France, Oct. 9 -- French NGO Reporters without Borders was on Thursday to unveil a memorial stone in Bayeux, Normandy, in honour of journalists killed in the line of duty, as it marks its 40th anniversary.

Since 1985, Reporters Without Borders(RSF) has been defending journalists and press freedom around the world.

For RSF director Thibaut Bruttin, who took over the reins of the Paris-based organisation in July 2024, press freedom has never been in greater peril, on an international scale.

This "tipping point" is the result of an "economic crackdown" on global media, coupled with "the biggest hate campaign against journalism, triggered by the Trump administration,"Bruttin told RFI.

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