. His contribution to the defense of this fundamental right was considerable.”
Christophe Deloire was “a tireless defender, on all continents, of the freedom, independence and pluralism of journalism, in a context of information chaos,” continues RSF. “Journalism was the fight of his life which he led with unshakeable conviction,” continues the NGO.
At the service of journalists
Launched in 1985 in France, the NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has become over the decades a spearhead of press freedom and the right to information around the world. Present on all continents via offices in around ten cities and correspondents in some 130 countries, it detects and denounces obstacles to freedom of information and comes to the aid of imprisoned or threatened journalists.
In particular, she has mobilized extensively in recent years to demand the truth about the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Since 2002, the NGO has published an annual report on abuses committed against journalists in 180 countries. This “world ranking of press freedom” is a reference for many media and several international institutions.
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