View “We can’t complain.” How Turkey is leading a crackdown at home as its tanks roll into Syria ǀ View The extent of the latest crackdown on civil liberties in Turkey, in the context of the military offensive, raises serious concern that authorities are now using war in northern Syria as a pretext to further crush dissent and inflict fear. 01/11/2019
Malta Malta press freedom 'dire' two years on from journalist's murder The climate of press freedom in Malta "remains dire" two years after investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb, Reporters Without Borders has claimed in a comprehensive new report. 16/10/2019
View Why do the British despise Meghan Markle? A private letter offers clues ǀ View Public opinion has never really been on Meghan's side. But her estrangement from her father has been the source of substantial (and unfair) judgement. 03/10/2019
no comment French activists stage stunt at Saudi consulate over Khashoggi killing Two-dozen Reporters Without Borders (RSF) activists dropped dismembered mannequins outside the Saudi Arabian consulate in France. It was to mark a year since the killing of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Turkey on October 2, 2018. 01/10/2019
Russia Not all journalists in Russia get the same support as Ivan Golunov Unprecedented solidarity helped Russia's journalists to a rare victory over the state when freelancer Ivan Golunov was released earlier this year. But such support is not afforded to all journalists in Russia, who face pressure and fabricated cases, too. 26/07/2019
world news Journalists protest against alleged police violence in Hong Kong 10,000 people also marched in the border town of Sha Tin calling for genuinely democratic voting in the former British colony. A handful called for an independent Hong Kong. 14/07/2019
Morocco Morocco criticised over press freedom after journalist's fine A journalist has criticised Morocco over press freedom after being fined for allegedly not having the right media accreditation. 11/07/2019
Turkey Turkish think tank report condemned for profiling Turkish journalists A union of Turkish journalists filed a legal complaint over a report that accuses journalists in foreign news media of anti-government bias while covering Turkey. 08/07/2019
Russia Russian investigative journalist put under house arrest Authorities said they found illegal substances, first in a rucksack being carried by Ivan Golunov and later in his Moscow apartment on Thursday. 08/06/2019
Australia Police in Australia search headquarters of ABC News in Sydney ABC says the operation was in relation to its 2017 reports about alleged misconduct by Australian troops in Afghanistan 05/06/2019
Vatican Pope Francis: Press freedom is key indicator of country's health In an address to the Foreign Press Association at the Vatican on Saturday, Pope Francis urged journalists to reject fake news and continue reporting on the troubling conditions of suffering people who no longer make it into daily headlines 19/05/2019
brussels bureau European press freedom 'almost catastrophically bad' While Europe is ranked higher than in other regions when it comes to press freedom, rights groups say much more needs to be done. 06/05/2019
World World Press Freedom Day: 15 journalists killed this year, says NGO "A free press is essential for peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights. No democracy is complete without access to transparent and reliable information," the UN Secretary-General said on Friday. 03/05/2019
Turkey Meet the Turkish cartoonist jailed over making a holiday booking “We have to stand tall against this suppressing, cruel attitude. There is no way we should yield or step back. Our children, grandchildren are living in this country. This is our country and we love our country and we will stay here and go into jail again if we have to.” 27/04/2019
world news Reporters living in 'intense climate of fear', says press freedom body Journalists in Europe and around the world are risking violence and persecution according to the international watchdog Reporters Without Borders 18/04/2019
Raw Politics MEPs weigh in on why Turkey expelled three German journalists Raw Politics' panel discusses the motivations behind the Turkish government in refusing three German journalists their press credentials. 12/03/2019
World Press freedom in Europe at its 'most fragile' since Cold War: Report "Urgent actions" are needed to "improve the dire conditions for media freedom," the Council of Europe warned. 13/02/2019
Philippines Philippine fraternity stages naked protest for freedom of expression Members of a university fraternity in Manila ran naked around their campus on Friday to draw attention to "fake news" and alleged media suppression in the Philippines. 09/02/2019
Venezuela French and Spanish reporters detained in Venezuela have been freed The French and Spanish reporters arrested in Venezuela on Wednesday have been freed. 30/01/2019
France 80 journalists were killed in 2018, says watchdog Eighty journalists were killed so far this year, 348 are in prison and 60 are being held hostage according to Reporters Sans Frontieres. 18/12/2018
Italy Italian journalists protest after insults by deputy PM Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi di Maio described journalists as "prostitutes" over the weekend. 13/11/2018
USA CNN files lawsuit against Trump administration The news station has said it is suing Donald Trump and top Trump aides, alleging they have violated CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's First Amendment rights of freedom of press and Fifth Amendment rights to due process 13/11/2018
View Journalists need not be murdered to muzzle free speech in the Balkans | View Why the murder of a Bulgarian journalist matters for Europe. 26/10/2018
Turkey Erdogan says he's tracking Saudi journalist's disappearance 'personally' Turkey's president Tayyip Erdogan says he's tracking Jamal Khashoggi's case personally and hopes for a positive outcome. 07/10/2018
China British journalist to be expelled from Hong Kong Victor Mallet, the Asia news editor for the Financial Times, has had his visa renewal denied by Hong Kong authorities without reason, a move that has many journalists and free speech activists worried about the state of Hong Kong's position under "one country, two systems." 05/10/2018
Turkey Saudi critic Khashoggi 'missing' after embassy visit in Turkey The American newspaper said that it had been unable to reach Jamal Khashoggi and that it is "very concerned about where he may be." 03/10/2018
