World news about “Press freedom” published by euronews.
Ukrainian PM reverses journalist ban in wake of protest Ukrainian prime minister Mykola Azarov has reversed a decision to strip ten reporters of their media credentials, after more than 100 journalists took part in… 23/05/2013
Amnesty accuses Azerbaijan of restricting freedom of expression onlineAzerbaijan has adopted a controversial law that Amnesty International claims targets online freedom of speech. A new amendment to the country’s defamation law… 16/05/2013
World Press Freedom Day – nocomment French journalists’ group Reporters Without Borders marked World Press Freedom Day by pasting a wall in Paris with giant posters of the leaders whom it says… 03/05/2013
Reporters Without Borders signals 2012 deadliest year for journalists It is World Press Freedom day, with Reporters Without Borders, (RSF), and the United Nations warning there is a world of difference between top of the list… 03/05/2013
Journalists remembered on World Press Freedom Day Journalists who have died while pursuing their trade have been remembered on the 20th annual World Press Freedom day. In Mexico supporters rallied for crime… 03/05/2013
Private newspapers return to Myanmar People in Myanmar now have access to private daily newspapers for the first time in almost 50 years. Private dailies in the former British colony, also… 01/04/2013
Egypt: arrest warrant for satirical TV host In Egypt, the public prosecutor has issued an arrest warrant for the presenter of a popular satirical TV show for supposedly insulting Islam and the president… 30/03/2013
Stop the Press? UK papers react to new regulationSome UK newspapers are resisting the new Royal Charter for independent regulation of the press. Newspapers across the country are split in reaction to the… 19/03/2013
British parties agree on press regulation Following days of heated debate, British politicians reached an agreement on press regulation on Monday, March 18, unveiling a new code designed to curb the… 18/03/2013
Egyptian journalists protest for freedom of speech – nocomment Employees of the Egyptian state TV accuse the government of muzzling the media. Outside the state TV building, protesters were holding signs reading ‘No to… 10/12/2012
Leveson exposes dark acts of press Testimony from Sally Dowler brought back intense moments: “I rang her phone and it clicked through onto voicemail, so I heard her voice. And it was just… 29/11/2012
Official chill falls on Serbia’s intellectuals The Serbian authorities are in the middle of a witch-hunt against critical intellectuals, whose most recent victim, Sreten Ugricic was for over a decade the… 09/03/2012
CoE condemns failures to protect media freedom Five years after Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered, the picture is far from complete. It is understood that she was killed for her… 07/10/2011
France 3 television journalists Ghesquiere and Taponier back in ParisFrance 3 television journalists Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier speak to the media after their arrival at Villacoublay military airport near Paris… 30/06/2011
Iran foreign minister hits back at jailing of journalistsIran’s foreign minister has responded to international criticism following the arrest of more than a dozen journalists. In an interview with euronews’ James… 04/02/2013
Rare strike puts press freedom under scrutiny in ChinaIn China there has been a rare protest over press censorship. Yellow chrysanthemums, symbolising the death of press freedom, were laid outside the… 07/01/2013
Azerbaijan: President Aliyev frees activists and journalistsAzerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has pardoned 87 people including journalists and rights activists as part of a new year amnesty. The opposition claims… 28/12/2012
Journalist killed in southern RussiaAnother journalist in Russia has paid the ultimate price for digging into the truth with their life. 28 year-old Kazbek Guekkiiev was shot three times in… 06/12/2012
Detained Italian editor ‘‘escapes’‘ to push for press freedomThe editor of Italian newspaper Il Giornale has been re-arrested after violating the terms of his house detention. Alessandro Sallusti, who was sentenced… 02/12/2012
Leveson report prompts divisions in UK coalitionA report proposing the toughest regulation for Britain’s newspapers in 300 years has divided the country’s coalition government. Just hours after Lord… 30/11/2012
Leveson report: Cameron warns against harming free pressAn inquiry into the British newspaper industry has recommended tougher self-regulation underpinned by law. The far-reaching report by Lord Justice Leveson… 29/11/2012
Leveson Report calls for new body to curb press “excesses”In Britain Lord Leveson has released the results of his nine-month inquiry into the British newspaper industry. The senior judge has called for a new… 29/11/2012
UK press inquiry report due to be publishedThe results of a far-reaching inquiry into the standards, practices and ethics of the British press will be published today. Lord Justice Leveson’s… 29/11/2012
Greek journalist accused of exposing tax-dodgers goes on trialA journalist who published the names of wealthy Greeks who supposedly have Swiss bank accounts appeared in court in Athens on Thursday. Costas Vaxevanis is… 01/11/2012
Ukraine’s defamation bill ditched after media pressureUkraine’s parliament on Tuesday scrapped a defamation bill that could have seen journalists fined, banned from working or even jailed. The text had been… 02/10/2012
