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Robert Ménard, Rémy Loury, Jacques Molénat and Émilien Jubineau established Reporters Without Borders in Montpellier, France, in 1985. The organization registered as a non-profit entity ten years later in 1995.
Paris serves as the headquarters for this international non-governmental organization. As of 2018, thirteen regional and national offices operated across the world including Brussels, London, Washington, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, Taipei and Dakar.
In August 2025, the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation declared RSF an undesirable organization within Russia. This decision effectively banned operations inside that country despite their extensive global reach.
Christophe Deloire took charge in 2012 and held the position until his death in June 2024. Thibaut Bruttin assumed the role of secretary-general in November 2024.
Twenty-two sites have been unblocked in twelve countries including Iran, China, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam during Operation Collateral Freedom launched in 2014. On the 22nd of December 2023, RSF filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court regarding killing of seven Palestinian journalists including Samer Abu Daqqa.