Slovenia

EU condemns Slovenian PM Janez Jansa over 'insulting' journalist

The European Commission has condemned Slovenian prime minister Janez Jansa’s criticism of a reporter, who wrote a piece suggesting that media freedom was under pressure in the country.

19/02/2021

World News

Belarus was Europe's most dangerous country for journalists in 2020

Reporters were caught up in the mass arrests that followed the disputed reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus

29/12/2020

China

China jails citizen journalist for reports on Wuhan COVID-19 lockdown

Zhang Zhan's broadcasts from inside the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak were widely shared on social media before she was arrested in May.

28/12/2020

Turkey

Turkish court convicts exiled journalist Can Dundar

The court in Istanbul found the journalist guilty of “obtaining secret documents for espionage” and “aiding a terrorist organisation,” on Wednesday.

23/12/2020

Iran

Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests

Iran executed a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017.

12/12/2020

Women Beyond Borders

This travel journalist lived out of a backpack for three years

In this week's episode of Women Beyond Borders, we caught up with Jess Vincent, journalist and nomad, to find out more about the realities of living out of a backpack.

10/12/2020

Russia

Russian journalist sets herself on fire and dies after police search

Irina Slavina set herself on fire outside a regional police headquarters on Friday.

03/10/2020

Belgium

'Stop using so much English', French journalists tell EU Commission

French journalists in Brussels complain Commission uses too much English

25/09/2020

Ukraine

Ukrainians want 'fair' inquiry over murdered journalist Pavel Sheremet

The award-winning journalist known for his criticism of the Kremlin and Kyiv leaders, died when a bomb planted in his car exploded during morning rush hour on July 20 in 2016.

20/07/2020

Russia

Seventeen detained in Moscow at protest for indicted journalist

Around 17 people, including journalists, were detained after protesting against criminal charges faced by Russian journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva.

04/07/2020

World News

Tragedy, war and protest: Six pictures vying to win World Press Photo

Snapshots from earth-shattering events make up the press photo of the year nominations

25/02/2020

World News

Can an app help make female journalists safer?

2 out of 3 women journalists worldwide say they have been threatened or harassed online at least once. A new app is there to help them.

11/02/2020

World News

Mexico remains the deadliest country in the world for journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has released its annual report of killings of journalists and media staff. The institution counted 49 deaths worldwide in 2019, including three women.

04/02/2020

World News

Foreign journalist attacked by far-right protesters in Athens

A foreign journalist was attacked on Sunday during a far-right protest in central Athens, the Greek news agency ANA reported.

20/01/2020

Germany

German publisher apologises for domestic violence horoscope 'error'

The German publisher Bauer Verlag has apologised for a horoscope published in Tina magazine, which announced possible domestic violence to the reader.

09/12/2019

Russia

Russia media freedom under threat as Putin puts pressure on the press

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed two controversial security bills into law. One will require certain technology sold in the country to include pre-installed software from the government, the other would designate certain journalists and bloggers as "foreign agents."

04/12/2019

Germany

Far-right rally in Hannover met by huge counter-protest

As many as 7,000 people turned out Hannover, Germany on Saturday to protest against a rally by the extreme-right NPD.

23/11/2019

Hungary

Euroviews. What happened in the Hungarian media could happen in your country too ǀ View

Over the past nine years, public affairs have gradually become the private affairs of people with power, and every relevant law, regulation and practice echoes this shift in perspective. Government officials and politicians treat journalists asking them questions as if we were invading their privacy

21/11/2019

Slovakia

Slovakia deputy speaker resigns over link to journalist murder suspect

Martin Glvac, leader of the Bratislava chapter of Fico's Smer party, is the highest-ranking individual to resign over contacts with politically-connected entrepreneur Marian Kocner.

07/11/2019

Malta

'Conflicts will poison': Family slams inquiry into journalist's murder

The sons of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia have questioned the independence of a newly announced public inquiry into their mother’s death.

21/09/2019