Ukrainian journalists protest against ‘chilling’ defamation billUkrainian journalists on Monday protested outside the country’s parliament in Kiev against a new draft law that they say will restrict media freedom. If… 01/10/2012
France steps up security as new Prophet Mohammad cartoons are publishedFrance has sent riot police to guard the Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo after it published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. The… 19/09/2012
Egyptian television presenter faces charges of inciting people to kill the PresidentPopular TV host Tawfiq Okasha attended a Cairo court to deny that he encouraged people to kill Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. He and his supporters say… 01/09/2012
Myanmar says it has abolished media censorshipMyanmar says there will be no more censorship of its national media, in the latest reform since pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was freed in 2010. The… 20/08/2012
Belarus: Reporters protest over teddy bear arrestJournalists in Belarus have been protesting over the arrest of a blogger for posting pictures of teddy bears on the internet. The cuddly toys had been… 03/08/2012
Russian parliament adopts controversial billsRussia’s lower house of parliament – the Duma – has approved two controversial bills. One will label foreign-funded non-governmental organisations as “foreign… 13/07/2012
Russia: Top investigator accused of making death threat against journalistA death threat allegedly made against a Russian journalist has sparked protest action in Moscow. It is claimed the head of the country’s Investigative… 13/06/2012
Blair, Murdoch, who next?Former Prime Minister Tony Blair answered questions at the Leveson Inquiry for hours on May 28, mostly on his relationship with media mogul Rupert Murdoch… 29/05/2012
Turkish journalists held in Syria are freedTwo Turkish journalists who went missing two months ago while reporting on the Syria uprising have been released. The pair were reportedly arrested by a… 12/05/2012
Nigerian forces raid Islamist baseNigerian forces claimed to have killed the mastermind of an attack on Christian worshippers in raid on an Islamist base. The operation follows a spate of… 02/05/2012
Turkish journalists accused of conspiracy freed pending trialFreedom of the media in Turkey is in the spotlight again over the cases against four journalists accused of conspiracy to overthrow the government. They have… 13/03/2012
Ousted Russian radio chiefs claim political interferenceA row has engulfed a Russian radio station amid accusations of political interference ahead of next month’s presidential election. Two senior editorial… 14/02/2012
Tunisia’s media – a year of changeTunisa’s press and media savour the anniversary of the country’s revolution more than most; for a year they have reported with an unprecedented freedom and… 13/01/2012
China curbs racy entertainmentChina’s president has warned that Western culture is out to attack China and urged a campaign to curb racy entertainment. Dating and talent shows have now… 05/01/2012
Hungarian democracy ‘reformed’Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orban has brought in a new constitution in spite of strong criticism from the opposition at home and from other countries… 02/01/2012
German president sparks anger over paper threatGermany’s president is under fire for allegedly threatening journalists not to publish a damaging story about his private home loan deal. According to the… 02/01/2012
Slovakia sacks minister over phone tappingA scandal involving the phone tapping of journalists working for the anti government newspaper Pravda has led to the sacking of the country’s defence… 23/11/2011
James Murdoch quizzed again on phone hackingNews International chairman James Murdoch has appeared again before British MPs to answer questions about a phone-hacking scandal that led to the closure of… 10/11/2011
French satirical magazine office torchedThe office of Charlie Hebdo, one of France’s leading satirical magazines, has been attacked over its decision to use a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed as… 02/11/2011
Firebomb attack on satirical French magazineA molotov cocktail has partially gutted the offices of the French weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. This week’s edition, due out today, was expected… 02/11/2011
Murdered Russian journalist rememberedMourners have gathered to mark the fifth anniversary of the assassination of Anna Politkovskaya. The journalist, who was a well known critic of Vladimir… 07/10/2011
Protests over spy confessionsConfessions by three Georgian photographers of spying for the Russians have outraged public opinion. It is yet another case of alleged Russian espionage… 19/07/2011
Four photographers accused of spying in GeorgiaPress freedom campaigners have staged a protest outside the Georgian Interior Ministry against the arrest of four press photographers. Those detained are… 07/07/2011
UK tabloid accused of hacking phones of dead soldiers’ familiesA UK newspaper has alleged that the families of dead British soldiers had their phones hacked by reporters from the News of the World. The tabloid is facing… 07/07/2011
Suspended sentence for ‘defaming’ LukashenkoA journalist for a leading Polish newspaper has been given a suspended sentence for defaming President Alexander Lukashenko. Andrej Pochubut is a… 06/07/2011
