Israel Israel police beat pallbearers at Al Jazeera journalist's funeral Shireen Abu Akleh was shot in the head during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank town of Jenin on Wednesday. 13/05/2022
no comment Israeli riot police at journalist's funeral procession Recent days have seen an outpouring of grief from across the Arab world over the death of AL Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Large crowds attended her funeral Friday amid a heightened Israeli police presence. 13/05/2022
no comment Name of slain Al Jazeera journalist carved on beach in Gaza The name of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is seen carved on a beach in Gaza, following her death after she was shot dead as she covered an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank. 12/05/2022
world news EU countries 'caught between two extremes' over press freedom "Polarisation to the west, war and propaganda to the east" is how Reporters Without Borders sums up the press freedom situation in the EU. 03/05/2022
USA Biden attends first White House correspondents' dinner since pandemic “What's clear ... is that the free press matters more than you ever did in the last century,” US President Joe Biden said while addressing the first White House Correspondents' Association dinner in years. 01/05/2022
Europe News EU proposes law to combat 'gag orders' on journalists and activists Press freedom activists have welcomed the move as a "first step". 27/04/2022
Russia Leading Russian independent newspaper shuts down amid media crackdown Novaya Gazeta said they'd had two warnings from Russian press watchdog Roskomnadzor, which put their operating licence at risk. 28/03/2022
Belarus Nasha Niva: Belarusian journalists jailed in latest media crackdown The independent newspaper was blocked by Belarus in July and banned as an "extremist" entity in November. 16/03/2022
Uncovering Europe Do proposed reforms of Spain's controversial 'gag law' go far enough? The "gag law" has been described as the greatest blow to civil and political liberties since Spain's return to democracy. But do proposed reforms go far enough? 11/02/2022
China Foreign journalists in China face 'unprecedented hurdles', says report Media freedom in China is declining at a "breakneck speed", according to a new report from foreign journalists. 31/01/2022
Turkey President Erdogan issues order to media to "protect Turkish values" A circular from Erdogan published in the Official Gazetter states that all precautions would be taken against productions that negatively affect the family, children and youth. 29/01/2022
View EU leaders must pay attention to civic freedoms in Slovenia | View Thirty years after the EU formally recognised Slovenian independence, one of its former champions is presiding over an erosion of press freedom and civil society. Act now before it's too late, warns CIVICUS researcher Aarti Narsee. 17/01/2022
China Hong Kong pro-democracy website Stand News closes after police raid Stand News was one of the last remaining openly critical voices in Hong Kong following the shutdown of the Apple Daily newspaper. 29/12/2021
Uncovering Europe Rule of law in the EU: Is Slovenia following Hungary's path? The European Parliament adopted a critical resolution on the backsliding of EU values in Slovenia, without the votes of the powerful EPP centre-right group. 20/12/2021
Hungary UN Special Rapporteur says press freedom is under threat in Hungary The Central European country has been widely attacked for curtailing independent media and smear campaigns against human rights defenders. 22/11/2021
Uncovering Europe Meet one of the last independent journalists forced out of Belarus One journalist who recently left Belarus told Euronews that the situation for reporters is so dangerous in the country that very few remain. 11/11/2021
The Cube Greek journalists call for new 'fake news' law to be withdrawn A Greek journalists' union says the new legal amendment could endanger the right to press freedom and needs to be rewritten. 11/11/2021
Netherlands New tribunal to investigate journalists' deaths created in The Hague A new report by UNESCO suggests a staggering six journalists have been killed worldwide every month in the past five years. 02/11/2021
no comment Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange march to London's High Court Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange march to London's High Court 23/10/2021
Slovenia Slovenian news agency director quits role over government pressure The head of the Slovenian STA news agency has said that he "cannot accept the conditions imposed" by the country's government. 30/09/2021
Poland EU 'closely' monitoring media in Poland after TVN24 licence extended Poland has extended a broadcasting license to Discovery's TVN24 but also adopted a resolution against foreign ownership in Polish media companies. 23/09/2021
Poland 'There will be no Polexit': Kaczynski says Poland's future is in EU The leader of the ruling party says Poland's future is in the European Union, but that the country wants to remain "sovereign". 15/09/2021
Belarus Belarus carries out fresh raids at private news agency belaPAN Belarus police searched and detained employees of the independent news agency belaPAN in an escalating crackdown on the media. 18/08/2021
Russia BBC condemns expulsion of its Moscow correspondent The Russian foreign ministry said the move came in retaliation to Britain's "persecution of Russian journalists". 13/08/2021
Poland EU slams newly passed law in Poland that could limit media freedom "Media pluralism and diversity of opinions are what strong democracies welcome, not fight against," said Vera Jourova, the EC's vice-president for values and transparency. 12/08/2021
Russia Two news websites and aid group shut down by Russian authorities News websites Otkrytye and MBKh Media, as well the Pravozashchita Otkrytki aid group, announced they had "no option" but to close on Thursday due to safety concerns. 05/08/2021