French journalists talk of Afghan hostage ordealTwo French journalists freed by the Taliban after 18 months of captivity in Afghanistan are back home. Stéphane Taponier and Hervé Ghesquière arrived on a… 30/06/2011
Gaddafi’s wife and daughter said to be in TunisiaContradictory reports have emerged over the whereabouts of the Libyan leader’s wife and daughter. Tunisian security sources have claimed that Safia Gaddafi… 19/05/2011
China to ban TV time travelChinese censors have released a new protocol that bans dramas that feature time-travel. The guidance issued by the State Administration of Radio, Film and… 15/04/2011
Former Ukraine president faces murder caseAuthorities in Ukraine on Tuesday opened a murder case against former president Leonid Kuchma over his alleged links to the beheading of an opposition… 23/03/2011
Hungary “reworks” controversial media lawsHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is just weeks into his country’s six-month EU presidency but the start has been overshadowed by a row over Hungary’s new… 08/02/2011
Russian journalist still critical after brutal assaultA leading Russian journalist is still in a critical condition after being brutally beaten by two men outside his home. Oleg Kashin’s legs, jaw and fingers… 07/11/2010
Top Russian reporter in coma after assaultA leading Russian journalist has been brutally attacked outside his home. Oleg Kashin’s legs, jaw and fingers were broken and he has been put in an… 06/11/2010
Vigil held for murdered Russian journalistA vigil has been held in Moscow to mark the 4th anniversary of the death of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Several hundred people gathered to pay… 08/10/2010
Russia reopens probes into journalist killingsInvestigations into the unsolved murders of five Russian journalists are being re-opened. Prosecutors say the move is the result of campaigning by the… 01/10/2010
Q&A: Sarkozy under pressureFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has a crisis on his hands. National intelligence has been involved, looking for who leaked details of a party-funding… 14/09/2010
Le Monde leak enquiry blamed on presidencyThere has been condemnation from across the political spectrum in France over the use of intelligence services to track the source of a leak to newspaper Le… 14/09/2010
French daily accuses Sarkozy over press freedomThe French newspaper ‘Le Monde’ is taking legal action over an alleged breach of press freedom laws by President Nicolas Sarkozy. It claims the Elysee ordered… 14/09/2010
Russian police raid opposition magazineRussian security forces have raided a leading opposition magazine that has printed articles alleging high-level corruption. ‘The New Times’ is facing a… 02/09/2010
Thousand of Italians demonstrate for press freedomItalian journalists have led protests in Rome and 31 other Italian cities against a new anti-wiretap law. Journalists say the law is too sweeping and will… 02/07/2010
‘The man who threw his shoes at the American President’The footage has been broadcast all around the world. On December 14, 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntazer al Zaidi threw his shoes at former American President… 10/05/2010
Anna Lindh journalism prize in MonacoThe Anna Lindh Foundation for intercultural dialogue has held the awards ceremony for the fourth Euromediterranean prize for journalism in Monaco. 12/11/2009
EU distanced from media scrutiny in ItalyItaly’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has scored a kind of victory in the European Parliament. Resolutions calling attention to freedom of the media have… 21/10/2009
EU report tells Turkey to improve press freedomTurkey needs to do more to protect freedom of expression if it wants to join the EU, according to a report on the bloc’s enlargement that is due out tomorrow… 13/10/2009
Embattled Berlusconi slams foreign pressSilvio Berlusconi has launched a scathing attack on the foreign press at the end of a tumultuous week for the Italian prime minister. Already dogged by… 11/10/2009
Argentina’s new media law divides opinionA controversial media law has been passed by the Argentine parliament, replacing the previous legislation dating from the period of military dictatorship in… 11/10/2009
Press freedom row rages in EU chamberA furious row has broken out in the European parliament. A number of right-wing Italian MEP’s are incensed that the chamber allowed a debate on press… 08/10/2009
Conservatives fail to quash Italy press freedom debate in EPThe European conservatives have failed to cancel a debate organised by the liberals in the European Parliament about freedom of the press in Italy. In the… 07/10/2009
Politkovskaya remembered, three years onExactly three years after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, people continue to pay tribute to one of the Kremlin’s most outspoken critics. The… 07/10/2009
Politkovskaya’s family demand answers, 3 years onAs the third anniversary of her murder was marked, the family of Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya have voiced doubts about Moscow’s commitment to finding her… 07/10/2009
Italians march to defend press freedomsOrganisers say 300,000 people marched in Rome on Saturday to protest against the domination of Italian media by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Critics… 04/10/2009
